RegularGuy

Lol. I guess that’s why they think that I have to be medicated. What does that translate into?

Yeah, teachers are pretty awesome. If only they could teach some motivation and emotion control into me. :grin:

I thought it worked on me. I was devastated for a minute, then I was elated for a minute. Finally, I was enlightened.

My first grade teacher actually did this to us, but she told us the moral of the lesson within five minutes.

I’m a very stable genius.

If I were above the law like Trump thinks he is, I would shoot him on Fifth Avenue. Man, I’m so proud to be an American under Mein Fuhrer Trump.

I guess it was a “deepfake”.

They should be prosecuted along with Trump, an admitted “pussy” grabber.

If that’s true, then they’re children fuckers, too. The child fucking is bipartisan.

“Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey. You can’t do that at my resorts. That’s why we all pay to have our sex parties with children at your place... you know, so...

I am fucking heated.

I believe President Trump and the Attorney General William Barr fucked children with their buddy, Jeffrey Epstein.

The universe wasn’t created for the fawn alone.

Okay. Well, to me the qualia of red is what the color of red is to me. Likewise, what you perceive as red is red to you. It doesn’t matter if they are...

I don’t disagree with what you’re saying. Different wavelengths of electromagnetism exist without consciousness. But is this really what we think of a...

MLK didn’t perform any evil means to justify his ends. I fail to see this as an example that bolsters your point. I’m grateful to MLK for his work, bu...

No. I “generalized” just like you said. I don’t relate to leaders. Like I said, that’s just me. I am well within my right to have views whether they a...

That’s the impression I got.

But they also got to be presidents. I can’t relate to someone who craves power. That’s just me. Just as you can’t relate to someone who is on disabili...

Of course they were tough decisions. FDR stood up to the “royalists”, and LBJ gave us Medicare. I am grateful for those decisions. But do you think I’...

Not entirely. But you are forgetting that there are leaders of the “evil” countries, too. World leaders worldwide don’t care about you. Why do you car...

The commander in chief is a politician, and the decisions about budgets and health are made by politicians. It is an accurate generalization. I unders...

It’s an accurate generalization, but you are correct that I will never have power.

They usually serve themselves foremost (in the US, their re-election), so I don’t see then as worthy of empathy.

:up:

I suppose there is all at least a little evil in working towards any end, whether intended or unintended. Also, if killing myself brought about world ...

@"alcontali" is a Muslim and I am a believer in Christ. We get along just fine.

If I understand you correctly, then I agree with you. My position can be illustrated with an example. Suppose a nation was deeply divided at the point...

Awesome! Like the Psalm that goes “I shall fear no evil...” You’ve been brilliant in this thread. Just don’t let it go to your head, as no state is pe...

I’m only a consumer of free porn. I don’t believe in paying for something that I can get for free.

The problem is the system, I agree, but not in the sense that you may think. The system has been telling you lies since birth: what to value, how you ...

This is also a good, honest philosophy. I can’t say I find fault with it.

I’m sorry. I got a little agitated. It wasn’t really about you.

Probably so. So what? What did the Church and the Apostles mean by “free will” anyway? The ability to choose evil? That’s simplistic bullshit. If you’...

My apologies. I didn’t read the entire thread. My persuasion is to side with a more community-minded message. I realize that it is basically bullshit ...

Suffering is baked into the cake because people are so selfish that they think they are entitled to a creation for each individual’s desires. We were ...

There are, of course, exceptions to this rule.

Politicians for the most part from either party are foremost about their own survival. Don’t fool yourself that you’re on the correct side.

Republicans have no scandals? In fact they do, but they are just unashamed and exempt from accountability. Voter suppression, anyone?

This is very enlightened. I just prefer the theistic bias as opposed to the atheistic or other bias. I think there is something in us that continues o...

I agree with this. Put an otherwise good person in a “bad” situation, and the stress can lead to bad decisions. That doesn’t excuse it, but there are ...

Depends on the type and duration of the abuse, the individual physiology, and what you mean by “destructive”.

You have an obvious option. You can choose not to watch it. Media is about attracting eyeballs to make money. Find fault with the men who like that st...

This goes against the claims of most contemporary neuroscientists, who I grant aren’t infallible but have lots of evidence to back up their claims. In...

My bad. But didn’t you say that Democratic policies are generally failures? Or at least their implementation?

I think improvement of oneself is necessarily subjective. We are all biased towards our own notions of what improves each of us.

Consciousness is also a relation to present external stimulus and an intention towards the future. There is a creative element of nature, the individu...

The Republican tax code is pretty complex. The Social Security system of benefits is simple. You’re being an absolutist. Sometimes Democratic policies...

I agree with you that there are healthier (for overall society and individuals) ways to deal with one another over others. I also agree that what Hitl...

Thank you for the encouragement. The demons come and go. Some days I’m able to empathize with my father who couldn’t overcome his demons. Sometimes I ...