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prosequence · 10-20-2003, 06:22 PM

I'll pass on the coin but if you got a visa I should would liek to borrow it.

mew · 10-20-2003, 06:25 PM

Id leave the coin. My life is pretty sweet. I dont have a lot of money, and dont have Everything I want, but pretty close. I work at it and earned it-why bother messing with a good thing?
Not sure if this quote is exact but-Life isnt always greener on the other side..

k1ng · 10-20-2003, 07:03 PM

I'm not one to take a lot of risks, however, I think I would take the coin.
The fact that you would just cease to exists seems more appealing than if you were to remain alive but have everything taken from you. If that were the case, I would think about my decision more.

Ustwo · 10-20-2003, 08:20 PM

Well my life is good, so I wouldn't risk that for a better one.

On the other hand I'm an atheist and as such I think death = the end, so immortality is VERY tempting.

I said I'd leave it, but ask me again when I'm 70 and I know I'd be flipping that coin.

Clewd · 10-23-2003, 08:04 AM

To me the coin is a win/break even situation so at this point in my life, with my future being as uncertain as I know it to be, I would take the coin.

Of course there's also the problem that getting everything you want immediately kinda negates the point of living so I'd probably just ask for some hardships to be alleviated, or some past decisions remade.

skyscan · 10-23-2003, 06:51 PM

My current situation leads me to take the coin. I'm in collage and a life full of everything I want or never existing sound to be interesting either way. I would never kill myself but never existing is a whole different topic. Now, yes I am happy with my life and with the people's lives I have touched. Still, I'd take the coin.

Church · 10-23-2003, 07:15 PM

I'm perfectly content where I am right now. I don't like the fact that I would not be in control of my destiny, but rather leaving it up to chance. At least if I lose in life, I know why and that it was my fault, not a twist of fate.

I choose walk away.

Bill O'Rights · 10-24-2003, 05:09 AM

O.K...maybe an even better question is...how many of you took out a coin and flipped it after you decided if you would take the "magick" coin? I chose yes. Then I reached into my pocket and took out a quarter, flipped it, and...

It was tails.

Yes wasn't such a good choice for me.

Dilbert1234567 · 10-27-2003, 01:05 AM

i am for change

(pun)

Killconey · 10-27-2003, 07:26 AM

Not only am I content with my life, but I also recall reading The Monkey's Paw as a wee lad. It is not a good thing to mess with fate. Something horrible would surely happen if I took that coin.

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10-20-2003, 06:22 PM	#41 (permalink)
prosequence Psycho Location: YOUR MOM!!	I'll pass on the coin but if you got a visa I should would liek to borrow it. __________________ And now here I stand because of you, Mister Anderson, because of you I'm no longer an agent of the system, because of you I've changed...

10-20-2003, 07:03 PM	#43 (permalink)
k1ng Nothing Location: Atlanta, GA	I'm not one to take a lot of risks, however, I think I would take the coin. The fact that you would just cease to exists seems more appealing than if you were to remain alive but have everything taken from you. If that were the case, I would think about my decision more. __________________ "Delight in excellence is easily confused with snobbery by the ignorant." -Joseph Epstein

10-20-2003, 08:20 PM	#44 (permalink)
Ustwo Pissing in the cornflakes	Well my life is good, so I wouldn't risk that for a better one. On the other hand I'm an atheist and as such I think death = the end, so immortality is VERY tempting. I said I'd leave it, but ask me again when I'm 70 and I know I'd be flipping that coin. __________________ Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.

10-23-2003, 08:04 AM	#45 (permalink)
Clewd Upright Location: Under the warm California sun	To me the coin is a win/break even situation so at this point in my life, with my future being as uncertain as I know it to be, I would take the coin. Of course there's also the problem that getting everything you want immediately kinda negates the point of living so I'd probably just ask for some hardships to be alleviated, or some past decisions remade. __________________ LiuGuberlorious

10-20-2003, 06:25 PM	#42 (permalink)
mew Psycho Location: Canada	Id leave the coin. My life is pretty sweet. I dont have a lot of money, and dont have Everything I want, but pretty close. I work at it and earned it-why bother messing with a good thing? Not sure if this quote is exact but-Life isnt always greener on the other side..

10-23-2003, 06:51 PM	#46 (permalink)
skyscan Tilted Location: Missouri	My current situation leads me to take the coin. I'm in collage and a life full of everything I want or never existing sound to be interesting either way. I would never kill myself but never existing is a whole different topic. Now, yes I am happy with my life and with the people's lives I have touched. Still, I'd take the coin. __________________ Media Stew

10-23-2003, 07:15 PM	#47 (permalink)
Church Tilted F*ckhead Location: New Jersey	I'm perfectly content where I am right now. I don't like the fact that I would not be in control of my destiny, but rather leaving it up to chance. At least if I lose in life, I know why and that it was my fault, not a twist of fate. I choose walk away.

10-24-2003, 05:09 AM	#48 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	O.K...maybe an even better question is...how many of you took out a coin and flipped it after you decided if you would take the "magick" coin? I chose yes. Then I reached into my pocket and took out a quarter, flipped it, and... It was tails. Yes wasn't such a good choice for me. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.

10-27-2003, 01:05 AM	#49 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	i am for change (pun) __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

10-27-2003, 07:26 AM	#50 (permalink)
Killconey Crazy Location: Various places in the Midwest, all depending on when I'm posting.	Not only am I content with my life, but I also recall reading The Monkey's Paw as a wee lad. It is not a good thing to mess with fate. Something horrible would surely happen if I took that coin. __________________ Look out for numbers two and up and they'll look out for you.