# ?'s on Laughter, Being, Control, and Separation
**URL:** https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/s-on-laughter-being-control-and-separation/2141
**Category:** Philosophy
**Created:** [April 29, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/s-on-laughter-being-control-and-separation/2141 "2004-04-29T00:28:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Kristalyn](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/Kristalyn)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/s-on-laughter-being-control-and-separation/2141/1 "2004-04-29T00:28:37Z")
I just wanted some feedback on the following questions.
Where does originate from?
Is there such a thing as an absolute nonbeing?
Can one ever fully control one’s self?
Why are there separations in life?
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@The\_Underground\_Man](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/The_Underground_Man)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2004, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/s-on-laughter-being-control-and-separation/2141/2 "2004-04-29T01:25:17Z")
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> Can one ever fully control one’s self?
I can awnser this one. No. Not until I meet an immortal that doesn’t eat, sleep and shit.
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### Author:  [@Raistlin](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/Raistlin)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/s-on-laughter-being-control-and-separation/2141/3 "2004-04-29T17:10:00Z")
\*Where does [laughter] originate from?
Just like the concept beauty, laughter comes from the soul. it has nothing to do with reason.
\*Is there such a thing as an absolute nonbeing?
nothingness cannot be qualified in any way. it wouldn’t “be” in the first place, there can’t “be” a non-being.
\*Can one ever fully control one’s self?
define “controling one’s self”. passions? emotions? muscles? hair growth? heartbeat?..
\*Why are there separations in life?
it’s your life…
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### Author:  [@rex\_b](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/rex_b)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/s-on-laughter-being-control-and-separation/2141/4 "2004-04-29T21:14:01Z")
> [@Raistlin](#):
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> \*Is there such a thing as an absolute nonbeing?
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> nothingness cannot be qualified in any way. it wouldn’t “be” in the first place, there can’t “be” a non-being.
what about ghosts. They are being that are non-being.
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### Author:  [@Raistlin](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/Raistlin)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/s-on-laughter-being-control-and-separation/2141/5 "2004-04-29T23:26:34Z")
> [@rex\_b](#):
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> > [@Raistlin](#):
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> > \*Is there such a thing as an absolute nonbeing?
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> > nothingness cannot be qualified in any way. it wouldn’t “be” in the first place, there can’t “be” a non-being.
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> what about ghosts. They are being that are non-being.
they are ideas. mind creates them, so they exist because they are recognized.
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### Author:  [@Highwind](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/Highwind)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/s-on-laughter-being-control-and-separation/2141/6 "2004-05-01T21:14:02Z")
> [@TheUndergroundMan](#):
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> > Can one ever fully control one’s self?
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> I can awnser this one. No. Not until I meet an immortal that doesn’t eat, sleep and shit.
You are right and wrong. Nirvana is a stage in buddhism where you are in full selfcontrol, meaning, you always make decisions which leads to the end of suffering for all, no matter what fact you are given. You are in selfcontrol, because you do not fear hunger or death, then you can act “freely”.
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### Author:  [@Highwind](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/Highwind)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/s-on-laughter-being-control-and-separation/2141/7 "2004-05-01T21:18:15Z")
“Why are there separations in life?”
Cause everything changes. Everything (every form) that has a beginning has an end.
“Is there such a thing as an absolute nonbeing?”
I’m not sure what you mean by “beings”. I believe however that everything is material. So, no.