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I'm curious about what the ultimate goal is. Is it being as clear-headed and rational as possible or is it about well-being?

Elites don't want it known how people are manipulated. No, but it's estimated that there are over a thousand homicides daily across the globe. About t...

No, not at all, broadly speaking we've organized and cooperated essentially in order to gain power (by conquest and eliminating competitors). Of cours...

I think you should embrace the animal nature of our basic psychology and stop pretending to be something we’re not.

Right, WE have to agree on the “superstition”. Why is it okay to agree on a medium of exchange but not on a political representative or institutions o...

Yup. Money is just as much a superstition. Is money a superstition that you want to give up?

It’s a threatening sign, yes. I think it was a good idea to protect the jurors from similar signs directed at them.

They were talking about hanging Trump's VP on Jan 6. His partner in governance! Imagine what they'd do to some poor jurors for holding Trump liable fo...

Wrong again. It was an unusual voir dire, which I assume was designed to protect the identities of the jurors. Protect them from delusional Trump supp...

Sure, I'll go further down the rabbit hole. Do you think that others believe Trump assaulted someone in the video?

I’m no legal buff but just did a quick search and it looks like your delusions are deepening.

You would think that Trumps lawyers would have done better in the jury selection process. I hear he only hires the best people.

If you can show where someone in the trial claimed that the video proves that Trump sexually assaulted a woman then do so.

She’s not claiming that it’s proof of sexual assault, obviously. Try again?

You can't give an example of anyone claiming that the video is proof of sexual assault but you believe that such people exist anyway. Kinda cultish, I...

I submit that people with developed critical thinking skills will tend to manage this response much better than people without.

The video is not proof that Trump sexually assaults women. Can you give an example of ANYONE claiming that it is proof of sexual assault? If not, you ...

Let's see if we can straighten this out. You wrote: From what you've explained, you appear to be claiming that "cult members" believe that Trump sexua...

You're claiming that "cult members" watched this video and came to believe that Trump sexually assaults every woman that he comes into contact with?

We evolved to get excited in critical situations. Stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline are released. Our blood pressure and heart rate increas...

So here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSC8Q-kR44o&t=18s You're claiming that "cult members" watched this video and saw Trump sexually assault...

So when NOS says: "Fact: He does not grab by the pussy the woman he was just talking about." He's saying that Trump has never grabbed for pussy and th...

He was talking about an incident of pussy grabbing that hadn't occurred yet?

Funny, because critical thinking could be handy in critical (fearful or otherwise emotional) situations and not just when sipping tea in a lounge chai...

Again, I don't know what you're talking about. Eariler you wrote: "Fact: He does not grab by the pussy the woman he was just talking about." How do yo...

We should only think critically when emotionally balanced and calm? It seems to me that critical thinking would be particularly useful when we're upse...

I don't know what you mean. If he was talking about a past incident with a particular woman, I'm pointing out that you could not know what actually oc...

You can't know that's a fact and by your own reasoning that appears to make you a cult member.

Well just out of curiosity, what is the proper emotion to motivate critical thinking? Do other modes of thought require specific emotional motivation?

As I see it, critical thinking needs to be critical of everything and everyone, including oneself. Critical thinking can be motivated by fear, hatred,...

Well, no, your initial requirement for a democracy is a sense of common purpose (and not critical thinking). People can share a common purpose without...

NOS doesn't support anything that has the potential to infringe on his FREEDOM. :razz:

He practically confessed to it in the deposition, saying something like ‘*stars* have been sexually assaulting women for millions of years, unfortunat...

As I said, I disagree that they’re motivated only by the promise of reward in the hereafter. I think a large part of their motivation comes from belie...

I think most people would agree that sexual assault says something about a persons character.

Abhorrent but not nihilistic? Not sure how to interpret that. Bad but not meaningless? Meaningful but not right? Do you think abhorrence can be meanin...

Religion is not about the well-being of real people. It's about creating and maintaining a strong group bond or 'tribe' through a shared narrative, va...

Time to donate again, @"NOS4A2" Write your check to E. Jean Carroll.

Gladly. It's not always easy to tell when someone is genuinely interested or just trolling.

You certainly didn't manage to get an example. I think we've trashed up the topic enough, btw.

I didn't say anything about people loving their traditions, troll.

I see your misunderstanding and how I wasn't clear enough. I meant dependent on the tradition and that would mean within the tradition. I don't know h...

How does that demonstrate independent thought or action from within that tradition? Planet Earth. Why is that significant? PS: if you're just trolling...

Generally speaking, a good exemplar would think and/or act in a way that demonstrates independence within a religious tradition. If you're suggesting ...

That doesn't make sense.

I don't follow. Hardly seems at odds with the church in any way. Can you explain?

Example?

And religion is hellbent on making human beings as dependent as possible, necessarily limiting their moral development and any other sort of developme...

There are all sorts of zen groups, and even some teachers who are less orthodox, such as Brad Warner, though they’re not well respected within the tra...