-- Posted by Troop at 12:39 am on July 11, 2009 Why is it people think that thier experiences are only unique unto themselves? I mean, I get that each experience is unique in a way, but eventually you find another person who went through the exact same thing. But they just can't accept that fact and feel that only they have suffered through this pain. bugs me. -- Posted by Descartes at 12:40 am on July 11, 2009 No two people can EVER experience something the same way. Everyone's interpretation of experiences and sensations are slightly different. Nobody thinks or feels the same as somebody else. -- Posted by SomeRandomKid at 12:41 am on July 11, 2009 because what seperates me from your face is my shoe. -- Posted by seedy underbelly at 12:41 am on July 11, 2009 Enough philosophical bull. I think everyone realizes someone has been through similar situations before (there's what, 3 billion people in the world? it happens). -- Posted by One Two Step at 12:41 am on July 11, 2009 Maybe no one said they related with them? -- Posted by Troop at 12:42 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Descartes at 12:40 am on July 11, 2009 No two people can EVER experience something the same way. Everyone's interpretation of experiences and sensations are slightly different. Nobody thinks or feels the same as somebody else. obviously that cant experience the same things the same way but theres other people that might have experienced the same thing not the exact same thing but something close and from that might know what your feeling. -- Posted by Descartes at 12:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from seedy underbelly at 12:41 am on July 11, 2009 Enough philosophical bull. I think everyone realizes someone has been through similar situations before (there's what, 3 billion people in the world? it happens). Well obviously. It's a mathematical certainty that you will have gone through something that somebody else has before you. But the way you experience it. The way you interpret it. What you take from it. Is completely unique to the person. -- Posted by seedy underbelly at 12:54 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Descartes at 12:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from seedy underbelly at 12:41 am on July 11, 2009 Enough philosophical bull. I think everyone realizes someone has been through similar situations before (there's what, 3 billion people in the world? it happens). Well obviously. It's a mathematical certainty that you will have gone through something that somebody else has before you. But the way you experience it. The way you interpret it. What you take from it. Is completely unique to the person. Disagree. Granted, not EVERYTHING is going to be the same but I'm sure there's some sort of similarity between experiences. Not everything has to be unique. -- Posted by Descartes at 8:55 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from seedy underbelly at 12:54 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from Descartes at 12:43 am on July 11, 2009 Quote: from seedy underbelly at 12:41 am on July 11, 2009 Enough philosophical bull. I think everyone realizes someone has been through similar situations before (there's what, 3 billion people in the world? it happens).    Well obviously. It's a mathematical certainty that you will have gone through something that somebody else has before you. But the way you experience it. The way you interpret it. What you take from it. Is completely unique to the person. Disagree. Granted, not EVERYTHING is going to be the same but I'm sure there's some sort of similarity between experiences. Not everything has to be unique. You are just adding further support to my point. "some sort" Yes. There will be some degree of similarity. But not EXACTLY the same. Everybodys perceptions are slightly differed.