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I am deadlier than thou.
And on my way to certain disaster, I’m trying to find my way to ubuntu. If you know the way feel free to take my hand.
Question #10:
You are watching a movie in a crowded theater. Though the plot is mediocre, you find yourself dazzled by the special effects. But with twenty minutes left in the film, you are struck with an undeniable feeling of doom: You are suddenly certain your mother has just died. There is no logical reason for this to be true, but you are certain of it. You are overtaken with the irrational metaphysical sense that—somewhere—your mom has just perished. But this is only an intuitive, amorphous feeling; there is no evidence for this, and your mother has not been ill.
Would you immediately exit the theater, or would you finish watching the movie?
Historically, my feelings have gotten me nothing but trouble. My mother and I don’t really get along. Hold on, let me take that back. We get along fine. But we fake it. We’ll get along until the next time we fight. Until that day, we pretend, mostly for my father and brother. Or perhaps I fake it for her and she is faking it for me. Too much effort? Maybe. But I’ve been doing it for about 15 years now. I’ve gotten rather good at it.
I’d stay till the end of the movie. If it turned out it she was dead, 20 minutes wouldn’t make a difference. I would just have 20 less minutes to grieve and question my decisions of the past. My name is RustedJesus and I’ve never claimed to be saint.
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I would leave, because I am paranoid like that. But I really see your point about the 20 minute window being inconsequential.