It'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Haven'tyou seenInsideOut?The veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastThe meaningof life comesfromsufferingYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?You know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!You can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingYou would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!Agencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferIsometimeslike beingsadGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"Nozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Haven'tyou seenInsideOut?The veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastThe meaningof life comesfromsufferingYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?You know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!You can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingYou would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!Agencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferIsometimeslike beingsadGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"Nozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideas

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