The Egg (2009)
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The Egg (2009)
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#2brings new meaning to "go f* yourself"
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#4This would have been a significantly more enjoyable experience if the title of the submission didn't give away the ending.
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#5How can you bootstrap such a world with only one soul? (I know, not the right question.)
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#6How can you bootstrap such a world with only one soul? (I know, not the right question.)
I think it's a fair question. But if God can be omnipresent, omni*. Then soul, which according to the story is a God in making can also have those attributes.
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#7How can you bootstrap such a world with only one soul? (I know, not the right question.)
One soul manifests itself as endless possibilities, including you, me, and the world. That's the core of advaita vedanta: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita_Vedanta
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#8The theme and mood remind me somewhat of Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke - one of my favorite books.
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#9This would have been a significantly more enjoyable experience if the title of the submission didn't give away the ending.
I'm so glad I'd already read the story. This is the kind of title the mods should be changing.
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#10This would have been a significantly more enjoyable experience if the title of the submission didn't give away the ending.
On the other hand, a title of "The Egg" might not have attracted enough views and upvotes for you to have seen it. There's a pique/spoil trade-off, now in social media more than ever.
(In this case, the first line might have worked just as well, though: "You were on your way home when you died...")