[MD] Many Avatars, Many Selves

[MarshaV]

At 02:07 PM 9/16/2008, you wrote:
>[Marsha]
>Tiny question.  My body is not perfect, but I still kind of like 
>it.  Don't you like yours?
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>[Arlo]
>Let us suggest a rewrite before an answer.
>
>"Tiny question.  Our body is not perfect, but most of us still kind 
>of like it.  Don't you like yours?"
>
>Now that I can answer.



Marsha:
You dislike the wording of my question so much you need to edit it?




>Arlo:
>It serves most of its inhabiting selves for most purposes. One of 
>these selves has tried to get it to mountain bike more, but it 
>resists. It seems to prefer beer and cheese to athletics and yoga, 
>but most selves occupying its gray matter have learned to go with 
>the flow on that. The biker self finds it more than adequate for 
>handling the Harley and making long rides. The football self, 
>however, finds it also lacking in agility and speed. Sadly, it will 
>likely never get any of these selves a date with Salma Hayek 
>(although the funny self believes "if only she got to know 'me'"), 
>but my fiance kinda likes it (or so she tells the self she professes 
>her love to). But we are comfortable realizing that in many contexts 
>it is irrelevant to the self at hand.
>
>But if you are simply asking "Arlo" an not concerned with the 
>vantage other selves in his gray matter would have, he would answer as such.
>
>Yes, I like my body. It works these keys admirably, and allows me to 
>express myself in this forum accordingly. Other than motor-skills 
>and keyboard utility, I don't have much value one way or the other 
>in the body I habit, so long as it stays fed and healthy so I can 
>continue to exist here, I am happy with it.
>
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