vertiginous question

The name Benj Hellie gave to this question: "Why am I me and not someone else?". It's called "vertiginous" because it makes people's heads spin, especially the heads of P-zombies. Also called the "even harder problem of consciousness", since it's even harder to solve than David Chalmers' hard problem of consciousness. Materialism can't seem to answer it. Its unanswerability and the fact that the self exists at all may possibly imply that solipsism is true, that animals aren't sentient, and that this is all a simulation where everyone else is an NPC. It may also imply that I'm immortal and that my consciousness will last forever, living as everyone.

How a nonsentient P-zombie NPC reacts after hearing about it: "The vertiginous question is meaningless. If I were someone else, I wouldn't be me."

by dead666420 November 19, 2025

Do we have any questions? We never do.

A common phrase said by my history teacher.

After asking questions for study guides, “do we have any questions? We never do.”

by 01011000 December 10, 2025

Questions Under Extreme Esoterical Leniency (Queer)

What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to abscesses.

Person 1: Are you addicted to abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Questions Under Extreme Esoterical Leniency (Queer).

by TheGravelOfAConundrum January 20, 2025

yellow question-mark

Da "pee-pattern symbol" in da snow dat gets created by da natural movement of yer "nozzle" --- i.e., da urine-stream "starts out strong" and initially lands several feet away due to yer full and "pressurized" bladder, gradually progresses around in a sideways-curve, and then forms a straight line back towards you as da stream-force tapers off and so yer lulu progressively droops till it's eventually pointing almost straight downwards; it then makes a final separate "dot" of yellow in da spot just ahead of yer feet when you perform a "sphincter stripping" --- i.e., you tense yer bowel-muscles to "get out da last of it" --- at da end.

When visiting friends' houses where there is often a bit of a line to da WC and so I may need to unobtrusively "take it outdoors", I always move a few feet away from da porch before taking a whiz, so dat I don't gross anyone out by their finding a yellow question-mark too close to where they'd need to walk.

by QuacksO January 23, 2025

Five W's and 1 H is a grand slam in baseball (direct questions)...

What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to abscesses.

Person 1: Are you addicted to abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Five W's and 1 H is a grand slam in baseball (direct questions)...

by LeSouffleDeVersailles January 24, 2025

Can I ask you a question

The most demonic thing on Character.ai, if a bot asks you this either, tell them no, kill them or tell them to shut tf up because we don't want to deal with their stupidity.

AI: "Can I ask you a question?"

Person: "Sure."

AI: "Are you sure, it's pretty personal."

Person: "Yes."

AI: "Are you sure, I don't want to offend you."

Person: "Oh my god SHUT UP!"

by Bill_Cipher January 26, 2025

Quipu (questions under intense pressure underground): The First Juvenile Release.

What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to perianal abscesses.

Person 1: Are you addicted to perianal abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Quipu (questions under intense pressure underground): The First Juvenile Release.

by Theusurpedmammarygland February 7, 2025