The Bitch Box

The Batlord · 08-25-2019, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwb

I have my triggers just like anyone else. I'm used to being called cold hearted I guess

~~jwb~~ · 08-25-2019, 06:21 PM

It won't work if I don't think you mean it

The Batlord · 08-25-2019, 06:29 PM

If you want to think I think you're a good person then go ahead.

~~jwb~~ · 08-25-2019, 06:31 PM

That's all I'm asking

Plankton · 08-28-2019, 07:15 AM

There's also no champagne in the Champagne Room.

Just a heads up.

Neapolitan · 08-28-2019, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

nothing is "in the back"

when you ask us to look

we just walk to the back room and then walk back out

it's annoying that I have to do this charade, but they're convinced you're holding out on them

They must think there is an identical store in the back room, but all the shelves are stocked.

The Batlord · 08-28-2019, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

They must think there is an identical store in the back room, but all the shelves are stocked.

Like Coraline but the button-eyed clerk can actually help you.

Neapolitan · 08-28-2019, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug McClasky

Like Coraline but the button-eyed clerk can actually help you.

elph reminds me more of WALL · E than Coraline. WALL · E was just going through the emotions, bummed out with the drudgery of sorting a stowing thing away.

OccultHawk · 10-05-2019, 07:56 PM

I admit I used to like Sam Harris. Eventually this started to fade. Now I actively dislike him and his podcast and his meditation course.

Key problems:

He strawmans every debate rival as disingenuous and/or hysterical and eventually accuses them of character assassination and acting in a dangerous “bad faith” manner.

He’s obsessed with downplaying the significance of white supremacy.

He’s not qualified to teach mindfulness meditation and drives very far out of his lane in his course.

He argues that putting his content behind a paywall is good for his listeners even though he’s already rich.

He’s never been poor. He brags about his time in Asia but he never worked in Asian economies. Obviously his parents sponsored his time in Asia and his education because he had no income at the time. I worked in Asia and paid for my travels completely on my own so I’m not especially impressed that he was there on someone else’s dime.

He thinks LSD and MDMA provide a shortcut to enlightenment and frequently tells the same drug stories again and again. This is only a partial truth. These drugs offer a new look at consciousness and LSD can create ego death but you can’t recreate it without using the drug again and then you fall on diminishing returns.

He can’t see things from the perspective of people who have different experiences.

He acts like verbal attacks are as damaging as physical attacks.

He considers himself a neuroscientist but he hasn’t contributed a single thing to the field. A scientist does experiments and publishes results for peer review. He hasn’t done that.

OccultHawk · 10-06-2019, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

when you take religion out of the picture people still want for the things religion provides...meaning, community, ways to cope

so people tune into Harris and Dawkins and the late Hitchens in a way that's pretty ironic

But Harris is the only one who uses Buddhist practices and claims he’s taken the BS out of it. In reality he’s worse because he still pretends he’s a guru even though there’s no tradition to back him. Self-appointed gurus who claim not to be are often the worst. The possibility that he’s doing harm doesn’t occur to him because he’s so arrogant.

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08-28-2019, 07:15 AM	#24035 (permalink)
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OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I admit I used to like Sam Harris. Eventually this started to fade. Now I actively dislike him and his podcast and his meditation course. Key problems: He strawmans every debate rival as disingenuous and/or hysterical and eventually accuses them of character assassination and acting in a dangerous “bad faith” manner. He’s obsessed with downplaying the significance of white supremacy. He’s not qualified to teach mindfulness meditation and drives very far out of his lane in his course. He argues that putting his content behind a paywall is good for his listeners even though he’s already rich. He’s never been poor. He brags about his time in Asia but he never worked in Asian economies. Obviously his parents sponsored his time in Asia and his education because he had no income at the time. I worked in Asia and paid for my travels completely on my own so I’m not especially impressed that he was there on someone else’s dime. He thinks LSD and MDMA provide a shortcut to enlightenment and frequently tells the same drug stories again and again. This is only a partial truth. These drugs offer a new look at consciousness and LSD can create ego death but you can’t recreate it without using the drug again and then you fall on diminishing returns. He can’t see things from the perspective of people who have different experiences. He acts like verbal attacks are as damaging as physical attacks. He considers himself a neuroscientist but he hasn’t contributed a single thing to the field. A scientist does experiments and publishes results for peer review. He hasn’t done that. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

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