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There’s way too much to read to catch up but @Emerald, do you think that there are no genuine individual cases where veganism was incompatible with their biology?

@Lila9 I wasn’t and would never justify it, just admitting if my circumstances were different, I could see myself a monster. I appreciate what you had to share, I enjoyed reading it.

They’re also hardwired for easy gratification?

We would need to know their biology to figure that out?

It does need a mental faculty. Why can’t someone with Down’s Syndrome intuit not to mistaken dog poo with chocolate before eating it off the streets?

Why are you assuming intuition isn’t based on previous data? If you edited the genes of a human to be mentally like a fish, what would the fish mind be able to intuit? But if you concede it wouldn’t intuit like a human, then why do you have a problem with intuition stemming from pattern recognition from genetic programming or evolutionary information (as a baby you intuitively know how to learn a language and have innate fears), as well as experiences and learned knowledge? If data isn’t the reason why you can intuit, then what is the reason that if you were a fish, you wouldn’t intuit like a human?

You’re beyond adorable.

Godspeed 👍

Well you can’t fix or save someone, only they can do that. I think Leo mentioned getting in these relationships is a trap in one of his videos so at the very least find someone who is healed.

Imagine if I created Jewish holocaust porn; there are literally porn videos that were made by mainstream American companies that parody the American war in Iraq with millions of views. I’ve seen people use this fact to taunt us on a popular mainstream platform before. But the real point to be made is that none of it comes as a surprise to any of us. Now, what other group of people are dehumanizing others like this? Using their suffering to mock them in this sadistically exploitive way? While none of them gives a shit and there are no repercussions. This is the level of hate and dehumanization we deal with. Yet they conveniently act stupid and pretend to not know of any good reason why we become so radicalized.

I disagree. After doing some personal reflection, if a foreign entity that despises, humiliates and subjugates me, while having exiled and committed atrocities against me, covering it up and manipulating the narrative, as well as spreading the message to the world that we are sub-humans, while continuing to treat us without dignity and steal our land, creating think tanks and propaganda platforms that are perniciously anti-Arab, advocating for bloodshed against Arabs like the war in Iraq, while going on a crusade with the world to change the Middle East into something unrecognizable, of course I’m going to be radicalized and filled with so much hate that my radicalization is going to look irrational and something you won’t comprehend. People really don’t have an appreciation of how badly Arab Muslims have been treated. And are extremely ignorant of what we had to endure. We feel lower than nig****.

Why did you incorrectly attribute this quote to me

Arabs are simps for America. Sure, they despise American foreign policy and how it acts politically, but they still love America. But yes, the creation of Israel is responsible for a lot of turmoil in the Middle East. From direct wars and spill-over wars, to Arab Nationalism that brought brutal dictators, to reactionary terrorism, all these things combined created a whole lot of bloodshed.. and continues to do so.

Exactly.

Don't you think it's a double standard? The US is protecting itself from a security threat, as TikTok, among other reasons, can be used by China to push political messages, propaganda, or misinformation to influence or manipulate public opinion. But the US has done regime changes with the help of infiltrating local media. In light of this fact, if any country bans US platforms or media because it can be a security threat, that is, it can be used by America to push political messages, propaganda, or misinformation to influence or manipulate public opinion, the country will be painted as controlling, censorious, intolerant, and so forth. Both America and China can impose security-threat bans, but one is never smeared for it, while the other is. China has just as much right to defend itself from civil strife as America.

Hearing out counter perspectives, especially the female perspective. In the end, you really have to find a female that shares your values and was raised properly. This way, whatever issues that people are facing that might be a symptom of the current culture, is hopefully something that isn't going to affect you.

I’m with you on this.

You might be resonating with it because there’s truth to the idea that some men are grappling with modern gender dynamics. For example, some may feel expected to conform and cater to a woman, being fearful that if they do something that crosses the presumed to exist female-favored boundary, that she will punish them as controlling. Since anything could be spun as controlling, a person may be more inclined to hold their tongue. This creates a problem and a gender imbalance in the relationship. And if you are held to this assumed dynamic, it becomes obvious why this is a problem the more time passes in the relationship. So if there really are these tensions that underlie modern relationships, especially as it pertains to favoring females, then this might be why you resonate with those types of videos. They may be correctly highlighting a cultural bias. One that also includes shying away from seriously calling out what women do that are wrong. You may even feel this to be true in comparison to what the culture correctly calls out in terms of the things that men do that are wrong.

I can personally confirm that as of right now, it is still up for us.

Israel has shown in the 70s that if there is a real threat to its survival, it will likely nuke its neighbors. So be honest and say it will likely end with the destruction of Palestine.

What a shit show if he succeeds.

I don’t think I’m always aware of when I’m being biased. Sometimes I’m aware that I’m biased but I think my biases are good. Other times I know I’m biased, and my biases are bad. How I’m aware of my biases is from realizing what I’m attached to as well as being made aware of what other people believe. Some attachments that are the strongest I believe are good to have a bias for when assessed for its value. Like having a bias for order. But paradoxically, while I believe this is a good bias to have, being too attached can wreak havoc. To overcome the bias, I can look at past and current events as case studies to learn from. I can contemplate why certain elements within my biases for order is no longer feasible and needs to be discarded. But really what the catalyst is isn’t these things first, it is thanks to the fact that I can learn from what others are communicating with me and assessing the truthfulness of their claims. The portion of my biases that are bad, are made aware to me, again mostly from learning from others, through self-reflection and being open enough to understand where they came from. Like I do have an in-group bias. While I’m aware of it, I acknowledge that I also might not always be aware of when I let it get the best of my judgement. So I’ve touched upon emotional attachment, lack of contemplation or awareness of other perspectives, lack of relevant data or information/knowledge, not being open-minded, and lack of self reflection into why you hold certain views, as indicators of bias. But I think a good one (indicator of bias) that also relates to me, is I start from a place of belief, or favoritism for something, and then I work my way backwards. Rather than approaching it from a ‘blank state’ and seeing where the evidence leads (lacking evidence is another good indicator of bias too).

Underrated insight. I can definitely appreciate the problems that this causes.

Maybe I should’ve used emotions rather than feelings. I just realized I don’t even know the distinction between the two words. But if emotions constitute things like disdain, then using personal disdain for a person or situation doesn’t mean the thing that was attempted to be taught is untrue. I have disdain for this person or situation therefore what was being taught must be wrong isn’t a logical claim. But the reason why it would make Actualized a lower perspective is because Leo, through his actions, is most likely signaling that he believes in the value of using force to conform others into what he wants or into his way of thinking. If true, then there is no wiggle room for Leo to be wrong on making the child do what Leo wants, the method itself, or his teachings. By embracing rigidity as it pertains to his teachings, he is beginning to constrict his teachings into what he believes is best. This new value that Leo seemingly has embraced goes against the core values in his teachings and he has put himself in a self-contradictory position. His teachings are contradictory at best, or at worst becoming constricted to his wants which leaves no wiggle room for him being wrong. As for the truth seeking star, you can use your intuitive feelings. You can even use your feelings of disgust, but all those feeling have to go through a logical filter to arrive at a truth or falsehood. It can’t simply be I hate you for what you did therefore what you were trying to teach me must be wrong. The truthfulness of what was being taught needs to be assessed free of bias. But you’re right in that, sometimes what we have a bias against, turns out to be false even when assessed without the bias. I’m guessing the next thing you’ll ask me is why is logic good at assessing the truth?

Good point.