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I'll elaborate. The end of this analysis is very depressing. First, it confirms that the schizophrenic or psychotic will never be able to attain the h...
September 01, 2019 at 15:38
What's this talk about megalomania and Buddhism? Are you high?
August 17, 2019 at 22:00
Almost but no cigar. The testimony of many people who have insight into their condition and the subsequent adherence to the advice of social workers a...
August 14, 2019 at 23:54
Ok, nevermind the efforts required to synthesize a novel compound out of scratch.
August 11, 2019 at 18:00
Dude. I'm so proud at the moment being. This compound is called "Imidazenil" and is better than any other benzodiazepines because if you were to immed...
August 11, 2019 at 17:06
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Imidazenil_structure.svg Created this as a non-tolerance forming benzodiazepine with no dependency...
August 11, 2019 at 16:52
Supposedly when Bernie was running in 2016, he had the highest comparative advantage over Trump among other presidential candidates. Call me optimisti...
August 09, 2019 at 09:51
2020 isn't that far away! And Sanders really stands a chance after the DNC leaks the last election. I think...
August 09, 2019 at 08:23
I'm saving money for this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf6ZOiTxTi4
August 09, 2019 at 06:08
Well, I would like to learn more about mathematics. It's something that is irresistibly beautiful and edifying. I remember learning calculus for the f...
August 09, 2019 at 03:32
Thanks, another one of those books I will just have to figure out when and how to read. Uhh, and why is that? Are you perchance a misanthrope? I'm not...
August 09, 2019 at 03:30
Then you haven't been looking far or wide enough. It's really the latest fad for my generation. That is to enhance mental functioning through various ...
August 09, 2019 at 03:25
What do you tell a Stoic who claims that one should only be concerned about things within their control? I would say that the distinction is fundament...
August 09, 2019 at 02:14
They didn't just come out of nowhere. The (then) mujahedeen (now Taliban) were radicalized by the then CIA, under the watchful eye of Brzezinski and o...
August 09, 2019 at 00:54
In: Fighting  — view comment
I used to practice boxing. It's a great stress reliever. But, philosophy requires more subtlety and finesse.
August 09, 2019 at 00:40
Just to supply you with some fodder, with regards to the paper, it would be good to highlight the creation of the mujahedeen from Brzezinski under Car...
August 08, 2019 at 18:29
Nicely done paper. What are your thoughts on the next question being, how should the US handle the current situation in Afghanistan?
August 08, 2019 at 18:13
I think you have a pretty solid identity. It's just making it shine that's our issue.
August 08, 2019 at 15:54
Japanese anime hits me in the feels harder than the best romantic blockbuster Hollywood can ever aspire to make.
August 08, 2019 at 08:36
You can't be too certain about that. I mean, AI is just around the corner, and given that it doesn't need food or sleep or can think at incomprehensib...
August 08, 2019 at 07:54
I don't know. Falling in love with someone and living together for a million years blissfully doesn't sounds that bad. I also feel as though with an u...
August 08, 2019 at 07:52
A steam of consciousness ensues: I feel as though most of our questions and desires and yada-yada will be answered or passed over in silence once deat...
August 08, 2019 at 07:50
:death:
August 07, 2019 at 18:03
Echoing the title of the OP, even the parents of the kids are screaming about not wanting to go to school.
August 07, 2019 at 14:07
Very wallowsome; but, otherwise OK.
August 07, 2019 at 13:49
Ask them if the wavefunction is metaphysical and see what they say.
August 04, 2019 at 11:45
Yeah, now another mass shooting, with 9 dead in Dayton Ohio. It's hard to comprehend just how many people have to die for some kind of pragmatic chang...
August 04, 2019 at 09:24
Make America Great Again!!! :vomit:
August 04, 2019 at 00:13
What do you mean? You have felt the suffering in terms of what, desire or what?
August 03, 2019 at 22:27
First, thank's Wayfarer for taking the time to reply to my "misgivings". What about karma? I don't even know how to describe the concept of karmic reb...
August 03, 2019 at 22:25
In: Bannings  — view comment
Wonder what s/he was selling, got the same thing...
August 03, 2019 at 10:14
Doing some self-reflection, and recalling a distant dream in my past, I do recall having a dream of being a dolphin in my youth. That was the only ins...
August 02, 2019 at 06:07
As far as I am aware, samsara will continue until nirvana or enlightenment is attained by each and every individual. Is that correct? There's a lot of...
August 02, 2019 at 02:45
I just don't see any point to it, honestly. Is it some prerequisite towards enlightenment? I am out of my element here, so I'll just play it by ear. I...
August 02, 2019 at 02:38
If you keep on asking *why* 'nough it eventually turns into philosophy... *But why*
August 01, 2019 at 14:50
In: Burnout  — view comment
Yes, this is an issue that I have also confronted. My response was to wallow. :party:
August 01, 2019 at 12:19
Andrew Yang, is so effin refreshing. UBI, FTW.
August 01, 2019 at 02:43
LOL, Biden is so out of water, he seems like a puffer fish out of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q_MJjweRVU
August 01, 2019 at 02:10
Marianne is a psychologist?
July 31, 2019 at 23:20
Yeah, I guess what I meant was that both Warren and Sanders did a great job at parrying off the typical talking points of R's of "socialist", "unreali...
July 31, 2019 at 03:29
Yea, Sanders took the cake. Warren was eclipsed by him. Wonder how she plans to differentiate from Bernie in the future.
July 31, 2019 at 02:53
Sanders on :fire:
July 31, 2019 at 01:50
Ahright, debate time.
July 31, 2019 at 00:09
:mask:
July 30, 2019 at 14:31
Welcome. Hope you enjoy the place.
July 30, 2019 at 14:14
Mortal Engines was actually a pretty good movie despite the low IMDB ratings. Loled at the political message towards the end.
July 30, 2019 at 12:58
:blush:
July 30, 2019 at 09:54
Yes, well I'm also not entirely sure if your ad hoc analysis is compatible with the notion that libertarianism would solve these pre-existing issues t...
July 30, 2019 at 09:50
Not really question-begging. If you have any formal training in game theory, these are simply outcomes derived from inherent forces within human natur...
July 30, 2019 at 09:32
But, libertarianism suffers from an incurable problem, which can only be exacerbated if one were to implement it...The issue that I want to present ca...
July 30, 2019 at 09:01