A few nights ago I was going to sleep at my recent usual time, probably around five in the morning, I can't remember exactly. I guess I was feeling pretty tired, because as soon I laid down on the floor (where I have been sleeping recently) this brilliant idea came to me. Goes something like this:
Well, I'd like to be able to have what I want. So I'm imagining a device right now that will do this. I would, obviously, like to have this device, so I'm attaching a special attribute to this device: it does not exist, except in imagination, however, as soon as one imagines it, it appears in the real world. (I made this last condition very specific, thinking of one of the few parts on the floor for it to materialize on.) Odd part is how much sense this made to me. It was, incredibly, incredibly rational—the very definition of this object included its real-world existence if it was imagined, which it was...
Soon after I thought of this, there was this slight noise near where I had imagined the device entering our plane of reality. I jumped up, and after a moment of hoping turned on the lights to find nothing.
Needless to say, I was thoroughly disappointed. Perhaps the sound was something creaky or something settling or perhaps it was the sound made by this device rapidly shimmering into and out of our world. If the latter, it makes me think that there's some condition or variable I haven't considered yet and I'll keep working on the logic. Also, I'll be thinking on my first wish.
Well, I'd like to be able to have what I want. So I'm imagining a device right now that will do this. I would, obviously, like to have this device, so I'm attaching a special attribute to this device: it does not exist, except in imagination, however, as soon as one imagines it, it appears in the real world. (I made this last condition very specific, thinking of one of the few parts on the floor for it to materialize on.) Odd part is how much sense this made to me. It was, incredibly, incredibly rational—the very definition of this object included its real-world existence if it was imagined, which it was...
Soon after I thought of this, there was this slight noise near where I had imagined the device entering our plane of reality. I jumped up, and after a moment of hoping turned on the lights to find nothing.
Needless to say, I was thoroughly disappointed. Perhaps the sound was something creaky or something settling or perhaps it was the sound made by this device rapidly shimmering into and out of our world. If the latter, it makes me think that there's some condition or variable I haven't considered yet and I'll keep working on the logic. Also, I'll be thinking on my first wish.
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