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Concepts, words and ideas only have power if you give them power. The power is not in the word or concept itself. So a good awareness exercise is to become mindful how your mind assigns power to certain concepts, which will be pretty unique to the individual. People are triggered by different things.

@The Lucid Dreamer +1 for the lack of public restrooms. The only way to find a public restroom over here is to drive to a gas station, they usually have one, you still have to pay though. Otherwise you are out of luck, lol. It’s really crazy. The ability to take a dump should really be a basic human right.

Veganism is one of the good things that has come from the left. Funny thing is is that most leftists aren’t vegan. Scaling back animal agriculture is amazing for the environment, public health, and can raise compassion for animals. And it reduces our collective cognitive dissonance regarding animal abuse.

Who cares? People don't have to go if they don't want to and thus don't have to pledge financially. Focus on how (semi-)government money is spent on bullshit, because that is your money.

It's laughable that soon the angry mob is going to decide who gets to go on the Joe Rogan podcast and who doesn't. Anyone who doesn't fit the woke agenda gets cancelled and sent to the gulags. And down the line the final result is that we are allowing a culture to be created where people will become more and more scared to voice their opinion.

@itachi uchiha what do you mean when you say when “God orders to kill apostates”? How does that work?

@Husseinisdoingfine Go to Pakistan or Afghanistan and shout on the streets that you are Allah, let's see what happens

@Scholar You need to get real. Rogan makes 3 hour podcasts multiple times a week. Do you think it's even humanely possible to fact check and research everything he says, and keeping up with every update that happens on every topic? As Rogan gives his opinion on literally everything. No, if you think Rogan is an expert on everything, it's on the listener. Rogan is a podcaster who interviews guests, and talks about stuff he finds interesting. He never claims to be an expert or an authority. Are you taking health advice from a guy who is openly on steroids, smokes cigars during podcasts, smokes weed, drinks whiskey etc. The whole vibe of his show is just a couple of dudes kicking back on the couch and talking about random topics. Whereas CNN positions itself as a serious source of reliable and unbiased information. This isn't really up for debate.

Lol. Joe Rogan is not claiming to be a medical expert, nor a neutral source of objective scientific information. If his fans take Rogan's advice, or accept the information he provides them, it's on the fans. Whereas CNN is claiming to be a 'neutral' news broadcasting network. Which, of course, they ain't. So apart from the fact who is doing more damage, who is the one that is not trying to actively deceive their viewers? That is more important.

How is he “spreading misinformation”? He’s just a podcaster who is giving his opinion on covid. If you take his medical advice you are a moron. Just like you are a moron if you take the medical advice of a CNN news reporter. If anything, this just seems like a poor attempt to clout chasing, which just shows how low CNN is sinking

You can’t solve the issue of people making stupid decisions by taking away their freedom to make stupid decisions. The best approach is to educate people to make sure their decisions are informed. So that if people make a stupid decision, make sure that it’s an informed stupid decision. Because people are going to make stupid decisions anyway, it’s part of human nature. edit: i posted this in the wrong topic ?

If you think CNN is natural you are crazy. They are trying to bury the news about the pedophiles that are employed and/or formerly employed by CNN. If you are truly neutral you also report the dead skeletons that are in your own closet

You prevent wars with wealth and prosperity. Make sure the society, across the board, of countries are prosperous and thriving and they won't want to wage war with other countries/tribes.

If something small like that is the deciding factor in you following through on starting a business or not, it’s highly likely you weren’t going to follow through regardless, or at least not enough to start a successful business. If your intrinsic motivation is strong, telling someone or not telling someone about your plans it’s trivial in the bigger picture. You are either starting a business or you are not.

If you obtain mastery in something you can profit of literally anything. You just have to be creative to find a way to make it profitable, but you have to be creative anyway if you want to live an optimal life, in my opinion. You can make money being a master stamp collector, nail painter, computer customizer, bonzai tree cutter, you name it. As long as you are good, have passion for your craft, and know how to communicate your passion. People will come. I have seen people make money with the weirdest things.

That a certain kind of expression could come across as offensive to a certain group of people is not reason enough to prohibit that from being expressed. Sometimes the truth is offensive to people. Meaning; the offensiveness of a certain expression can only be used, supplementary, as a reason to sound argumentation for prohibition. The reason for this is that offensiveness is generally quite subjective. Especially when used in a nuanced context.

I'm not comfortable with the fact that people want to control the usage of language. Especially banning certain words from public vocabulary. Just like I'm not comfortable with groups and institutions are actively pushing to revise history to fit their contemporary agenda. That's why I think people of all races should be allowed to use all words. But the usage should be judged by context on a case by case basis. Thus certain expressions and words should not be outright banned, especially not if it only pertains to a certain race or demographic. I will argue for that the usage of the n-word is appropriate by races other than blacks, in certain contexts. And adding to that, to the meme of this forum; downright banning certain words from usage seems very SD stage blue to me, as it inhibits the free flow of ideas and information.

So when black people use the word it can be appropriated by context. But when people of other races use the word context doesn't matter any more, it's just racist regardless?

Id be pissed if I had a paid subscription and I’m not getting any content. But Leos content is 100 percent free on YouTube, how can you feel entitlement in that case? Plus; I’d rather Leo take his time to create something with quality in stead of just churning out content for the sake of it, like a lot of content creators do. They just create filler content to please the YouTube algorithm. To me; that is way more disrespectful to the time of the viewer.

What do you think of black people that use the n-word?

There are countless easily digestible videos on Heidegger on YouTube

What about in a historical context? Do you think historical facts should be erased from the public awareness because it may be offensive to contemporary culture?

I have warning points from a moderator on my account for simply posting a passage of the Bible. Apparently the Bible is “extreme dogma” to that moderator. But then why are topics like this allowed to stay up?

Because the Quran is very much in line with the values and themes outlined in the Old Testament, and the Quran also acknowledges most of the revelations and prophets of the Old Testament. But the New Testament is all about the miracles, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, which the Quran completely rejects, so it would make sense there's more overlap between the Quran and the OT. But don't get me wrong, the times of Moses, Jesus and Muhammed were all violent times and Islam apologists may argue that Jesus' message lacks pragmatism and realism - and is too idealistic - in a harsh world. Thus the Quran injects that pragmatism through draconian laws.

I see humor as the little strings that keep us attached to the divine. Without it we will become lost in the material world, by taking it too seriously, and giving it too much weight.