How would you describe heaven?

[Strike For The South]

Everyone loves somebody and everyone is loved by somebody. Romantically and Platonically

That's all one needs.

Now if I were to paint a picture for you.

It's sundown in Texas, the sky is a bright pink. There is football on the radio and meat on the BBQ. The kids play and their laughter echos throughout the yard while the adults sit and chew the fat for eternitey.

Some beer would be nice to

[TinCow]

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.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

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.

[Andres]

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.

[TinCow]

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.

[Andres]

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.

[Monk]

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.

[Mithrandir]

..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..

[ajaxfetish]

Happy

[naut]

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.

[The Stranger]

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.

[KukriKhan]

Everyone loves somebody and everyone is loved by somebody. Romantically and Platonically

That's all one needs.

Now if I were to paint a picture for you.

It's sundown in Texas, the sky is a bright pink. There is football on the radio and meat on the BBQ. The kids play and their laughter echos throughout the yard while the adults sit and chew the fat for eternitey.

Some beer would be nice to

And a deck of cards.

Brilliant.

[Viking]

Intravenous endorphins.

[PBI]

Yesterday, after 8 months of false starts, dead ends, tedious coding and infuriating bug fixing, I finally finished the calculation I've been working on since April. Reams upon reams of painstakingly crafted code concertinaed down to produce the single expression "candidate/comparison = 1.0".

That was a pretty good moment.

[Beirut]

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[miotas]

How would you describe heaven?

Existence: Uncertain.

No. Wait.
Sitting in the shade of a tree on a scorching hot day with a good book and a cool breeze blowing.

[pevergreen]

Sitting with my two closest friends. I can't think of anything that would bring me that much joy.

Or if you want something that I'd actually be able to do: Building a computer, pushing the power button and it working perfectly. The reward of work well done is good enough.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Absolutely zero concerns, obligations, or responsibilities.

Where exactly would that be? I can't quite say, since I'm certain it would be changing around a lot. The point, however, is the freedom to find out and go to those places.