Agencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferThe meaningof life comesfromsufferingNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Are you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!TheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftYou know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!If we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseIsometimeslike beingsadThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"You can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?You would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?It'ssociologicallyimpossibleYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferThe meaningof life comesfromsufferingNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Are you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!TheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftYou know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!If we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseIsometimeslike beingsadThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"You can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?You would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?It'ssociologicallyimpossibleYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same time

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