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LonelyGirl · 2011-05-09, 00:31

For the past year or so I've been thinking a lot of "What If" questions. The most common one the occurs in my thought process is "What if I died tomorrow?" and I am quite interested in it. I actually think about it a lot now that I realize it. Not in the sense that I want to die but I think it would be interesting to see what would happen to the world I lived in. How the people around me would react and what would change, or for that matter if anything would change. The weird thing is the more I think about the question, the more I think I wouldn't care if I died tomorrow. Anybody have any input on this or ever think this?

HasuMasu · 2011-05-09, 01:16

i probably think of a billion "what if-?" situations before brushing my teeth at night

it's probably normal, though, i kinda feel like a character in some novel because of how much thinking i do

you know the "clear your mind" thing? yeah, never happens to me

Kyuu · 2011-05-09, 02:05

Not a single person has gone thorugh a lifetime without any "what if" type of thinking. It's a natural thing to ask.

SaintessHeart · 2011-05-09, 02:16

Thinking "what if" is intellectual, but practically it serves little or no purpose because it looks towards the past. There is no system restore in life to roll back time.

Haak · 2011-05-09, 03:08

I always figured this was how people got into writing...

HasuMasu · 2011-05-09, 03:56

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I always figured this was how people got into writing...

well it's how i did

Irkalla · 2011-05-09, 05:36

Everybody has regrets or fears, it's perfectly natural to have "what if" kinda questions tumble through your head. Just don't let it get too distracting, or you'll forget to live for the moment. Carpe diem XD

Kyero Fox · 2011-05-09, 07:11

what if no one ever thought "what if?"

~~Tsuyoshi~~ · 2011-05-09, 07:14

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Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

what if no one ever thought "what if?"

I c wut u did thar

Kyero Fox · 2011-05-09, 09:14

No seriously... if no one ever thought what if, the world could still be in the stone age. Because the cavemen didn't think "uug hu hu rugh mm mm" translation "what if me strike that with this?" Or "oo oo fire keep me warm"

Magin · 2011-05-09, 12:23

That's generally called being a robotic being... i.e. lack of free will *immediately jumps off of that landmine*

also, the instant I saw the title of this thread, I immediately thought of one of The Time Machine movies

solomon · 2011-05-09, 12:55

No time to think when the IRS is on your ass....jk.

Everybody does.

mindovermatter · 2011-05-09, 13:31

my brain is a constant mix of "what if I had" and "what if I do"
why is it so hard to just live in the present?
but yeah, I'm in a point in my life where the whole rest of my life really rests in the balance. Where every test could make or break my GPA, which of course means being allowed to continue your education later, or not. It's super stressful, and the best way to get through it is to have a plan "B" and "C" and "D"

edit: I think one of my favorite anime quotes (Temna from School Rumble) applies to this topic "It's better to do something now and regret it later, than to regret not doing it at all"

Vexx · 2011-05-09, 14:26

You could argue the brain's purpose is to continually calculate the "what if" so you don't run into walls or stand in front of a tiger waving your tasty parts at it.

synaesthetic · 2011-05-10, 14:17

I always wonder "what if" when using an if statement.

So does the compiler!

Kafriel · 2011-05-10, 14:21

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You could argue the brain's purpose is to continually calculate the "what if" so you don't run into walls

Buuut, what if I ran into that wall and shattered it to pieces? ....someone confirm what happens for me :P

RadiantBeam · 2011-05-10, 15:29

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Originally Posted by Kafriel

Buuut, what if I ran into that wall and shattered it to pieces? ....someone confirm what happens for me :P

How much are you willing to pay to have that particular 'what if' confirmed?

Kafriel · 2011-05-10, 16:06

Your medical expenses

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The most common one the occurs in my thought process is "What if I died tomorrow?" and I am quite interested in it.

You wouldn't know because you'd be dead. By the same token, you wouldn't care about anything. As for how it would affect people around you, it would mostly affect your close family and school/neighbourhood friends, but nothing more. Humans become surprisingly insignificant proportionally to the distance (physical and other) that separates them.

Ithekro · 2011-05-10, 16:09

And what if the wall is just drywall with no studs?

MinuSeveN · 2011-05-10, 16:14

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Originally Posted by Kafriel

You wouldn't know because you'd be dead.

Well, what if Bleach-like afterlife existed?

2011-05-09, 00:31	Link #1
LonelyGirl Observer. Artist Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: My bed. You have no idea...	Ever think, what if? For the past year or so I've been thinking a lot of "What If" questions. The most common one the occurs in my thought process is "What if I died tomorrow?" and I am quite interested in it. I actually think about it a lot now that I realize it. Not in the sense that I want to die but I think it would be interesting to see what would happen to the world I lived in. How the people around me would react and what would change, or for that matter if anything would change. The weird thing is the more I think about the question, the more I think I wouldn't care if I died tomorrow. Anybody have any input on this or ever think this?

2011-05-09, 01:16	Link #2
HasuMasu Senior Member Artist Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: The Middle Way	i probably think of a billion "what if-?" situations before brushing my teeth at night it's probably normal, though, i kinda feel like a character in some novel because of how much thinking i do you know the "clear your mind" thing? yeah, never happens to me __________________

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Kyuu =^^= Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 42° 10' N (Latitude) 87° 33' W (Longitude) Age: 45	Not a single person has gone thorugh a lifetime without any "what if" type of thinking. It's a natural thing to ask. __________________ Japanese Mahjong Group \| Currently Watching List \| Click on this - I dare you.

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SaintessHeart NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~ Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 35	Thinking "what if" is intellectual, but practically it serves little or no purpose because it looks towards the past. There is no system restore in life to roll back time. __________________ When three puppygirls named after pastries are on top of each other, it is called Eclair a'la menthe et Biscotti aux fraises avec beaucoup de Ricotta sur le dessus. Most of all, you have to be disciplined and you have to save, even if you hate our current financial system. Because if you don't save, then you're guaranteed to end up with nothing.

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2011-05-09, 05:36	Link #7
Irkalla I asked for this Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Winterfell Age: 35	Everybody has regrets or fears, it's perfectly natural to have "what if" kinda questions tumble through your head. Just don't let it get too distracting, or you'll forget to live for the moment. Carpe diem XD __________________

2011-05-09, 07:11	Link #8
Kyero Fox Tastes Cloudy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snake Way Age: 35	what if no one ever thought "what if?" __________________

2011-05-09, 09:14	Link #10
Kyero Fox Tastes Cloudy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snake Way Age: 35	No seriously... if no one ever thought what if, the world could still be in the stone age. Because the cavemen didn't think "uug hu hu rugh mm mm" translation "what if me strike that with this?" Or "oo oo fire keep me warm" __________________

2011-05-09, 12:23	Link #11
Magin #1 Akashiya Moka Fan Author Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where magic is real Age: 35	That's generally called being a robotic being... i.e. lack of free will immediately jumps off of that landmine also, the instant I saw the title of this thread, I immediately thought of one of The Time Machine movies __________________ Gifted...or Cursed? R+V fanfic- Chapter 4 of A Water Bride and a Vampire is now up at FF.net! All fans of Inner or Outer Moka, come join her fanclub!

2011-05-09, 12:55	Link #12
solomon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Suburban DC	No time to think when the IRS is on your ass....jk. Everybody does.

2011-05-09, 13:31	Link #13
mindovermatter For me the bell tolls Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Roanapur	my brain is a constant mix of "what if I had" and "what if I do" why is it so hard to just live in the present? but yeah, I'm in a point in my life where the whole rest of my life really rests in the balance. Where every test could make or break my GPA, which of course means being allowed to continue your education later, or not. It's super stressful, and the best way to get through it is to have a plan "B" and "C" and "D" edit: I think one of my favorite anime quotes (Temna from School Rumble) applies to this topic "It's better to do something now and regret it later, than to regret not doing it at all" __________________ School Rumble 4Ever! I'm on FB search "jym cl"

2011-05-09, 14:26	Link #14
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	You could argue the brain's purpose is to continually calculate the "what if" so you don't run into walls or stand in front of a tiger waving your tasty parts at it. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

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synaesthetic blinded by blood Author Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Age: 40	I always wonder "what if" when using an if statement. So does the compiler! __________________ Indie science fiction author and all-around weirdo: Check out my original fiction here! Read an excerpt from my sci-fi novel Binary System!

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Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	And what if the wall is just drywall with no studs? __________________