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[axmxz.livejournal.com]

Another quick note - the Wilson/Stacy parallel and divergence.

THAT scene in the context of Wilson vs. Stacy

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[synekdokee.livejournal.com]

Heh, maybe I'm gloomy, but I definitely haven't given up on life ;)

Why would a Big Truth be worth it if you only got to learn it but not actually *act* on it

Because you'd know. You wouldn't have to end your life without knowing! I'm already bothered by the fact that I'll never know how the universe came to be, or to where Space is expanding. If I got to know at least one of the big things, I'd die happy. So, I suppose it all comes down to curiosity, in the end...

[axmxz.livejournal.com]

So it wouldn't make a difference to you if you did or didn't get to *do* anything with that knowledge? I'm all for curiosity, but what's the point of knowing everything if you die a second later? That's not even a Faustian deal - that's just... well, depressing. :)

[synekdokee.livejournal.com]

Well, of course I'd rather know and live and maybe do something with the knowledge! Naturally. But I'd rather know and die than die without knowing.

[axmxz.livejournal.com]

Well, you'll die regardless of knowing. That much is given. The question is, how much time will you need between knowing and dying for it to be worth it?

[synekdokee.livejournal.com]

Enough to realise I know. I'm still saying it would be that much sweeter to live with the knowledge.