It'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftYou can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?We alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"You would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingYou know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!Predators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!Pain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Nozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?The meaningof life comesfromsufferingIsometimeslike beingsadYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftYou can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?We alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"You would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingYou know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!Predators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!Pain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Nozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?The meaningof life comesfromsufferingIsometimeslike beingsadYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelings

Responses to the Hedonistic Imperative - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. It's physiologically impossible to always be happy
  2. The Singularity is going to happen before this anyway
  3. Genetically encoded bliss would destroy all of the authenticity we have left
  4. You can't have pleasure without suffering
  5. The very concept of happiness requires contrast
  6. Are you going to force people to be happy? I'd rather die
  7. You cannot be both smart and blissful at the same time
  8. Haven't you seen the effects that drugs have on people?
  9. We already know that "life is suffering" as the Buddha said
  10. This is basically "Brave New World"
  11. You would risk getting stuck in a local-maxima of collective wellbeing
  12. You know, some of the greatest art was inspired by suffering!
  13. Predators are necessary for the health of ecosystems!
  14. Pain serves a function that cannot be replaced by anything else
  15. Suffering is necessary to atone our sins (original sin doctrine)
  16. Nozick's experience machine is a foolproof rebuttal to your ideas
  17. Wise people are stoics, not hedonists
  18. If we were always happy life would be boring
  19. It's sociologically impossible
  20. Agency comes from being able to choose not to suffer
  21. Haven't you seen Inside Out?
  22. The meaning of life comes from suffering
  23. I sometimes like being sad
  24. You are basically proposing to pump Prozac into the bloodstream of newborns
  25. There's no such thing as hyperthymia - they are just lying about their feelings