Jirh

The finger is part of the hand.

I like to go into all kinds of rabbit holes and understand things thoroughly, to get the most intimate with the present moment of my deepest drives and authentic self. My current main rabbit holes are politics, society, and tech. Once I'm done with them, they'll become side hobbies that I visit less occasionally, but never truly leave. Previous rabbit holes for me: Religion, Philosophy, and Spirituality. Photography. Academia. Music. Reading books. Journaling. Online identity.

If I may, he's suggesting that it's a muscle and it takes training to become better at it. I'll add that gradual exposure to stress and suffering can increase your capacity and build resilience, and that's how you heal from trauma and suffering and build mental health, by going through the pain instead of avoiding it.

Regime change is not urgently necessary, though strongly preferred and implemented on ground through a Kurdish proxy and opposition. What's most necessary now is destroying Iran's ballistic and nuclear capabilities, and that can happen without ground invasion. It will just take some more time, as planned. After that, Iran will be in a constant state of war with itself until the government collapses. And that can take years.

Of course, he is ruthless and doesn't care about the children. But he is also pragmatic, and this strike in particular doesn't seem very useful to his objectives. In Gaza, he wants to expand borders. In Iran, he doesn't want to trigger Iranian patriotism and anger against him. That's why it doesn't make sense.

I'm truly mesmerised and confused about the way Iran is handling this conflict. For the longest time, their responses were the most rational and calibrated. And now what?! They're gone absolutely insane. They're just proving they're terrorists waiting for the right moment to blow up. I mean I understand the situation doesn't leave them many options, but this is literally suicide bombing. Just imagine they develop nuclear.

This could be an Iranian failed missile. It doesn't make any sense for US or Israel to attack a school. It's just pointless for them at best.

Complaining is for victims, not aggressors. USA could let China take Taiwan, this scenario is not that far fetched. But there are plans and preparations for this scenario as well as many others. The goal is not to prevent land invasion, but to prevent leaking technological advancements. And there are already preparations for this in place.

Distinguish suffering from pain. Pain is a feeling and a sensation. Suffering is a thought. While pain is inevitable in life, suffering remains unnecessary. Suffering is just a perspective, though admittedly a pressingly convincing one.

What happens next is easy. USA installs a puppet regime through whatever means, and supports it to shut down any opposition. Army men are pawns, they will fight for whoever pays them, so there's no worries there. Flawless victory.

!!OGNIB

That would imply a material world with absolute rules. In other words, life is not a dream. But how do you know? Especially that you seem to be suggesting a leap of faith in some kind of superior logic that nobody understands. It just seems suspicious. Actually, quantum mechanics (which is subfield of physics; another human invention) is a human invention. In reality, there are not even molecules or atoms or strings or anything like that. They're all just theories and models that help us explain how reality works, not what it actually is. Dreams rarely follow a coherent or consistent logic. They're usually very chaotic and the rules get created and destroyed on the fly. It would be improper to even call them "rules".

How is it logical that life is created from death and that death is created from life?! How is "temperature" logical? Hot and cold both coexist simultaneously, or don't exist at all. How is it logical or relational that logic and relation exist at all?!

Well, to put it bluntly, women feel the same instant sexual excitement when they are ovulating. There is not much that you can do about it when they're on their period.

Different people respond to different things. Just be yourself, and attract who naturally resonates with you. If you fake/act to impress, you will attract liars and pretenders, and even bootlickers. Or you will attract someone who isn't actually attracted to you, but rather to the image that you project. In any case, lying is bad.

Not only is it our job, but we actually do enjoy it! (At least, I do).

Are you actually open to changing your mind on this topic, or you are simply looking for someone to validate your feelings?

@OBEler

I don't quite agree. I think it's more accurately fearful/insecure energy that requires validation, regardless of gender. For example, an insecure masculine man would try to persuade others with his logically sound views, just to feel safe and validated. And a confident feminine woman would express how she is feeling without the need for anyone's validation. How? Sure. Tech jobs require more logical linear ways of thinking/reasoning. However, truth and logic are not the same, and they are not mutually exclusive. A logic/reason is not always true, and sometimes it can be false, example: "I met two people from City X, and both were rude. Therefore, everyone from City X must be rude.". And needless to say that a feeling can be true sometimes.

@OBEler Oh, I think I understand your point better now. And I think there are two things to consider here: The truthfulness of a statement. How it feels to someone. She is saying that 1 is independent of 2 in this particular context, and you're suggesting that it's not. So she is saying that her primary concern is truthfulness regardless of how it may feel, even though in this particular case the truth feels good. And you're saying that since it feels good to her, then that's the main (maybe even the only) reason why she sees its truthfulness in the first place, and that otherwise she would probably not. And while I agree that this could be the case, I don't know if it is, as I rarely come here. However, it seems like you're using a circular logic presupposing the verdict without examining the context carefully. However, my view is that this behaviour that you're suggesting is not exclusive to feminine women. A very masculine man like Trump can lie to protect himself. So a masculine man can deny the truth to suit his feelings and agendas. Or he can be delusional. It doesn't really matter. The point is that gender and masculinity/femininity are not strictly tied with lying. It all depends on context, and making a final judgement can be difficult.

@Flowerfaeiry Thank you for speaking up. Sounds like it truly changed you and turned your life around.

@OBEler An easier argument would be that the mere thanking of the other user for his observation implies appreciation and approval, which is a facet of harmony, which is feminine. I know you didn't tag me intentionally , but I thought I might drop by and give my opinion that it seems you're misinterpreting things just to defend your initial argument. Natasha is clearly stating that she thanked him for speaking the truth, which is quite fair. What makes you feel that she might be untruthful about that?

"Femininity" is a word. It means different things to different people. It is typically associated with nature, creativity, and cycles. In harmonious human relationships, femininity tends to be on the receptive end in the beginning, so it takes before it can give. With a feminine person, you reap whatever you sow. They mirror your energy and give you back what you've given them amplified.

In the field of epistemology, relativistic versions of nihilism assert that knowledge, truth, or meaning are relative to the perspectives of specific individuals or cultural contexts, implying that there is no independent framework to assess which opinion is ultimately correct. Skeptical interpretations go further by denying the existence of knowledge or truth altogether.