Terell Kirby

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Good example of a conformist mind. Big no no to question having belief and faith in something for these minds

I asked Claude AI why is it the case that humans take the adherence to social norms so seriously. I thought the response was quite good, pairs great with Leo's video on conformity. ------------------ Response from Claude: Humans take social norms seriously for several deeply intertwined evolutionary, psychological, and social reasons: Survival and cooperation: For most of human history, being excluded from your group meant death. Our ancestors needed to hunt together, share resources, and defend against threats. People who violated norms risked ostracism, which was essentially a death sentence. This created intense evolutionary pressure to care about social rules and to feel anxious about breaking them. The shame and guilt systems: We evolved powerful emotional responses—shame (fear of others' judgment) and guilt (internal moral discomfort)—that activate when we violate or consider violating norms. These feelings are so uncomfortable that they effectively police our behavior from the inside, often without conscious thought. Reputation as currency: In social groups, your reputation determines who will cooperate with you, who will trust you, and who will help you in times of need. Even in modern society with formal institutions, reputation still matters enormously. People monitor norm violations as signals of trustworthiness. Coordination and predictability: Social norms create shared expectations that allow complex coordination. When everyone follows traffic norms, navigation works. When everyone respects property norms, trade becomes possible. Violations introduce chaos and uncertainty that threaten collective benefits. Identity and belonging: Following group norms signals membership and loyalty. Humans have a deep need to belong, and conforming to norms is how we demonstrate that we're "one of us" rather than "one of them." Violating norms can feel like betraying your identity. The intensity makes sense when you consider that for hundreds of thousands of years, your life literally depended on remaining in good standing with your group. Those anxieties are still with us, even when the stakes are now much lower.

All are amazing, but above are my top 3 out of the list

Kudos to you for being honest (inserts crude, sexually charged and somewhat distasteful joke about wiener dogs )**

Women with pets are awesome

Why not just do it yourself? Why even rescue it? Does it even need rescuing? Or do you just have a need to play hero? Just some things to ponder / contemplate

@Someone here is this post some cry for attention? What’s your motive?

@Leo Gura props on Where’s Waldo fit for Halloween- looks good in you

Once you become conscious that life is a dream, you can laugh at people for taking themselves so damn seriously, you’ll also laugh at yourself

Umm no .. that’s not considered game at all. From a Spiral Dynamics lens- Arranged marriages are an example of stage Blue conformity and traditionalism. Game for sex is introduced at Stage Orange

Well I guess you’ll be able to validate if this the case during the retreat

Finding that this is what it all boils down to. Awakening lies in not only being able to verbally answer this, but also having a direct experience of what it is. Absolutely speaking, Existence = ‘X’ what is X to you? No bullshit-what are you actually conscious of?

Trick or Treat !

@ExploringReality spoken like a true Sovereign-thank you 🙏🏾❤️

Existence Is That which Exists Infinitely - as Itself, for Itself ! death was never meant to be scary, it was never real like we thought

I propose to you (my friend) that There Exists an answer to Existence .. that is Absolutely the case

To say there is no answer to the question of Existence.. is indeed an answer to the question of Existence

Just had an insight that Mind can come up with an Infinite number of answers to the question of Existence… …. your answers are also my answers

There is no God Realization that doesn’t include Enlightenment in my experience. However-it’s a mystery to me how Enlightened Zen masters can miss God

Gets me closer to the Truth of the matter. But hey, that’s just me

To see if it shatters his notions of Enlightenment and Consciousness

Epic