Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Introspection or Narcissism?
The following may be an interesting (entertaining?) exercise.
Imagine you are writing screenplay and write the dialogue for the following scenarios:
1. A and B are introduced to each other.
2. A and B have been roomates for a month and enter the house after work and have nothing to do.
3. Same as 2, but A and B have been roomates for 3 years.
In each of the above scenarios, assume both A and B are different instances of yourself. By 'instance' here, I don't mean exact physical replicas -- I just envision the scenario in which A and B have similar mental attributes as yourself. You are ofcourse, free to assume the extent of replication.
Note: The film Prestige explores this idea slightly, coming to think of it.
Imagine you are writing screenplay and write the dialogue for the following scenarios:
1. A and B are introduced to each other.
2. A and B have been roomates for a month and enter the house after work and have nothing to do.
3. Same as 2, but A and B have been roomates for 3 years.
In each of the above scenarios, assume both A and B are different instances of yourself. By 'instance' here, I don't mean exact physical replicas -- I just envision the scenario in which A and B have similar mental attributes as yourself. You are ofcourse, free to assume the extent of replication.
Note: The film Prestige explores this idea slightly, coming to think of it.
