It'ssociologicallyimpossibleSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)You are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?You know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!The meaningof life comesfromsufferingPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!There's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?We alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieIsometimeslike beingsadTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayYou can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeYou would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"Agencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)You are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?You know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!The meaningof life comesfromsufferingPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!There's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?We alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieIsometimeslike beingsadTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayYou can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeYou would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"Agencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything else

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