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Sent: 2010/11/20 11:25:20
To:
support@pokerstars.com
Subject: existential angst
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>Message:
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>Dear Support,
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>I was playing in one of your tournaments facing a tough decision for all
my chips, when I had this really strong deja vu feeling. For some reason
it felt like another me in a different universe had been in this exact same
situation. This got me thinking that it must have been in the past which
led to the idea that it must have been in a universe before the big bang.
Perhaps I have played this tournament an infinite number of times in the
past and also unfortunately bubbled an infinite number of times which is
quite a sad concept I think.
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>Anyway all this infinite me stuff started freaking my brain and then I saw
your friendly 'help' button and thought perhaps support can ease my
troubles. What do you think was there before the big bang, and does it
also melt your brain just thinking about it? If you find yourself getting
into a similar freaked out state as me, then i am terribly sorry and
perhaps you could suggest something to do to take my mind (and yours) off
such brain frying thoughts.
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>Regards
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>subject: Quantum physics and poker tournaments
>Hello
Thank you for your email.
It sounds to me like an extremely exaggerated feeling of "deja vu"
(
http://science.howstuffworks.com/sci.../extrasensory-
perceptions/question657.htm). This is a normal phenomena, except for
the "different universe" before the big bang.
First of all, both secular and religious scholars would likely find this to
be unlikely, as "The" universe would not have been in existence before
a "creation event".
Perhaps you really felt like you experienced this at another time in
another galaxy, but this would have certainly been subsequent to whatever
celestial creation event you might support.
In any case, to answer your enquiry, I actually don't find myself being
freaked out by thoughts like this, but I will be sure to ponder the space-
time continuum next time I am about to commit all of my chips.
In my experience, the only thing that is sure to help distract you
from "Brain frying thoughts" is to view photos and videos of attractive
members of whatever gender you find most stimulating. If you are still
considering your place in the universe after that, then I can only
recommend that you contact a mental health professional.
Good luck to you, and thank you for choosing PokerStars.
Regards,
Randy
PokerStars Support Team
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