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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It’s pseudoscientific religiosity for people that can’t handle ignoring their mortality.

If things worked that way, there’s more than enough people around for there to be folks far greater than 120 years old. Unless you think you’re the only one that’s special.

One explanation would be that because "immoral you" doesn't end up with the same universe as someone else who is also immortal.

Like, there is a universe where someone. survived 100 lightning strikes, but the odds of "you" being in those universes are very slim.

Like the odds of Person A surving 100 lightning strikes + Person B surviving 20 car crashes + Person C surviving getting shot 50 serpate incidents... and you also being in that universe, thats rare...

1 out of infinity is almost zero

There are universes without any life at all...

And like there is a universe that your great geandparents are alive because of some miracle anti aging cure found, but that universe might have a dead "you" so you never get to witness it.

Okay sorry I'm just rambling, hard to express in words

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's only the consciousness that is immortal in this theory, so the fact the body dies does not immediately discount the idea.