Are you open to the idea that this world is like a video game? What evidence would you need to see to be convinced?
Games tend to come with instruction manuals, whereas 'real life' -- it would seem -- does not...
You see a red door: do you want it painted black?
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Why does it matter to me that my airBNB turned out to be on floor 42?
If I no longer believe this realm is more than a couple hundred years old, then how do I suppose everything and everybody 'got here'?
When did it dawn on me that something much bigger than myself might be pulling the strings on this thing we call reality?
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How much can a single decision change the course of the rest of one's life?
If a person flips a coin, who or what (if anything) decides whether it shall fall heads or tails?
Is it time to finally say goodbye to the Thirteenth Floor of One Stop Residence?
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Who invented encyclopedias, and who invented the guy who invented encyclopedias?
How much of our perception of reality is 'subjective' as opposed to 'objective'?
If this Call was recorded in March, why wasn't it released until November?
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Is it sometimes the case that ignorance really is bliss? What -- if anything -- separates the typical human being from a programmed robot? How can a person live a normal life after they have discovered certain esoteric information? Why might it be helpful to understand the (purported) difference between 'subjective' and 'objective' reality? And what is with the 9/11 references in the promotional trailer for this film?
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This is the Warmup thread for Member Skype Call #31, which is focused on The Thirteenth Floor (1999).
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