[SEQ RERUN] 31 Laws of Fun

1 Post author: MinibearRex 11 February 2013 03:51AM

Today's post, 31 Laws of Fun was originally published on 26 January 2009. A summary (taken from the LW wiki):

 

A brief summary of principles for writing fiction set in a eutopia.


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Comments (5)

Comment author: Larks 11 February 2013 03:28:58PM 3 points [-]

Something of a nitpic, and it doesn't detract from the main point, but

Again, consider Christian Heaven: singing hymns doesn't sound like loads of endless fun, but you're supposed to enjoy praying, so no one can point this out.

I know lots of people, including many atheists, who really enjoy singing hymns. Being in a choir is good fun.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 11 February 2013 07:59:34PM 8 points [-]

How many billions of eons have you been doing it for so far?

Comment author: Larks 11 February 2013 08:58:23PM 10 points [-]

About as many as I have anything else.

Comment author: Kawoomba 12 February 2013 06:54:40AM 2 points [-]

The angels' memory has been lobotomized.

Praise! Everything is always new and interesting.

Comment author: bbleeker 14 February 2013 02:19:43PM 1 point [-]

Those Christians sure do have good songs, especially around Christmas. I do wonder sometimes whether singing them increases the risk of a 'deathbed conversion', by keeping those words and thoughts too readily available at a time when you tend to be weak and maybe scared, confused and easily influenced.