The meaningof life comesfromsufferingThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?Are you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"You can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?Isometimeslike beingsadWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeYou know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!TheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayYou would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!Suffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)The meaningof life comesfromsufferingThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?Are you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"You can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsNozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasIt'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferIt'ssociologicallyimpossibleHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?Isometimeslike beingsadWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidYou are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsYou cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeYou know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!TheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayYou would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!Suffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)

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