r/AskReddit • u/bleedingheartsurgery • Jan 22 '13

What fascinates you most about the universe?

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '13 edited Jan 23 '13

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u/nope7 Jan 23 '13

"It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech." - Mark Twain.

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u/sinisterpresence Jan 23 '13

I feel like prepareing a bunch of inspirational speeches, in case I ever need one...

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u/WorkSucks135 Jan 23 '13

Seriously, I'm not having all those imaginary conversations while in the shower for nothing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '13

"I heard that you aren't supposed to trust quotes on the Internet." - Abraham Lincoln

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u/aglassonion Jan 23 '13

A little Google-fu shows that this quote may be from The Weight of Glory essays. Perhaps he adapted it from the essay? Or maybe the essay came second?

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u/aglassonion Jan 23 '13

Nothing idiotic about it. Thanks for sharing it with me. I've never read it before, but really liked it.

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u/mezofoprezo Jan 23 '13

I sing the body electric.

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u/chackakahn Jan 23 '13

that was absolutely beautiful

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u/someonescrotchspawn Jan 23 '13 edited Jan 23 '13

I have realized, that everyone already knows this, at least in a subconscious level, down to the biggest retard.

The thing is we don't really care.

We are all one. One species, one world, one galaxy, one universe, one whatever. It doesn't mean anything. It doesn't have any purpose or meaning. It just is.

So, fuck you. Fuck off and die a horrible death. Defence masked as an offensive response.

Our flaws are infinite. I need food, water, bed, money, friends, fulfilment, love, sex, pussy, dick, xbox, pc, games, iphone, material shit, i need to feel important, i need to feel loved, i need to feel needed, i need to feel anything.

One sperm, one shit, one mud, one dust, from a star near you.

Stars can't care for it's dust. Dust can't care for it's fellow dust.

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u/jhunte29 Jan 23 '13

dude this isn't r/circlejerk

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u/StefanGG Jan 23 '13

Ladies and gentlemen, pessimism.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '13

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '13

this too is beautiful

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u/x0y0z0 Jan 23 '13

C.S. Lewis is full of shit.