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A similarly thought-provoking short story, perhaps my favorite, is The Egg[1] by Andy Weir. [1]: http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html http://www.ga

A similarly thought-provoking short story, perhaps my favorite, is The Egg[1] by Andy Weir. [1]: http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Egg_(Weir_short_story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Egg_(Weir_short_story)

toombowoombo 4y ago
There's this really good animation on The Egg made by Kurzgesagt: https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI
- AndrewVos 4y ago
  Wow I didn't realise that Andy Weird wrote the short story behind this! Great job by Kurzgesagt - it was really moving.
arwhatever 4y ago
Ha! This whole thread made me recall that story, but I couldn’t recall the title, and figured I’d never find it by the synopsis alone which I remembered. But here you’ve posted it - thanks
jagrsw 4y ago
I read the story many years ago, but failed to grasp its meaning. It seems to be piggybacking on themes of afterlife, karma, gods, and those typically are of interest to many. But, what kind of longer-lasting idea it tries to propose, that escapes me.
- thehappypm 4y ago
  That’s a shame, to me it really was a thought-provoking piece.
- paraph1n 4y ago
  There's a lot of unpack from the story... For me one of the core teachings is that we all have something in common, being human. No matter what time period you lived in, no matter what family you were born into, no matter how your life proceeded: you are still human and have more in common with your neighbor than you might think. It's easy for us to get lost in our own heads, saying "I'd never be like that person". We see them as the other, but in fact they are not so different from ourselves. This seeing of people as "the other" is the source of much conflict in the world. But in this story, there is no other. There's only you. As the reader, you step into the shoes of the main character and ponder how you might feel if you were presented with such news upon your death. How would you look back on all the choices you made? How would you look back on the way you treated other people, who you've now learned are in fact yourself? How would you feel? About your life just lived? About the lives ahead? Would you find peace? Finding peace in this reality is equivalent to the acceptance of others. In pondering these questions, the separation between yourself and others begins to dissolve, offering you a glimpse into the illusory nature of the self. Plus, we don't know what the afterlife holds, or if there is one at all. So it's an interesting thought experiment also because it is an entirely plausible reality. That's just my 2 cents though.
ciphol 4y ago
It's a good argument against murder, but not a good argument against theft.

toombowoombo 4y ago

There's this really good animation on The Egg made by Kurzgesagt: https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI https://youtu.be/h6fcK_fRYaI

AndrewVos 4y ago
Wow I didn't realise that Andy Weird wrote the short story behind this! Great job by Kurzgesagt - it was really moving.

arwhatever 4y ago

Ha! This whole thread made me recall that story, but I couldn’t recall the title, and figured I’d never find it by the synopsis alone which I remembered. But here you’ve posted it - thanks

jagrsw 4y ago

I read the story many years ago, but failed to grasp its meaning. It seems to be piggybacking on themes of afterlife, karma, gods, and those typically are of interest to many. But, what kind of longer-lasting idea it tries to propose, that escapes me.

thehappypm 4y ago
That’s a shame, to me it really was a thought-provoking piece.
paraph1n 4y ago
There's a lot of unpack from the story... For me one of the core teachings is that we all have something in common, being human. No matter what time period you lived in, no matter what family you were born into, no matter how your life proceeded: you are still human and have more in common with your neighbor than you might think. It's easy for us to get lost in our own heads, saying "I'd never be like that person". We see them as the other, but in fact they are not so different from ourselves. This seeing of people as "the other" is the source of much conflict in the world. But in this story, there is no other. There's only you. As the reader, you step into the shoes of the main character and ponder how you might feel if you were presented with such news upon your death. How would you look back on all the choices you made? How would you look back on the way you treated other people, who you've now learned are in fact yourself? How would you feel? About your life just lived? About the lives ahead? Would you find peace? Finding peace in this reality is equivalent to the acceptance of others. In pondering these questions, the separation between yourself and others begins to dissolve, offering you a glimpse into the illusory nature of the self. Plus, we don't know what the afterlife holds, or if there is one at all. So it's an interesting thought experiment also because it is an entirely plausible reality. That's just my 2 cents though.

ciphol 4y ago

It's a good argument against murder, but not a good argument against theft.