To Not-Do or To Don't-Not-Do

Lately I have been hearing people throw around the phrase It's all part of a greater plan an awful lot. I normally don't have issue with religion, but something about those words grouped together bothers the hell out of me. The people that tend to say it aren't focused on the Chaos Theory, they are focused on fate imposed by a higher being that has made some amazingly complex plan that we could never understand it. I have heard a story similar to this, it is called Doctor Who. He looks human, but is a time lord that can see what actions effect the future and in what way. Of course he doesn't tell people, he just puts them in situations where they realize they can take care of business on their own.

Even in the case of that beloved character, it is still maddening. Think of it. You are told to go make toast despite hating it. There wouldn't ever be a reason aside from this person indicating that it should be done at this point in time. Anyone could easily follow it, but a good question to ask is Why. 

They won't say that it is all part of the plan, they shouldn't at least. Instead, they could lie or be honest and give a brief reason. To assume that we should blindly follow some unknown plan is questionable because then a higher being, unlike the Doctor at this point, are forever prisoner to this "grand plan."

Just Remember: We are free and inhabit a world were amazing things come in both large and small sizes. The only downside is we have one shot at all this. Let us own up to what we do and/or don't, not hold ourselves back because someone else may want us to.


-Future_Man_3000


P.S. - If you have any questions you want answered, feel free to contact me by email: futureman3000@yahoo.com

The Rise and Fall of Hypnotoad

It's fall and that means a bevy of things. Kids are out of our cool hangout spots and back in school. The number of available people for a "summer fling" has dwindled to nearly nothing but people on dating websites (I will write about that topic soon, I promise). And, most importantly, the fall line up has begun for the majority of shows.

For a lot of us, we our devoted to our shows. We know that Thursday night will be great because our three favorite shows will be on Channel X or that certain nights totally suck because the only thing on is American Idol. Don't act like that statement isn't true, that show takes up more time than the Olympics. I know for a fact my Saturday nights have been devoted to catching Doctor Who and my Thursdays have been devoted to Community, but this season has me worried. The Doctor has had only four episodes on and so far only one was good...the second two were dull and I fell asleep during the one last night.  Community hasn't started yet, but the director (original creator) has been replaced by some guy that has a terrible show with poor humor.

All hail the Hypnotoad!

Shows get cancelled all the time. There have been countless shows I have loved that were taken off the air and replaced with "stellar" shows like So You Think You Can Dance. Sure, it may take time to find new shows we can count on, but half the fun is the hunt. If that isn't enough for you, we can sure as hell enjoy the good memories when the cancelled shows we love come out on DVD.



Just Remember: We can always look back to shows that have made comebacks. Doctor Who was cancelled for several years before it returned. Same with Futurama. Sometimes it may take others a bit longer to realize how great something is.



-Future_Man_3000


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Personal Growth and Time Travel

A lot of us, whether we love time travel or not, have uttered the phrase, "If only I could go back and time and tell myself..." You can fill in that blank spot with whatever you like (knowledge about soon-to-be exes, knowledge and who you could have made a potential ex, winning lotto numbers, etc.). This idea shakes some of us to our very core and has become the premise for some of the greatest movies/TV shows. A lot of these movies and shows avoid this simple idea by claiming the world will end if the time traveler where ever to meet a future or past version of his/herself.

Since we don't know much about time travel, lets assume that there is a possibility that the world-exploding-when-meeting-yourself situation doesn't actually happen. Now take an average scenario that everyone wishes they could change, something like asking out the person you had a crush on when you in high school (having found out sometime later that they had a crush on you too). There are a few possible scenarios as to what could happen:

• Nothing (The Grandfather Paradox) - Nothing would have changed at all. Your life would basically follow the same course of events. This can lead to being massively unfulfilled.  

• Minor Change - There might be some change, but it would be hardly noticeable. There would be question if the trip was actually real. While this might somewhat unsettling, it may be uplifting.  

• Major Change - You would wake up and everything around you would look entirely different. Your wife would be someone else, your kids would be different, you might have a turtle instead of a bird. The massive downside to this would be an entirely different set of facts to have to relearn and memorize. If your old significant other was pissy that you never remembered an anniversary, think how shitty the new one will be if you hadn't ever forgotten one before. This is similar to the end of Back to the Future. 

Now those potential outcomes are all well and good, but now lets think of the actual meeting. Let us look at ourselves now and then reflect on how we were back then. By nearly any account one, whether it is past or present, is better than the other. Would your younger self actually listen or be a punk? Would/Could you stand talking to your younger self? This is what would make changing one's own timeline a pain in the butt.



Just Remember: If you aren't happy with how your life is now, change it now. Don't focus on how something several years ago may have impacted your current mood.


-Future_Man_3000


P.S. - If you have any questions you want answered, feel free to contact me by email: futureman3000@yahoo.com