Whats Your favorite super power?
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It varies from person to person, some people think of it as two different elements, like me, and others think like you.
And the rest thinks we're geeks....
And the rest thinks we're geeks....
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The ability to override others' minds could be interesting, I guess...
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That's called being a good politician.Dissension wrote:The ability to override others' minds could be interesting, I guess...
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hehe...Teh Brawler wrote:That's called being a good politician.Dissension wrote:The ability to override others' minds could be interesting, I guess...
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I think you're misinterpreting what I mean. You would have to specify every last detail. Making a sweeping excuse like 'shermflanigin' does not exempt you from the fact that you would have to create the physics that make your 'shermflanigin' work, which would be vastly different to our universe, so you couldn't simply port it over. You would have to explain every last physical element of your universe for anything to come of it at all, otherwise it would not be able to exist at all (which is what I mean by saying "significant parts of the universe would simply not exist". Even if you just hit copy and paste, any differences you make would cause significant, extreme changes that you would have to understand in order to use effectively. It's waxing philosophical, but any change you make at all could quite possibly result in nothing but a paradox, which is entirely useless for you. If your intent is to create paradoxical universes that do not exist because they are self-defeating... well, then enjoy having a useless array of non-existence to choose from, I guess.SomebodyYouKnow wrote:yeah the whole philisophical thing got me. but the first part isn't so. if i wanted t create a universe, say, that had the best ice cream, (silly reason, not the point) id make it very small. all the atoms are contantly vibrating at a constant temperature due to shermflanigin, a force in this universe that keeps all the atoms vibrating at the same speed. this means nothing gets colder or warmer than what i set it to. (all air molecules be this temperature, icecream molecules be this, so on) that means no need for sun except light. artificial sun that gives off light but not heat. basicly, the point is that if i want something, i create a small or repeating universe catered to that want. for more complex things, i take or universe and "copy, paste, edit," so to speak. to start from scatch, i go to the universe where time and boredom don't exist and spend eternities creating.Ebly wrote:The whole creating a universe to your exact specifications thing should be obvious, since you'd have to make absolutely everything to your exact specifications or else significant parts of the universe would simply not exist, plus you would have to control it at all time to maintain your exact specifications, plus it raises philosophical debate much like immortality or any of the omni- abilities.
the philisophical thing, well, problems created by the mind require only the mind to resolve
your turn, ebly. :D
It's like programming with an infinite amount of functions that need to be defined, because every function is a combination of lower functions, which are made up by combinations of lower functions, which are made up by combinations of lower functions . . .
Besides. The philosophical problems are for your mind to resolve, not mine. I'm not the one that wants to create universes in my basement. :P
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Re: Whats Your favorite super power?
Omnipotence.
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Ohh, I remembered another one. High jump. I would love to be able to do that if I could cushion my fall as well.
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Does anyone even know what omnipotence means?
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there is no such thing as luck. if there was, there would surely be at least one person with all of it, and nothing bad would happen to them ever. but as far as I can tell, bad things happen to everyone.
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Omni- = all
Potence = capability
So it means the ability to do anything. Another term for "omnipotent" would be "all-capable." Compare "omniscient," or "all-knowing."
Potence = capability
So it means the ability to do anything. Another term for "omnipotent" would be "all-capable." Compare "omniscient," or "all-knowing."
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hehe... this is fun. your very intellegent and rational and make excellent points. (or your really good at mking yourself seam that way, which is an important skill to have) you remind me of me at a younger age, which is not meant to be condesinding. just the way you make your points, your "style," if you will, reminds me of me.Ebly wrote:I think you're misinterpreting what I mean. You would have to specify every last detail. Making a sweeping excuse like 'shermflanigin' does not exempt you from the fact that you would have to create the physics that make your 'shermflanigin' work, which would be vastly different to our universe, so you couldn't simply port it over. You would have to explain every last physical element of your universe for anything to come of it at all, otherwise it would not be able to exist at all (which is what I mean by saying "significant parts of the universe would simply not exist". Even if you just hit copy and paste, any differences you make would cause significant, extreme changes that you would have to understand in order to use effectively. It's waxing philosophical, but any change you make at all could quite possibly result in nothing but a paradox, which is entirely useless for you. If your intent is to create paradoxical universes that do not exist because they are self-defeating... well, then enjoy having a useless array of non-existence to choose from, I guess.SomebodyYouKnow wrote:yeah the whole philisophical thing got me. but the first part isn't so. if i wanted t create a universe, say, that had the best ice cream, (silly reason, not the point) id make it very small. all the atoms are contantly vibrating at a constant temperature due to shermflanigin, a force in this universe that keeps all the atoms vibrating at the same speed. this means nothing gets colder or warmer than what i set it to. (all air molecules be this temperature, icecream molecules be this, so on) that means no need for sun except light. artificial sun that gives off light but not heat. basicly, the point is that if i want something, i create a small or repeating universe catered to that want. for more complex things, i take or universe and "copy, paste, edit," so to speak. to start from scatch, i go to the universe where time and boredom don't exist and spend eternities creating.Ebly wrote:The whole creating a universe to your exact specifications thing should be obvious, since you'd have to make absolutely everything to your exact specifications or else significant parts of the universe would simply not exist, plus you would have to control it at all time to maintain your exact specifications, plus it raises philosophical debate much like immortality or any of the omni- abilities.
the philisophical thing, well, problems created by the mind require only the mind to resolve
your turn, ebly. :D
It's like programming with an infinite amount of functions that need to be defined, because every function is a combination of lower functions, which are made up by combinations of lower functions, which are made up by combinations of lower functions . . .
Besides. The philosophical problems are for your mind to resolve, not mine. I'm not the one that wants to create universes in my basement. :P
on the topic of the topic, your thinking to rationally. your appling the rules of our universe to mine. if we strip this universe of all its forces and all its rules and all is atoms and waves and deminsions ad time and vectors we can see how simple a universe could be and how complicated ours is. basicly, this point is un arguable because debates are based on facts and facts are based on reality and this reality is as moldable as clay in my hands.
also, what i meant was that if my mind got screwed up, i would be able to fix it with my own will.
i told you i was cheating. :P
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Haha, you're fourteen and saying I remind you of a younger you. It's condescending whether you like it or not. But don't worry - you'll understand that when you're older.SomebodyYouKnow wrote:hehe... this is fun. your very intellegent and rational and make excellent points. (or your really good at mking yourself seam that way, which is an important skill to have) you remind me of me at a younger age, which is not meant to be condesinding. just the way you make your points, your "style," if you will, reminds me of me.
on the topic of the topic, your thinking to rationally. your appling the rules of our universe to mine. if we strip this universe of all its forces and all its rules and all is atoms and waves and deminsions ad time and vectors we can see how simple a universe could be and how complicated ours is. basicly, this point is un arguable because debates are based on facts and facts are based on reality and this reality is as moldable as clay in my hands.
also, what i meant was that if my mind got screwed up, i would be able to fix it with my own will.
i told you i was cheating.
Following "debates are based on facts and facts are based on reality and this reality is ... clay" it's painfully obvious that you're dragging this exactly into the philosophy you were initially so quick to dismiss. Our universe works the way it does because it has this combination of factors. We have no way of knowing what it would be if anything was different. Even within our life, we have no idea how different things could have been if the only difference was that you didn't take a cookie from the jar that one time. A universe is a dynamical system, so chaos theory can be similarly applied to it. If we "strip this universe of all its [things] we can see how simple a universe could be" - well, no. We don't. We can't see anything at all, because it's imperceptible to us.
Now since you want to bring this uncertainty into it, you can no less argue any of mine. Your reality may be able to be molded but it still needs to be molded. You can't escape that. And that in itself is what will cause ruination. You will have to create it no matter how far you want to go with your philosophizing.
Speaking of, that's all this has been on both our sides. You see that, don't you? And you realise that my 'philosophical concerns' point basically covers all this? And that this is exactly what is wrong with your desired power?
I smell derailment, by the way.
Philosophically debatable, as I mentioned earlier along with everything else related to the omni- prefix, as well as immortality.NightFox wrote:Omnipotence.
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I didn't ruin love earlier because it's not a superpower, even if it might seem like one to you lonely, lonely people
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Ouch, I get that from my mom all the time.Ebly wrote:But don't worry - you'll understand that when you're older.
You're just mean today.Ebly wrote:I didn't ruin love earlier because it's not a superpower, even if it might seem like one to you lonely, lonely people
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WHAT IS LOVE?
EBLY DON'T HURT ME
DON'T HURT ME
NO MORE :C
EBLY DON'T HURT ME
DON'T HURT ME
NO MORE :C
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QUICK SOMEONE MAKE AN ANIMATED .gifFlamboyant-Pencil wrote:WHAT IS LOVE?
EBLY DON'T HURT ME
DON'T HURT ME
NO MORE :C
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Teh Brawler wrote:QUICK SOMEONE MAKE AN ANIMATED .gifFlamboyant-Pencil wrote:WHAT IS LOVE?
EBLY DON'T HURT ME
DON'T HURT ME
NO MORE :C
My favorite super power is the power to power soup :>
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That's hilarious!
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what i mean is that if you took what i was like a few years ago, and then tried to guess what that person would've been like when he grew up, it'd be you. but ive changed since then, for whatever reason, and if someone tried to guess what id be like when i grow up now, they wouldn't say the same thing.Ebly wrote:Haha, you're fourteen and saying I remind you of a younger you. It's condescending whether you like it or not. But don't worry - you'll understand that when you're older.SomebodyYouKnow wrote:hehe... this is fun. your very intellegent and rational and make excellent points. (or your really good at mking yourself seam that way, which is an important skill to have) you remind me of me at a younger age, which is not meant to be condesinding. just the way you make your points, your "style," if you will, reminds me of me.
on the topic of the topic, your thinking to rationally. your appling the rules of our universe to mine. if we strip this universe of all its forces and all its rules and all is atoms and waves and deminsions ad time and vectors we can see how simple a universe could be and how complicated ours is. basicly, this point is un arguable because debates are based on facts and facts are based on reality and this reality is as moldable as clay in my hands.
also, what i meant was that if my mind got screwed up, i would be able to fix it with my own will.
i told you i was cheating.
Following "debates are based on facts and facts are based on reality and this reality is ... clay" it's painfully obvious that you're dragging this exactly into the philosophy you were initially so quick to dismiss. Our universe works the way it does because it has this combination of factors. We have no way of knowing what it would be if anything was different. Even within our life, we have no idea how different things could have been if the only difference was that you didn't take a cookie from the jar that one time. A universe is a dynamical system, so chaos theory can be similarly applied to it. If we "strip this universe of all its [things] we can see how simple a universe could be" - well, no. We don't. We can't see anything at all, because it's imperceptible to us.
Now since you want to bring this uncertainty into it, you can no less argue any of mine. Your reality may be able to be molded but it still needs to be molded. You can't escape that. And that in itself is what will cause ruination. You will have to create it no matter how far you want to go with your philosophizing.
Speaking of, that's all this has been on both our sides. You see that, don't you? And you realise that my 'philosophical concerns' point basically covers all this? And that this is exactly what is wrong with your desired power?
I smell derailment, by the way.
...im not even sure i know what the shitaki mushrooms im talkin about (yeah, i said that)
on the subject of the power, we could probabley go on about this forever, so lets agree to disagree.
edit: aww... it counts http://www.google.com/images?q=shitaki+ ... 91&bih=430 as a swear?
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Wow, this is getting kind of intense for a discussion about super powers.
Super hacking would be a neat power. Like the power to do what hackers do in the movies, such as access any database from any computer without using the mouse or spacebar.
Super hacking would be a neat power. Like the power to do what hackers do in the movies, such as access any database from any computer without using the mouse or spacebar.
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Personally if I had invisibility I'd be set.
Like ultra invisibility, nothin' can see me. That kinda thing.
Like ultra invisibility, nothin' can see me. That kinda thing.
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If you were invisible, your retinae wouldn't work and you would be blind.
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if i were to pick a realistic power, then telechenises.
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Heehee, don't worry, I was being silly and making a mean joke, especially the "you'll understand when you're older" - that wasn't serious, I promise.SomebodyYouKnow wrote:what i mean is that if you took what i was like a few years ago, and then tried to guess what that person would've been like when he grew up, it'd be you. but ive changed since then, for whatever reason, and if someone tried to guess what id be like when i grow up now, they wouldn't say the same thing.
edit: aww... it counts http://www.google.com/images?q=****+mus ... 91&bih=430 as a swear?
Yeah, mostly because of the first four letters. I have to admit, far more people take it as a euphemistic way of subverting censors than mention it in actual discussions on mushroom varieties.
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Then it would lose its attraction for a lot of people. = P "Your Favorite Superpower Debunked" is less interesting, I daresay, than the current topic.
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I'm actually digging the idea of a "Have Sleet, Ebly and SomebodyYouKnow Crush Your Dreams" thread.
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My super powers would be all around magic, too. Including fireballs and aquablasts, but also including telepathy and telecineticitity...ty...tel..The power to move things by mind.
Corrupt THAT, Ebly! And please ignore the fact that I am able to break our physical rules this way too, because the fire for the fireball HAS to come from somewhere, doesn´t it?:P
Corrupt THAT, Ebly! And please ignore the fact that I am able to break our physical rules this way too, because the fire for the fireball HAS to come from somewhere, doesn´t it?:P
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the salem witch trials.
if you had magic, you would become an outcast from scociety, feared by the general public, persecuted by the churches and government.
if you had magic, you would become an outcast from scociety, feared by the general public, persecuted by the churches and government.
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Well THAT wouldn´t really be a problem for me, I´ve had all of that often enough and know how to handle such things.
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Well let's take a stab at this shall we? (I'm kinda glad I haven't looked through here to see all the crushed dreams) If I had a power it would be to be able to visit parallel universes and take (a limited mass) between universes.
I eagerly await the destruction of this thought.
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@ medli: good fo you.
@zeekgenateer: we busted that one up quite recently, acctually.
@zeekgenateer: we busted that one up quite recently, acctually.
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I said visit not create. It's been hypothesized in physics (see Multiverse (yes its a wiki link, I'm not going to look for an accredited journal on it)), and of course is the favorite topic of science fiction. I would not have to define the universe as I am only visiting it. Though it would probably be important for me to know if I could survive there before visiting.
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you'd have to have the knowledge of each universe, for one.
the greater problem, though is that you'd not only need to know what universe you were going to, but also when and where. a few miles of and you could be inside a rock. a few seconds latter and the planet could be several miles away, leaving you in deep space. this would be nearly impossible as space and time are both relative entities. also, it'd be impossible to calculate the reprocussions of your poping in and out of the universes. you may cause the end of the world by not being in your universe when you were suposed to.
how was that ebly?
the greater problem, though is that you'd not only need to know what universe you were going to, but also when and where. a few miles of and you could be inside a rock. a few seconds latter and the planet could be several miles away, leaving you in deep space. this would be nearly impossible as space and time are both relative entities. also, it'd be impossible to calculate the reprocussions of your poping in and out of the universes. you may cause the end of the world by not being in your universe when you were suposed to.
how was that ebly?
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Yay my dream stays unpopped :3
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the very earliest chemists and alchemists would say they are two.Alex wrote:It varies from person to person, some people think of it as two different elements, like me, and others think like you.
And the rest thinks we're geeks....
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andmedli, i busted your bubble. yu can't just say "oh im used to people trying to kill me" and be done with it.
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Water and ice aren't even elements anyway.
Plus it's not really "churches and government." In Salem they were pretty much just one entity. So it's more like "the government" which had absorbed the church. Actually, it wasn't even the government. It was the stand-in government; when the real governor came back, things more or less came back to normal.
The Salem witch trials had nothing to do with magic. It was just the result of a poor legal system and superstition. Plus I doubt people would immediately blame the devil anymore if someone suddenly knew magic. Most people.SomebodyYouKnow wrote:the salem witch trials.
if you had magic, you would become an outcast from scociety, feared by the general public, persecuted by the churches and government.
Plus it's not really "churches and government." In Salem they were pretty much just one entity. So it's more like "the government" which had absorbed the church. Actually, it wasn't even the government. It was the stand-in government; when the real governor came back, things more or less came back to normal.
The multiverse hypothesis by nature does not allow traveling between alternate universes.zeekgenateer wrote:I said visit not create. It's been hypothesized in physics (see Multiverse (yes its a wiki link, I'm not going to look for an accredited journal on it)), and of course is the favorite topic of science fiction. I would not have to define the universe as I am only visiting it. Though it would probably be important for me to know if I could survive there before visiting.
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people do crazy stuff. and i would bet everything i have that the curch would be against that.
also, i know what the trials were! it just seemed an like an apt reference.
also, i know what the trials were! it just seemed an like an apt reference.
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There is no longer a monolithic governing body called "the church." I'm pretty sure only the crazy ones would be against it if an otherwise normal, unoffensive nice guy had magical powers.SomebodyYouKnow wrote:people do crazy stuff. and i would bet everything i have that the curch would be against that.
also, i know what the trials were! it just seemed an like an apt reference.
I'll tell you who would be against it: people who study related fields. For instance, a thermophysicist would be really angry to find out someone can shoot fire out of their hands, because that means his or her entire career is a sham. I know I'd be mad if that happened. But then I'd be happy because we can create perpetual motion and cause all sorts of good for the world.
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