Are you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieThe meaningof life comesfromsufferingIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?You cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleYou know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!Haven'tyou seenInsideOut?There's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidIsometimeslike beingsadThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Pain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elsePredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!You would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingYou can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"Agencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieThe meaningof life comesfromsufferingIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?You cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleYou know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!Haven'tyou seenInsideOut?There's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidIsometimeslike beingsadThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Pain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elsePredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!You would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingYou can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"Agencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave left

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