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I don't know about pondering 'what's to come', but as far as pondering in general goes, I rather enjoy it.
Also 'debating philosophical stuff' does not entirely consist in making ludicrous speculation as to what you might do after all your vital functions stop (incidentally, in case you're wondering, you rot). Many of the threads on this board seem to go along the following lines (or similar)
Argh: So, guys, where do you think the universe came from? I think it got farted out of the ass of a giant billy goat
Tharg: That can't be true. I believe that God created the universe and that God is a big ball of cheese.
Blargh: But how could a big ball of cheese make something as beautiful and complex as the universe? It seems obvious to me that it could only have been made by a really tall car mechanic.
Tharg: HOW DARE YOU MOCK MY BELIEFS!!! YOU SMALL MINDED BASTARDS!!! CAN'T YOU JUST ACCEPT FOR ONCE THAT SOMEONE ELSE'S BELIEFS MIGHT BE TRUE!?!?! OF COURSE GOD IS A BALL OF CHEESE. ANYONE WHO BELIEVES ANYTHING DIFFERENT IS A DUMB FUCK AND WILL GRILL IN HELL!!!.....
Don't be fooled. This is not philosophy. A real philosophical debate might go more along the following lines:
Argh: So, guys, where do you think the universe came from? I think it got farted out of the ass of a giant billy goat
Blargh: So where do you suppose this goat came from....
Surf around the philosophy board a bit and you will find a few threads like the latter. This kind of philosophy is exercise for the mind and is an enjoyable part of life in it's own right
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"No one was behaving from very Buddhist motives. Then, thought Pigsy, he was hardly a Buddha, nor was he a monkey. Presently, he was a pig spirit changed into a little girl pretending to be a little boy to be offered to a water monster. It was all very simple to a pig spirit."
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