OT: What defines you as a person?

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bubblegum_jenocide — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 10:17 AM)

Opposable thumbs?

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gladoscake — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 08:24 PM)

Opposable thumbs?
That's part of you, isn't that like being proud of walking or sleeping?

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bubblegum_jenocide — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 10:33 AM)

No. A lot of beings walk and sleep.

Pidder Padder? Make my Heart go Boom Bap and Then We'll Talk!

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gladoscake — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 08:44 PM)

No. A lot of beings walk and sleep.
And there are beings which have opposable thumbs, so it's not really 'specical'

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KousinDarwin — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 03:27 PM)

I think the
angry9
defines me.
Your charm has inspired a secret admirer.

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Miscella — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 03:41 PM)

That reminds me of a scene from
What Dreams May Come (1998)
:
Albert:
If you lost all your limbs, wouldn't you still be you?
Chris:
I'd still be me.
Albert:
So what is the "me"?
Chris:
My brain, I suppose.
Albert:
Your brain? Your brain is a body part. Like your fingernail or your heart. Why is that the part that's you?
Chris:
Because I have sort of a voice in my head, the part of me that thinks, that feels, that is aware that I exist at all.
Albert:
So if you're aware you exist, then you do. That's why you're still here.

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aaahmemories — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 03:42 PM)

Thai food???
The Dumpster gives a whole new meaning to "red" states.

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gladoscake — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 08:26 PM)

Thai food???
Didn't know 'eating' was something you could be proud of. O.o

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aaahmemories — 9 years ago(January 21, 2017 03:31 PM)

Eating THE best food on earth IS something to be proud of.
The Dumpster gives a whole new meaning to "red" states.

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He_Cant_Be_Expiring — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 03:45 PM)

My humility.

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gladoscake — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 08:35 PM)

My humility.
Bingo. Well, it's not what defines everyone, but it defines you, as an individual. That's what I was looking for!

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He_Cant_Be_Expiring — 9 years ago(January 21, 2017 07:35 AM)

but it defines you, as an individual.
I know.
My humility is f_cking awesome, dude. If there was a Noble prize for humility, I'd win every year.

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OldSamVimes — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 04:45 PM)

Probably my socks.
I like to wear warm socks with no holes in them.

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gladoscake — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 08:27 PM)

Probably my socks.
I like to wear warm socks with no holes in them.
Right.

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KousinDarwin — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 03:29 PM)

Probably my socks.
I have a lot of sock accounts that are moronic enough to forget to drop the ladder on yachts.
Your charm has inspired a secret admirer.

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OpiateOfTheMasses — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 03:42 PM)

Your deeds and actions.
If you're happy and you know it, go sit in the corner and think about your life.

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gladoscake — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 08:25 PM)

Your deeds and actions.
My
deeds and actions? or you mean, your, in general? though I'd normally say 'myself' when speaking of myself. Confused me a tad.

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skyhawk0 — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 03:44 PM)

Cogito ergo sum.
All the physical parts are constantly changing. I might look the same as I did a little while back but all those visible cells have been replaced. It's the model, the functioning, that matters.
All roads lead to truth if you're willing to travel honestly.

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gladoscake — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 08:29 PM)

Cogito ergo sum.
What?
All the physical parts are constantly changing. I might look the same as I did a little while back but all those visible cells have been replaced. It's the model, the functioning, that matters.
You misunderstand, I didn't mean what defines your physical existence, I meant, what defines you as a living, breathing, feeling, thing, what of your contributions and achievements? what do you hope to contribute to the Universe? Hopefully that makes more sense.

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skyhawk0 — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 09:24 PM)

Cogito ergo sum
means "I think, therefore I am."
What I contribute and hope to is an ongoing, ever-changing map. Projects I've been involved in in the past year include ones I've never have dreamed of, even just months before.
That model, that essential who-I-am, the functioning, is not a map I have to lay on the table. And if it didn't surprise me, well, the functioning wouldn't be anywhere as good. The newness is what drives us much of the time, after all.
All roads lead to truth if you're willing to travel honestly.