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    A historic old house in rural England or France with a bottomless wine cellar, an oak-paneled library filled with history books, and my wife. A FIOS line to a gaming supercomputer would also be nice.

    Also, a Mercedes SLR. And a Bugatti Veyron. Make it two Veyrons.


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    I guess you have to wonder how close to heaven we could come on earth. Perhaps if technology advanced to the point where there wasn't a shortage of basic goods, medical technology improved so that diseases weren't a big factor in people's lives, we had better methods for treating depression, we could eliminate mental disorders like sociopathy, hmmmm.

    I don't know if you wouldn't hit a biological limit. TinCow becomes bored with his life, Andres becomes sick of chocolate by day three, agassi's boyfriend cheats on him with the assistant navigator.

    Heaven implies something persistant and constant, impossible for humanity I would guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
    I don't know if you wouldn't hit a biological limit. TinCow becomes bored with his life, Andres becomes sick of chocolate by day three, agassi's boyfriend cheats on him with the assistant navigator.

    Heaven implies something persistant and constant, impossible for humanity I would guess.
    You really had to ruin it, hm? Destroying my dreams with some depressing thoughts.

    You're just being jealous because I still have a lot of chocolate waiting in my cellar to be consumed next Sunday.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
    I guess you have to wonder how close to heaven we could come on earth. Perhaps if technology advanced to the point where there wasn't a shortage of basic goods, medical technology improved so that diseases weren't a big factor in people's lives, we had better methods for treating depression, we could eliminate mental disorders like sociopathy, hmmmm.

    I don't know if you wouldn't hit a biological limit. TinCow becomes bored with his life, Andres becomes sick of chocolate by day three, agassi's boyfriend cheats on him with the assistant navigator.

    Heaven implies something persistant and constant, impossible for humanity I would guess.
    That's very true, no matter how idylic a setting, I'd probably get bored of it eventually if it never changed. Variety is the spice of life.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TinCow View Post
    That's very true, no matter how idylic a setting, I'd probably get bored of it eventually if it never changed. Variety is the spice of life.
    Well, you go chase variety while I read books in your rural house, enjoying the exquise wines from your cellar and the company of your wife, play some games and drive around your Mercedes. Have fun.
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    A turkey sandwich.

    You think i'm joking? A turkey sandwich made from leftovers on the day after Thanksgiving. Maybe a little brown mustard for good measure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Andres View Post
    ..the company of your wife, play some games and drive around ..


    For me it'd be... errr.... ...

    well, maybe being 5 again, only kids can be truly happy, being in awe at the smallest things the world and the nature in it has to offer without rationalising everything..
    Abandon all hope.

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    Happy

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    Why d'ya wanna know?

    Ya'll never get in! Ya're a lawyer!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mithrandir View Post
    well, maybe being 5 again, only kids can be truly happy, being in awe at the smallest things the world and the nature in it has to offer without rationalising everything..


    That's the only way I could imagine a heaven being. A time when: Everything was beautiful. Nothing hurt.
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    Two Things:

    A. Giant Beer Volcano
    B. Stripper Factory.

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    It feels like heaven sitting in the sunlight on a cold winter morning with a cup of coffee......but it is transient....
    I never really understood the concept of heaven myself....for basically if all the stuff written about it is to be believed, basically heaven means a place where you no longer want anything....
    Now that can be because you get everything you want (not possible) or because you actually no longer want anything at all.....
    Either way, that is what it is supposed to be....complete peace....perfection......That is what they say isn't it? When a man reaches perfection he reaches heaven (for instance Galahad, in The Once and Future King)....
    The concept here is quite similar too.....Nirvana. The blowing out of the candle, because the dawn has come.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
    I guess you have to wonder how close to heaven we could come on earth. Perhaps if technology advanced to the point where there wasn't a shortage of basic goods, medical technology improved so that diseases weren't a big factor in people's lives, we had better methods for treating depression, we could eliminate mental disorders like sociopathy, hmmmm.

    I don't know if you wouldn't hit a biological limit. TinCow becomes bored with his life, Andres becomes sick of chocolate by day three, agassi's boyfriend cheats on him with the assistant navigator.

    Heaven implies something persistant and constant, impossible for humanity I would guess.
    dammit... I hate agreeing with Sasaki...

    STOP STEALING MY THOUGHTS! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!

    ah... missed the first part... luckily that ruined it all. We'll never get close to heaven, ever. Because whenever we come one step closer to the bar we've raised, we'll raise the bar another level. So heaven will always be better, grass will always look greener on the other side. even when the sahara has swallowed up the entire earth. or maybe esspecially then.
    Last edited by The Stranger; 12-08-2009 at 22:54.

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