Phyresis: The final answer to morality, emotions, the meaning of life, and everything

[faux]

People can certainly write some interesting things while under the influence of various substances, fever, or lack of sleep.

 

I remember way back, in the early nineties, playing a trading card game called Magic: The Gathering (MTG). The reference to "Phyrexian" reminded me of some of the older cards in this card game. As I recall, Phyrexia was a fictional place often referred to in MTG.

 

Although I have not done so in quite a while, I have written quite a few lengthy papers that came close to being just as obscure as your post. Of course, the things that I would write just sort of flowed, and regardless of how strange the ideas sounded, I never claimed to actually believe any of what I had authored, or accepted it as belief. Hopefully, your documentation here can just be written off as one of those odd, induced fantasy works. I would like to believe that this all came to you in a moment of, well, whatever you might like to call it, and you recognize that what you have written is just meant to be a little off the wall.

 

If you actually believe all of this, there could be something wrong. Maybe a few things wrong.

 

In any case, I found it rather interesting.

[Fuzzy Chickens]

Actually, the exact opposite occurred. I pondered these ideas while I was sober but never took them seriously, and then it took the robotrip to make me realize that it was all true, and then the post-robotrip phase for me to write it all down and organize it.

 

Remember that this document, much like its subject matter, is a work in progress. I'm still looking for suggestions other than "OMG j00 iz teh N4Z|! OMGWTFROFLPH34R!!!!!111eleven!!!"

 

By the way, Magic is still around, at least in name... but it's become a warped and hideous abomination, a mockery of its former self. The game's founding principles were slowly destroyed starting in 1996, with the biggest blow coming in 1999's "Sixth Edition" and its corresponding rules. I pray that if Phyresis ever takes hold, this fate does not befall it.

[moimeme]

Go back and re-read the section on Morality

 

No, thanks. I prefer not to waste my time on badly-written poorly-conceived prattle. Enjoy your kingdom of one.

[faux]

Originally posted by Fuzzy Chickens

By the way, Magic is still around, at least in name... but it's become a warped and hideous abomination, a mockery of its former self. The game's founding principles were slowly destroyed starting in 1996, with the biggest blow coming in 1999's "Sixth Edition" and its corresponding rules. I pray that if Phyresis ever takes hold, this fate does not befall it.

 

Oh, I fully agree with you. I have a few friends who still play on my college campus. I do not understand how they got sucked into the cash cow the game has become. It was amazing while it lasted, but then Wizards of the Coast decided they could milk money out of everyone by releasing a stand-alone set every few months, and a new expansion pack nearly every other month. I think I stopped right about when "Visions" came out. It was great while it lasted.

 

As far as your beliefs, I cannot say that I agree with them. Even though I don't agree with them, I still find myself reading what you have to say. We are all a bit different, I find, and some people find such differences to be completely unacceptable. Maybe you do not consider yourself quirky, but I know that I am, and that a lot of my own ideas and beliefs are controversial at best.

 

Although I cannot agree in full with what you have to say, I will just leave it at that. It might be helpful to pay attention to what others have had to say about your Phyresis-related thoughts, but it may not be important to you as an individual, if that makes any sense at all.

 

I took a long break from these forums to stay away from what I had nothing good to say about; I realized, in that time, that it is best to let an individual believe in whatever he wants to believe in. I may at times be cynical, but I have come to realize that so many crazy things happen in this world, that I really do not get surprised any longer.

[Fuzzy Chickens]

You know what? In an amazing coincidence, I also stopped playing right around Visions... though it was not by choice. Long story. I was finally able to get back into the game RIGHT before Sixth Ed came out. I continued to buy new cards in the hope that the nonsense they were putting out was just a "phase" that they would get over, like when they put the words "when this comes into play, choose a creature/land/whatever" on random Enchant creature/land/whatever cards during Ice Age and Alliances (Earthlore, Veteran's Voice, etc.). But I lost faith little by little as WotC did progressively stupider and more insane things, culminating with their 8th Ed announcements (new card face, no more Counterspell, etc.). In retrospect, I should have just ignored everything after the Rath Cycle.

 

Originally posted by faux

Maybe you do not consider yourself quirky

 

Had you been paying attention to my more recent posts (namely the one in which I discuss just how wierd I am), you would know that this is the opposite of the truth.

Originally posted by faux

It might be helpful to pay attention to what others have had to say about your Phyresis-related thoughts

 

That is exactly what I did. Or did you not notice my page-long point-by-point rebuttal of the erroneous criticisms leveled against me?

 

Originally posted by faux

it is best to let an individual believe in whatever he wants to believe in

 

No. All errors should be corrected. Nothing is gained by allowing the perpetuation of misinformation.

[moimeme]

All errors should be corrected

 

OK. If you insist. You're dead wrong.

 

See, now the problem with this theory of yours about errors is that you, doubtless, find your little essay free of errors and therefore will not accept correction, hence "erroneous criticisms".

[GladCastro]

Yes. I have often thought of becoming a golf club.

[Fuzzy Chickens]

Originally posted by moimeme

you, doubtless, find your little essay free of errors

 

Had you been paying attention at all, you would know that (and I tire of saying this) the opposite is true. I wouldn't be seeking constructive suggestions if I thought these scriptures to be perfect, would I?

 

See, a little bit of logic goes a long way.

[Joker]

Most, if not all of your theories are derived from a series of books from the Magic the Gathering series; most notably The Thran. The words phyresis and later the term phyrexian are creature types that exhibit most of what you stated. Perhaps you read them while you were high and simply tought they were your own ideas?