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Buckminster Fuller


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Gender: Male
Status: Married
Age: 16
Sign: Cancer

City: MILTON
State: Massachusetts
Country: US
Signup Date: 2/11/2006

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Wednesday, August 09, 2006 
Guinea Pig B is a name Bucky gave himself, to signify that his life was an experiment.  Below are his words.










Guinea Pig B

I happen to have been born at the special moment in history in which for the first time there exists enough experience-won and experiment verified information current in humanitys spontaneous conceptioning and reasoning for all humanity to carry on in a far more intelligent way than ever before.

I am not being messianically motivated in undertaking this experiment, nor do I think I am someone very special and different from other humans. The design of all humans, like all else in Universe, transcends human comprehension of how come their mysterious, a priori, complexedly designed existence.

I am doing what I am doing only because at this critical moment I happen to be a human being who, by virtue of a vast number of errors and recognitions of such, has discovered that he would always be a failure as judged by societys ages-long conditioned reflexings and therefore a disgrace to those related to him (me) in the misassuredly eternally-to-exist not-enough-for-all, comprehensive, economic struggle of humanity to attain only special, selfish, personal, family, corporate, or national advantage-gaining, wherefore I had decided to commit suicide. I also thereby qualified as a throwaway individual who had acquired enough knowledge regarding relevantly essential human evolution matters to be able to think in this particular kind of way. In committing suicide I seemingly would never again have to feel the pain and mortification of my failures and errors, but the only-by-experience-winnable inventory of knowledge that I had accrued would also be forever lostan inventory of information that, if I did not commit suicide, might prove to be of critical advantage to others, possibly to all others, possibly to Universe. The realization that such a concept could have even a one-in-an-illion chance of being true was a powerful reconsideration provoker and ultimate grand-strategy reorienter.

The thought then came that my impulse to commit suicide was a consequence of my being expressly overconcerned with me and my pains, and that doing so would mean that I would be making the supremely selfish mistake of possibly losing forever some evolutionary information link essential to the ultimately realization of the as-yet-to-be-known human function in Universe. I then realized that I could commit an exclusively ego suicidea personal-ego throwawayif to the voice of wants only of me but instead commit my physical organism and nervous system to enduring whatever pain might lie ahead while possibly thereby coming to mentally comprehend how a me-less individual might redress the humiliations, expenses, and financial losses I had selfishly and carelessly imposed on all the in-any-way-involved others, while keeping actively alive in toto only the possibly-of-essential-use-for-others inventory of my experience. I saw that there was a true possibility that I could do just that if I remained alive and committed my self to a never-again-for-self-use employment of my omni-experience-gained inventory of knowledge. My thinking began to clear.
Nightbird

 

How fortunate for us that you did not take your own life

Fascinating views you held and shared with us all...

Sharon x


 
Posted by Nightbird on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 5:58 AM
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mirabel

 

Thank you for posting a thought provoking material here on the myspace!  While hard to read at certain points, this essay does bring up issues that many don't wish to discuss.  Suicide is still such a taboo in our society.  I liked the honesty with which Buck was looking at himself.  Very valuable trait.

Ciao~


 
Posted by mirabel on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 1:53 PM
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Grant

 
The only real question in philosophy is whether or not to commit suicide.
 
Posted by Grant on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 1:55 PM
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Othellotor

 
thank you.
 
Posted by Othellotor on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 2:39 PM
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Joseph Albers

 
Ahh, yes, I, myself, have come to such revelation in my days, and resolved to dedicate my life to similar concerns, but with differentiated degrees of success from those of mr. Buckminster Fuller's subsequent deviations. And, to that end, it seems he has been regarded at least some degree of success; I am very happy to see the cover of this publication above. I, myself, bred my philosophies through those guinea pigs which elected themselves for experimentation during my tenure at Black Mountain College.
 
Posted by Joseph Albers on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 4:00 PM
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I'm Just Me, And Lovin' It!!!

 
i'm so happy you didn't commit suicide.. we benefit from your knowledge and understanding of the world.
 
Posted by I'm Just Me, And Lovin' It!!! on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 8:29 PM
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Oulia
Oulia S

 
I might be wrong, but contrary to the comments posted above, I think this story is predominantly about how to live ones life, as opposed to why one ought not to commit suicide. It is very inspiring to view one self as a link in evolution with a role in the progression of the universe. It is not a question of whether to live or die, but a moment of realization of how one out to live one's life in prospects of the future and universe.
 
Posted by Oulia on Wednesday, August 09, 2006 - 10:56 PM
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Blake Guthrie

 
To the person above this post: 
you aren't wrong at all, in fact i think you are right on the money.  
 
Posted by Blake Guthrie on Friday, August 18, 2006 - 8:23 AM
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Micropixie

 
I cannot do anything but relate...

Thank you.

empee, x
 
Posted by Micropixie on Friday, December 15, 2006 - 6:45 AM
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Orchidhunter
Gossamer Jedi

 
Amazing, and here I thought you were the epitome of success.  You have changed the world in your lifetime - you sure helped form mine when I came across your words almost two decades ago.  But, in your head, at one point, you felt as a failure, pointless.  I hope that in your clearer thinking, your egoless being, you have found satisfaction and peace, a feeling that goes beyond success or failure.  You are a true hero and a brave soul.  Namaste.
 
Posted by Orchidhunter on Friday, December 29, 2006 - 3:53 AM
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Richmond Society of Skeptics

 
damn beautiful.

I shall not gaze at that tree in the back yard anymore wondering if that low branch will hold my weight...you are my hero....

BYRD

 
Posted by Richmond Society of Skeptics on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 4:15 AM
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Joseph Smith

 
I wish we knew if humans had some grand function in the Universe. We may or may not, I guess thats the greatest mystery. As I look around the world I see so much potential but very few people unselfish enough to work towards it, and for that I am grateful for people like Bucky. Maybe, many of the would be greats like Bucky commit suicide and the many of the people left to reproduce use their minds to manipulate, deceive, kill, destroy, and enjoy. I find myself lately only being able to focus on the negative things going on in the world, and assume that what I see is a mirror of the personality of the majority of humans. I also think about if I should join the racket, make money, have fun, or commit suicide. I thank Bucky for pointing out a third choice.

 
Posted by Joseph Smith on Saturday, July 05, 2008 - 5:25 PM
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Antevasin

 
My thoughts precisely! You never know who you touch in this life and how you touch them. My life is NOT my own to squander.There is great freedom from self obsession when you give of yourself freely to the whole.

 
Posted by Antevasin on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 11:08 PM
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