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Comrade Fakename
Feb 13, 2012


Obviously he’s extremely awful, but it’s kind of weird that they keep judging Brent for just asking for stuff. They literally told him he’s in heaven and that he can just call a magic lady who will deliver anything he wants. If I was in that situation, you’re drat right I’m ordering some Perrier and a car.

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Comrade Fakename
Feb 13, 2012


I get annoyed when sci-fi media acts like death as it exists now is an intrinsic part of life, and in fact a moral imperative, and that attempts to find a way to live forever are inherently immoral. The reality is that death is a bad thing that so far, we’ve had to come to terms with because it’s been unavoidable. It’s stupid that Doctor Who has done this a number of times despite the fact that its lead character is also immortal. What’s good for the Doctor isn’t acceptable for humans, I suppose?

But having said that, what is being talked about in The Good Place is a step beyond that issue. Unstoppable eternal life that lasted for billions and trillions of years (and more, and more) would be horrible. What would be good, and what is proposed on the show, is indefinite life. Live as long as you want. Worrying about missing your loved ones is silly because almost everyone would hang around for multiple human lifetimes. But having to exist into the extremities of deep time would be torture.

Comrade Fakename fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Jan 26, 2020

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