It'ssociologicallyimpossibleThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsYou would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?You know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!It'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsYou can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?If we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"We alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidThe meaningof life comesfromsufferingSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Isometimeslike beingsadYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!Are you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsYou would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?You know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!It'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsYou can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?If we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"We alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidThe meaningof life comesfromsufferingSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Isometimeslike beingsadYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!Are you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather die

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