OmegleEpicChat

You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Question to discuss:
Talk about whatever is bothering you.
Stranger: having no one to talk to
You: People randomly disconnecting before I finish my statements :P
Stranger: that as well
You: Meh, I usually find it difficult to actually think of a subject
You: This works though..
Stranger: haha i suppose
Stranger: so what brings you here, stranger
You: Boredom. Got tired of gaming and programming
Stranger: I was writing my essay
Stranger: but then i was like
Stranger: nah
You: lol
You: I know that feeling
You: What subject?
Stranger: two subjects
Stranger: one for english and one for history
You: Ah. Last one I had was for Sociology, I believe.
Stranger: Gotta write one on how the west was wild and then for gatsby
You: Hmm. Essentially lawlessness in the west. Limited supplies + indian threats with difficult transport to and from the west turned it into that
You: never read Gatsby though
Stranger: It was really good actually
You: I imagine so
You: Actually, I remember, my last essay fro for world literature on the Illiad XD Great story
You: for*
Stranger: never heard of it
You: You never heard of it?
You: What about The Odyssey?
Stranger: Ohh yeah,
You: Ancient Greek Epics
You: Epic Poems*
You: Ancient works are always interesting :P
Stranger: heard of oedipus?
You: I recognize the name but I forget who he was
Stranger: He married his mom
Stranger: then brought disaster to his whole family
You: Hmm. I'll need to read that one
Stranger: It was veeeery interesting
You: The most interesting I've read is actually from China. I forget the actual work though, it set the foundations of Daoism
Stranger: Daoism is pretty cool
You: Quite cool. I found that I already have learned some of its core philosophies before learning about it
You: Like everything is perspective, nothing is absolute. :P
Stranger: That's so weird to think about
Stranger: Oh yeah, what's your name ?
You: Tom
Stranger: Gotcha,
You: it's weird to think about because most of the western world thinks linearly, not paradoxically. The western "mind" believes in absolutes.
You: Actually a shame, a lot would go more smoothly if people thought less like that :P
Stranger: Religion is just so
Stranger: eh
You: It has it's ups and downs. With the Judeo-Christian beliefs, mostly downs, it would seem.
You: (Hope I don't offend)
Stranger: No I'm not offended
Stranger: It's just I don't understand why there are fights over it
You: Ok, never can be quite sure over just text :P
Stranger: believe what you want but don't try to force it upon others
You: I have a theory
You: I took a course in Psychology and we learned about Identities
Stranger: I wanna take psych next year
You: When you start figuring out what you believe in, or what makes you, you. There are four states.
You: Identity Achieved
You: Moratorium (iirc)
You: Foreclosed
You: And, basically, unknown
You: Identity Achieved happens when you undergo Moratoruim and you figure out your identity
You: Foreclosure happens when you have your identity decided
You: When this happens, you at a subconscious level might not identify with it
You: And this causes a conflict
You: Mostly anxiety
You: And stress
Stranger: Hmm never knew that
You: I believe that because of this, many come to the conclusion that they must make others think as they do. After all, if everyone believes something it has to be true, doesn't it?
You: So there are fights, because essentially, they are afraid of being wrong
You: At least, that's my own theory
You: Seeing how religion is sometimes forced, though, I can see it at work sometimes :P
Stranger: hm interesting theory
You: At least with the rise of instant communications and internet, more people are undergoing moratorium. So they are finding what they themselves want to believe. At any rate, it will hoefully mean less stress in the world
You: hopefully*
You: Oh, and psych is epic
You: A very, very worthwhile course