Knowledge, Ignorance, and Well-being - Page 2

**Masslessxphoton** · 11-16-2011, 04:56 PM

	Originally Posted by Equinox To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	So you don't care if you're eating mashed roaches?

Some cultures love the stuff!
I want to see the monster, and know the ingridients.

**Axel** · 11-16-2011, 05:06 PM

I would only eat the X-bar if it was made of little baby brains.

Jokes aside. I'm way too curious to pass up knowledge about either, even if the knowledge was uncomfortable.

**vampyroteuthis** · 11-16-2011, 08:32 PM

I'd want to know what I'm eating.

But, while in theory I also like to know what's eating me, my answer is changed by my sudden drop in life expectancy. At that point I would want the lights to stay off so I could spend my last 55 seconds either in contemplation of my life in the hope of encapsulating some pithy truth in one short sentence, or attempting to get high off the sudden rush of endorphins so that I might go out in a final, delirious, sensate bang.

altoid · 11-17-2011, 11:11 AM

There's no upshot in my visually confronting my executioner in this scenario. If it's worse than my worst nightmares, there's no chance of survival, and viewing it will only shorten my already minuscule remaining time alive, ignorance will be my bliss.

I do want to know what I'm consuming though, since I will be consuming it repeatedly. Were it my last meal as I was waiting to bleed out from nightmarish monster-inflicted wounds, I would not care whether or not I know its ingredient list.

**scorpiomover** · 11-17-2011, 01:52 PM

With the monster, it depends on how long I've got. When I have an injection, I turn away. If I don't see it, it hardly hurts. But on the other hand, my mind makes anxiety grow. So if I remain in doubt for too long, then I just imagine worse and worse situations in my own mind.

With the X, I HAVE to know. The anxiety will just make it seem worse and worse. Eventually, I'll end up believing that I'm eating the flesh of zombies fed on children killed in a snuff film.

**ppu6502** · 11-17-2011, 02:02 PM

That all depends...

Is it the miracle food that is attracting terrifying murderous monsters?

**Senseofrelief** · 11-17-2011, 02:27 PM

The game isn't over until your dead...

So flip on the lights and give me a chance to fuck up the monster and survive.

Yeah, I want to know what the ingredients are, because I just don't trust all the good things you tell me are in the food, I need verification.

**Equinox** · 11-17-2011, 02:49 PM

	Originally Posted by ppu6502 To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	That all depends... Is it the miracle food that is attracting terrifying murderous monsters?

No, these are completely different situations. They exist in separate universes. The monster doesn't exist in the X universe, and X doesn't exist in the monster universe.

	Originally Posted by Senseofrelief To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
	The game isn't over until your dead... So flip on the lights and give me a chance to fuck up the monster and survive.

YOU CAN'T ESCAPE. That's one of the basic premises here. You are 110% unable to attack the monster, let alone stop being impaled. Your ONLY CHOICE is to turn on the lights or not. That's it. Go to death, go directly to death, do not pass go, do not collect $200.


	Yeah, I want to know what the ingredients are, because I just don't trust all the good things you tell me are in the food, I need verification.

They aren't going to tell you one way or the other unless you specifically ask. They haven't said what it's made of in the first place...it could be beef or bread just as easily as it could be mashed roaches or rotting meat. And there's no other way to know other than to ask them.

thebrainpolice · 11-17-2011, 06:47 PM

I can't believe only 2 other people chose "Not see the monster and eat my X." I see no upside to seeing the monster. I suppose some people might have ethical objections to eating meat, but only one person mentioned that so far. I don't have any objections to eating meat so there is no upside to knowing what X is made of for me.

**KeithP** · 11-17-2011, 11:12 PM

As I read before I made my choices. I already assumed I was going to die. Why not know? It's not like you're going to remember the fact anyway. If you're already in so much pain, why not add a little more spice. I know my answer is similar to others, and there's not much we can say to convince the non-monster viewers. I think once you can open your eyes to the 'why the hell not' philosophy, if only once in awhile, when your decision to 'why the hell not' doesn't change the outcome ... then ... why the hell not?

As far as the x. I would be interested in knowing what's in it. I'd still eat it. I've taught myself over the years a philosophy of 'you can always wash your hands'. I can touch the most disgusting things, because my man-hide is awesome and keeps that shit out of my system. As for eating something potentially grotesque but oh so good. If it checks out, and keeps me kicking. Hey, my body is a temple. If that fuel is the only thing I need to keep my brain functioning at high capacity, who needs fruit?

However, I would probably want to take a break from x, to eat -real- organic foods, if only for me to remind myself why x is so good.

Cigarettes and x. And some coffee. The good life.

**Micius** · 11-20-2011, 05:19 PM

A. At this moment I am guaranteed to die and nothing else really matters in the situation, so neither satisfying my curiosity or protecting my psyche remains a high priority. I would rather not see the monster. Not seeing the monster allows me to contemplate the last few moments of my life whereas seeing it delegates them to "Holy f***, I can't believe this is happening! What is that?! Is this real?" and such.

B. Ignorance, bliss. Delicious, delicious Soylent Green. I would recognize that it would be better in the practical sense for me not to know. There are a number of questionable things that I've eaten in the past and the best part about them remains that I have no idea what they were and they were still delicious.

**Equinox** · 11-21-2011, 06:36 AM

WHO CHOSE THE LAST OPTION??? >:O

It's not even funny. I put it there to see who would be an idiot and respond just for the sake of responding, but I didn't think that it would be popular enough to get 4 votes. I shouldn't have made this poll anonymous.

**stock** · 11-21-2011, 06:53 PM

not see the monster. I'm dead anyways, so I'd rather slip away in the dark.

I'll eat pretty much anything, so I dont NEED to know what is in the food.

View Poll Results: What do you do?
See the monster and eat my X.	8	19.05%
See the monster and know what X is made of.	21	50.00%
Not see the monster and eat my X.	5	11.90%
Not see the monster and know what X is made of.	4	9.52%
I didn't take the time to read the question but I want to answer this poll anyway.	4	9.52%
Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

11-16-2011, 05:06 PM	#27
Axel Member [20%] MBTI: XXXX Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 826	I would only eat the X-bar if it was made of little baby brains. Jokes aside. I'm way too curious to pass up knowledge about either, even if the knowledge was uncomfortable. Last edited by Axel; 11-16-2011 at 05:47 PM.
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11-16-2011, 08:32 PM	#28
vampyroteuthis Core Member [179%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 7,166	I'd want to know what I'm eating. But, while in theory I also like to know what's eating me, my answer is changed by my sudden drop in life expectancy. At that point I would want the lights to stay off so I could spend my last 55 seconds either in contemplation of my life in the hope of encapsulating some pithy truth in one short sentence, or attempting to get high off the sudden rush of endorphins so that I might go out in a final, delirious, sensate bang.
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11-17-2011, 11:11 AM	#29
altoid Core Member [103%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,120	There's no upshot in my visually confronting my executioner in this scenario. If it's worse than my worst nightmares, there's no chance of survival, and viewing it will only shorten my already minuscule remaining time alive, ignorance will be my bliss. I do want to know what I'm consuming though, since I will be consuming it repeatedly. Were it my last meal as I was waiting to bleed out from nightmarish monster-inflicted wounds, I would not care whether or not I know its ingredient list.
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11-17-2011, 01:52 PM	#30
scorpiomover Core Member [109%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 4,368	With the monster, it depends on how long I've got. When I have an injection, I turn away. If I don't see it, it hardly hurts. But on the other hand, my mind makes anxiety grow. So if I remain in doubt for too long, then I just imagine worse and worse situations in my own mind. With the X, I HAVE to know. The anxiety will just make it seem worse and worse. Eventually, I'll end up believing that I'm eating the flesh of zombies fed on children killed in a snuff film.
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11-17-2011, 02:02 PM	#31
ppu6502 Special Snowflake MBTI: INTj Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 11,480	That all depends... Is it the miracle food that is attracting terrifying murderous monsters?
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11-17-2011, 02:27 PM	#32
Senseofrelief Banned MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 885	The game isn't over until your dead... So flip on the lights and give me a chance to fuck up the monster and survive. Yeah, I want to know what the ingredients are, because I just don't trust all the good things you tell me are in the food, I need verification.
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11-17-2011, 06:47 PM	#34
thebrainpolice Core Member [211%] MBTI: ISTJ Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 8,446	I can't believe only 2 other people chose "Not see the monster and eat my X." I see no upside to seeing the monster. I suppose some people might have ethical objections to eating meat, but only one person mentioned that so far. I don't have any objections to eating meat so there is no upside to knowing what X is made of for me.
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11-17-2011, 11:12 PM	#35
KeithP Member [26%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,046	As I read before I made my choices. I already assumed I was going to die. Why not know? It's not like you're going to remember the fact anyway. If you're already in so much pain, why not add a little more spice. I know my answer is similar to others, and there's not much we can say to convince the non-monster viewers. I think once you can open your eyes to the 'why the hell not' philosophy, if only once in awhile, when your decision to 'why the hell not' doesn't change the outcome ... then ... why the hell not? As far as the x. I would be interested in knowing what's in it. I'd still eat it. I've taught myself over the years a philosophy of 'you can always wash your hands'. I can touch the most disgusting things, because my man-hide is awesome and keeps that shit out of my system. As for eating something potentially grotesque but oh so good. If it checks out, and keeps me kicking. Hey, my body is a temple. If that fuel is the only thing I need to keep my brain functioning at high capacity, who needs fruit? However, I would probably want to take a break from x, to eat -real- organic foods, if only for me to remind myself why x is so good. Cigarettes and x. And some coffee. The good life.
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11-20-2011, 05:19 PM	#36
Micius Member [03%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 124	A. At this moment I am guaranteed to die and nothing else really matters in the situation, so neither satisfying my curiosity or protecting my psyche remains a high priority. I would rather not see the monster. Not seeing the monster allows me to contemplate the last few moments of my life whereas seeing it delegates them to "Holy f***, I can't believe this is happening! What is that?! Is this real?" and such. B. Ignorance, bliss. Delicious, delicious Soylent Green. I would recognize that it would be better in the practical sense for me not to know. There are a number of questionable things that I've eaten in the past and the best part about them remains that I have no idea what they were and they were still delicious.
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11-21-2011, 06:36 AM	#37
Equinox Veteran Member [63%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2,537	WHO CHOSE THE LAST OPTION??? >:O It's not even funny. I put it there to see who would be an idiot and respond just for the sake of responding, but I didn't think that it would be popular enough to get 4 votes. I shouldn't have made this poll anonymous.
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11-21-2011, 06:53 PM	#38
stock Member [25%] MBTI: ENFP Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,032	not see the monster. I'm dead anyways, so I'd rather slip away in the dark. I'll eat pretty much anything, so I dont NEED to know what is in the food.
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