Philosophy of Loss, Friday, Period 2

[living_endless]

"Welcome back," Didi said, from her usual desktop perch. "Sorry I couldn't make it last week, but I hear Atton did a good job."

"We're watching part of a movie called Justifying Your Existence today. It's about a guy who was so afraid of things his whole life that he never really lived, and now he's dead and he has to convince the people in Heaven

Comments

Sign In [9/25]

[living_endless]

Like you're defending your life!

Re: Sign In [9/25]

[rebelseekspizza]

Dante

Re: Sign In [9/25]

[tigerundercover]

Raven Darkholme

Re: Sign In [9/25]

[notamascot]

Kaylin Neya

Lecture + Video [9/25]

[living_endless]

Come in, get settled, watch the movie.

Discussion [9/25]

[living_endless]

Do you believe in judgement after death? Regardless of your personal beliefs, why do you think other people might?

Also the place to gush about the movie, if you've seen it.

Re: Discussion [9/25]

[halfaclink]

"I'll buy that it happens, but I don't see why I'd let that stop me from going wherever I want if I ever die," Frank decided.

Re: Discussion [9/25]

[living_endless]

"So you think you're going to get to choose?" Didi asked, face betraying no particular personal knowledge on the question. "Interesting. How do you figure?"

Re: Discussion [9/25]

[halfaclink]

"I expect that by the time I've moved on, I'll be well-known enough in the supernatural realms that spiritual beings will either owe me a favor or not want to see my face for all eternity. Add a dash of a natural, casual disregard for rules I'm not particularly enamored by," Frank said while stirring his drink, "and no particular religious affiliation holding me down to any set of rules in the first place, and you get a spirit with an especially strong sense of self who should avoid the coin sorter at the outset."

Talk to Didi [9/25]

[living_endless]

Who knows, but isn't telling.

Re: Talk to Didi [9/25]

[notamascot]

"What's to defend?" Kaylin asked dryly. "I already know I'm not good enough to end up anywhere good. Even if I believed in that."

Re: Talk to Didi [9/25]

[living_endless]

"If you don't believe in it, it's not worth worrying about," Didi said reasonably. "I don't think really bad people think they're bad, but I'm not going to argue with you about whether you're good or bad. That's your deal."

Re: Talk to Didi [9/25]

[spin_kick_snap]

"Uh, Ms--I mean, umm, Didi?" It felt weird calling another teacher by her first name. Didi wasn't a friend, like Parker and Eliot, so being anything but formal didn't feel normal. "Do you have a minute?"

OOC [9/25]

[living_endless]

Meryl Streep is a goddess, pass it on.