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This is very strange. This smells like corruption, or devilry... - the temperatures melted metal, which requires temperatures higher than those generated by wildfires - police officers were blocking routes so people did not leave - sirens were not activated - assistance was non-existent - people were mislead into thinking that the fire was under control, when it was obviously not true

I am very confused, but at the same time I respect this doctor who has been very careful in the way he presents information, trying to be unbiased and objective (as much as possible). I share this for your own evaluation.

Maybe many of you have already watched this film. It can have many layers of analysis. In my view it shows the pathetic epistemic madness running amok in western culture. Matt Walsh asked to a wide range of people the question "what is a woman?" and almost nobody could come up with an answer that at least was not self-contradictory. Ken Wilber and others have pointed out the limitations of Green when it comes to a higher narrative to define reality, because the dogma is that there is not ultimate truth, but they act out that idea as if it were the ultimate truth. In one of the interviews he conducts during the documentary, he asked a chief professor of an american university if he could define what the word woman means, without using the word woman in the very definition, and he reacted as if that was the first time he had ever thought about it. Ideological possession is rampant. Some may consider this content as Spiral Dynamics stage blue, but I don't think so. It is not even conservative. It is an attempt to get to the truth and point that the emperor is walking without clothes.

This matters are not only on the realm of philosophy and just searching for definitions. They are intertwined with emotions and survival. That is why if I open a thread called What is a chair?, maybe it wouldn't have so much participation (maybe I should try)...

@AtheisticNonduality Thank you for the nuanced approach you just shared

LOL I actually like the standard definition "adult human female", which is of course limited and debatable, just like any definition, but at least does not appeal to vague notions or circular definitions of , for example, "whoever that feels like a woman". HOWEVER, more important than defining it, my concern is the possibility of swinging the pendulum too much in the other direction, and in the name of compassion and not being tyrannical and respecting minorities' rights, we end up being tyrannical towards S.D. Stage Blue/Orange people (more than 50% of global population) that are just beginning to wrap their minds around these matters.

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Sometimes I feel overwhelmed and confused. All this is too complex

@Loba Thank you for your post. It is difficult to address the open and hard questions I asked above. I don't pretend to have the answers to those questions. That is why I bring this subject to this forum, because it is not something that can easily be discussed without people taking knee-jerk responses. Here there are very intelligent people, many of them may be more evolved, aware or open-minded than I am. The greeks already pointed the fallacy called Argumentum ad hominem" which means the fallacy of giving validity or discarding an arguement, based on the person who formulates the argument. I see this a lot here. Someone questioned the validity of my concern for the people who are suffering of gender dysphoria. That points to the authenticity of my feelings (I am a random person on a forum and it is impossible to bring witnesses for how real my feelings are. That misses the point. And what is the point? 1) what to do about teenagers that are allowed to make irreversible decisions at such an early age, in the name of compassion. Is it really the way to go? 2) what to do about the conflation of criminal offense with calling someone else a different pronoun than their chosen one . Who defines the words that are possible to say? Those are my two most important questions. Please notice that these questions don't have anything to do with the right of adult trans people to do whatever they want with their bodies and pursue happiness to the best of their ability.

Yes, I do have a concern for these people. However, "these people" is not a uniform category. Many of them are not feeling right after surgery and many commit suicide anyways (about 40% in the 7 year period after surgery). I don't oppose those who go through the process of surgery and hormonal procedures. Nevertheless, there are cases when they jump into the process and it doesn't have a happy ending. I question the fact that it is often presented as a safe and effective solution to the gender dysphoria problem, and that is not quite true. Some people have severe complications after the transition, causing extreme unhappiness to them and their families. Puberty blockers have long term effects, that are not transparently explained by the doctors that say "it just puts a pause to the development, while the teenager is in doubt, and they can resume normal development as soon as they quit the puberty blockers". That is a lie, and in the cases where the individual doesn't want to continue with it, and they no longer identify themselves as someone of the opposite sex , the damage is done and normal development does not resume smoothly. I question the fact that a 13 year-old girl can go through hormonal therapy without the consent of their parents , while at the same time you need to be 18 to drive or use alcohol or to tattoo yourself. I am concerned of the lack of balance in the implementation of public policies that can have good intentions, but can cause damage in the long run to people that can change their mind and find it is too late. This is not being bigot , nor trans-phobic . I am sick of name-calling just because one dares to ask questions that have not been sufficiently addressed.

Ok, so if external physicallity is something to be disregarded, why is so important to intervene on that level, so that people with gender dysphoria find a solution to their predicament, through the modification of their physicality? I am trying to make sense of some things that don't make total sense to me (such as the question above mentioned). I think it is legit to question any given narrative and argument, and inquire into the axioms it is based on. Bigotry is attachment to a particular creed, opinion, practice and intolerance of the opinions of others. So questioning and bigotry are opposite to each other.

Hi there , I take a bunch of supplements, such as vit. B,C,D,E , Fish oil, Alpha GPC, zinc and magnesium. I have heard about the importance of taking periods off. What do you do about it?

This is extremely important. Light can be the way to regulate so many bodily functions: This is evidence based, and can change your life for the better. Get your circadian rythm right!

Blue light is strangest in the morning. Red light is more predominant in the afternoon

Some people with serious mental health problems have to take Lithium. Also, as far as I know, lithium is a metal. The question is: Are people taking lithium medications being constantly metal intoxicated ??

Many people dismiss witchcraft as stupidity and don't believe it's real. Some others believe in it but don't have any hypothesis on how it works. I know people who report experiences related to,, for example, "amarres" (bindings) or other effects of those practices, that make me believe that there is something to it. In case witchcraft is a thing, and not merely a placebo effect, what could be the mechanisms involved? Entities that do the "workings"? Or what? Welcome any thoughts on this

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As long as you take the right dose, it is safe

Hi. Please some help to get this right. I bought a huperzia serrata extract that says 99%. The recommended dose of Huperzine-A would be about 100mcg per day, but huperzia serrata is not pure huperzine A. My question is how much should I take of huperzia serrata in order to get the 100mcg dose of Huperzine-A??

I read it. Excellent book: Here I share the notes I took while reading it The path of least resistance by Robert Fritz • Structure creates behavior • instead of asking "How do I get this unwanted situation to go away?" you might ask, "What structures should I adopt to create the results I want to create?" • Responsive - Reactive Orientataions : both are based on the assumption that circumstances are the driving force. "In talking about the reactive-responsive orientation, I call cir- cumstantial stimuli any stimuli, external or internal, that seem to force people to take action." Problem Solving: is to have something go away Creation: es to have something come into being They are not and cannot be the same "The path of least resistance in problem solving is to move from worse to better and then from better to worse again. This is because the actions taken are generated by the problem. If the intensity of the problem is lessened by the actions you took, there is less motivation to take further actions." The problem LEADS TO action to solve the problem LEADS TO less intensity of the problem LEADS TO less aetimt to solve the problem LEADS TO the problem remaining • "The inventiveness of the creative process does not come from generating alternatives but from generating a path from the original concept of what you want to create to the final creation of it in reality" • Aliviar enfermedad no es lo mismo que generar salud The creative process steps: 1- Conceive the result 2- Know what currently exists 3- Take Action 4- Learn the rhythms of the creative process: germinatio, assimilation and completion. 5- Creating Momentum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *THE PROCESS (how) SHOULD ALWAYS SERVE THE RESULT (what) •TENSION / RESOLUTION : example questions and answers or rubber bands • STRUCTURAL CONFLICT: a resolution in one system leads to increase tension in another -- example diet and hunger or the belief in conflict with the desire to get what you want. • Structural conflict may be defined as two or more tension-resolution systems in which the points of resolution are mutually exclusive • creating is not a solution to structural conflict • creation does not oscillate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you are in a situation of structural conflict, you may tend to compensate by: - being in an area of tolerable conflict - CONFLICT MANIPULATION STRATEGY: WIDELY USED. “i DON'T WANT THAT SO i DO THE OPPOSITE”, BUT IT DOESN'T ALLOW GROWTH. Structural Tension The discrepancy between what you want and what you currently have forms the most important structure in the creative process, that of structural tension. The Vision Only needs to be clear enough that you would recognize it if you created it. A Concept is less specific than the vision, even when the vision is also a concept. For example, you can have a CONCEPT of a house in terms of budget, location and general characteristics, which can be many. That will allow the formation of a VISION, which is ONE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Creative Cycle • 3 stages: germination, assimilation and completion. Making Choices is a skills that needs to be trained. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Instead of choosing to create what they want, some people choose to avoid what they don't want Instead of choosing health, some people choose the absence of sickness." @x.ex. Am I looking for abundance or avoiding scarcity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The more entrenched the problem seems, the harder it may be to separate what you want from what you do not want or from what you think is possible. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Primary choice → about major results. about a result you want in and of itself. (end goal) Secondary choice → is a choice that helps you take a step toward your primary result. Fundamental Choice : has to do with a state of being or basic life orientation. Is a foundation upon which primary and secondary choices rest. The fundamental choices for most people are the choices to be free, to be healthy, and to be true to oneself. To be whole, healthy, free, and true to themselves. To live up to your highest potential. To be the predominant creative force in your own life. To live in accordance with your highest spiritual truths. To live from within a commited relationship. A primary choice is about concrete results, whereas a funda- mental choice is about life orientation or a state of being. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About satisfaction: "In the reactive-responsive orientation, people look to the circumstances to provide them with satisfaction. They are in- evitably disappointed, because circumstances themselves do not provide satisfaction. In the orientation of the creative, you create your own satis- faction, independent of the circumstances. Then you bring sat- isfaction to those circumstances in which you are involved." (Page 191). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pivotal Technique Step 1: is to describe current reality. To create structural tension, it is necessary to have a clear representation only of the facts of current reality; theo- ries, explanations, apologies, and other embellishments of the facts are not necessary. Step 2 is to describe the result you want to create. Step 3 is formally to choose the result you want to create. I choose to... Step 4 is to move on... Take action on the vision you articulated And another example: Step 1: "The children demand more of my atten- tion than I want to give them. I find I react nega- tively to them after a few hours. I feel trapped. I haven't had a good conversation with an adult for weeks. I love the children, but I am beginning to express hostility toward them rather than love." Step 2: "I want to have a good relationship with 'my children. I want the children well cared for. I also want time for myself. I want a full, rich life filled with many types of experiences." Step 3: "I choose to have a good relationship with my children. I choose to have the children well cared for. I choose to have time for myself. I choose to have a full, rich life filled with many types of experiences." Step 4: Move on, perhaps by reading a book, call- ing a day-care center, playing with the children, or phoning a friend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This alignment with yourself will not come from at- tempting to "solve your problems" but from creating what most matters to you." P.261 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "you cannot create the result you want based on a misrepresentation of current circumstances." The more directly and faster you can recognize reality, as it now is, the better."

https://youtube.com/c/AndrewHubermanLab What about this one? One of my favorites

Now that episode will have way more reproductions

Wow

https://youtu.be/3j7am9kjMrk Here a serious meta analysis on Ivermectin @Leo Gura What is your take on ivermectin?

Thank you very much for sharing such an important topic. I am a clinical psychologist, and beyond theory I have seen in everyday practice the extent to which so many of our functioning boils down to this matter. Thank you