You are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsYou know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!It'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?You cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Nozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasIsometimeslike beingsadPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!The meaningof life comesfromsufferingYou would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?It'ssociologicallyimpossibleTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidYou can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"You are basicallyproposing to pumpProzac into thebloodstream ofnewbornsYou know,some of thegreatest artwas inspiredby suffering!It'sphysiologicallyimpossible toalways behappyHaven't youseen theeffects thatdrugs haveon people?You cannot beboth smartand blissful atthe same timeSuffering isnecessary toatone oursins (originalsin doctrine)Nozick'sexperiencemachine is afoolproofrebuttal to yourideasIsometimeslike beingsadPredators arenecessary forthe health ofecosystems!The meaningof life comesfromsufferingYou would riskgetting stuck ina local-maximaof collectivewellbeingAre you goingto forcepeople to behappy? I'drather dieThere's no suchthing ashyperthymia -they are justlying about theirfeelingsWisepeople arestoics, nothedonistsHaven'tyou seenInsideOut?It'ssociologicallyimpossibleTheSingularity isgoing tohappen beforethis anywayAgencycomes frombeing able tochoose notto sufferGeneticallyencoded blisswould destroyall of theauthenticity wehave leftWe alreadyknow that "lifeis suffering" asthe BuddhasaidYou can'thavepleasurewithoutsufferingIf we werealwayshappy lifewould beboringThe veryconcept ofhappinessrequirescontrastPain serves afunction thatcannot bereplaced byanything elseThis isbasically"Brave NewWorld"

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