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Enco,

I am not trippin man. I am questioning the implicit assumption that almost everyone seems to make about human behavior. It does not require an exhaustive examination of history to reach the conclusion that we are as easily led/trained/conditioned as our dogs. The vast majority are the antithesis of Reg. They form hardcore beliefs and those…[Read more]

Jake,

I know that October 7 as well as time and events before and after it are all real. But you can’t say that and take your Strawberry Fields Metaphysical position:

No core beliefs about reality except nothing we would recognize as such exists. That is my gut talking.

And, as a side note, that Beatles song frightened me as a kid, even…[Read more]

In keeping with the theme of beliefs driving behavior and indoctrination driving beliefs check this out. Look how powerful the lefty BS is in driving acts of jew hatred. I am confident that the far right is going to be emboldened as time rolls on and the acceptance of collective Jew guilt is unchallenged.…[Read more]

Jake stops, pops & gives props to Enco.

You nailed the Desiderata out of that one. The presumption of God in that work is an error. Even so a generally good message is conveyed.

Took me a few seconds to decipher Strawberry Fields. I like that song and decided some time ago it is a stream of consciousness song. Even if it is not intended as…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
However he stands on the shoulder of a giant from the not too distant past.

omg omg lol lolrotfl [sic?]

That is hilarious! (I actually did laugh out loud, but didn’t rotfl.)

Almost halfway through, I switched to the youtube original and turned on captions, which helped a little, but not enough. That was good, especially…[Read more]

Jake,

Was October 7, 2023 real? What have all of us been going back and forth on all this time?

Jake, you’ll really want to reconsider the Strawberry Fields stance. There are others who don’t mean well standing there in the patch too who want you there making fertilizer.

And “The Desiderata” works best in a Desiderata world with Desiderata people.

jakelafort wrote:
Seeing our lives in that manner also has serious repercussions. Instead of positing the true influences we credit CHOICES! That i may avoid a rant and get back to handicapping i take my leave and reserve the right to revisit.

Strega, Jake, I appreciate that, too. I’ve accepted a belief in free will, even when I know it’s not…[Read more]

You’re welcome Strega.

keep thinking how it is nearly impossible to avoid the trap of positing free will and in doing so condemning the others. I am keenly aware of it and in the moment i FEEL that way.

This morning i was listening to a Sam Harris podcast about covid and the lessons we can learn and steps we ought to take. It was a Harvard…[Read more]

Thank you Jake that was just what I needed.

No core beliefs about reality except nothing we would recognize as such exists. That is my gut talking.

Amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Adjust my understanding based on new info does not prove me wrong, it only improves my interpretation of how the world works. I get a clearer picture.

Yes, being shown to be in error makes me ask questions, which is always a good thing.

Hamas hostage looking like he is being cared for by Germans back in the day. The recreation of that day is something the lefty’s are working on. Those hostages are eating what we eat. And then ya see a great big fat arm on the Gazan. Does not matter how idiotic the Hamas propaganda because the international media will continue to be Hamas’…[Read more]

I think I have an over-inflated sense of my own abilities, but I don’t mind being knocked down and proved wrong.

I think most people think that their interpretation of reality is the correct one. As I said before, I don’t maintain any “core beliefs” about reality.  I have various understandings about how the Universe operates and of my place in…[Read more]

As bad as the starvation in Gaza is, more people are dying trying to get food than are starving. To make matters worse, as reported by an American soldier in a viddy I put up a few days ago, he’s witnessed IDF soldiers shoot into crowds of civilians committing the crime of trying to get food.

https://youtu.be/ZBReq4PBaKQ?si=7EIKUpyy-aPzmr2l

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Conspiracy theorists don’t realize they’re on the fringe.

That’s a very interesting finding.  Conspiracy theorists, as a whole, have an over-inflated sense of their own cognitive abilities, leading them not to question the fact that they might be wrong.  That’s one reason why they cling onto bullshit beliefs, that…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Once again, AI has miles to go before we can sleep with ease about it.

And those miles will be on fundamentally different kinds of roads. Currently, I liken AI to Reddit, in that there is some really great, useful stuff there, written by humans. I think if AI now as amplifier to whatever’s available on the internet, just…[Read more]

Fellow Unbelievers,

A.I. is also helping the Ministry of Truth with its Chop Shops of A.I. Slop.

Well, what more can you expect when The Ministry of Truth is bankrolling the studies about Misinformation/Disinformation/Malinformation? MDM *Growl!* 🦁
These Ivy Leaguers aren’t so smart.

These two stories below from The Daily Mail show just how…[Read more]

Thanks, Reg 🙂

Reg,

Federal workers can now proselytize to their coworkers.

I wonder if the Trumpistas will figure out that this means the Deep State is now in the religion business?

And how much consent is involved if the proselytizer is an armed Federal agent or an environmental bureaucrat who can classify your back yard mud puddle as a “wet land” and keep…[Read more]

Have a great week!

“They say God works in mysterious ways. That’s theological code for ‘don’t ask.'”

– me.