Carl-Richard

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  1. Posted · Edited by Carl-Richard

    Wh-what? I swear I just yesterday read a bit of your old thread from 2022. And now I saw this thread. What a synchronicity. Or coincidence? Conscilience?

    Escaping a cult is an invaluable lesson in epistemology, the nature of beliefs and self-deception. Speaking from experience 🙂 (and out of respect for the topic, I'm not going to vaguepost about it: I was in Rali's spiritual community from 2017-2018).

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    35 minutes ago, Daniel Balan said:

    I have one cool proposal. Why don't we have a democracy here on the forum? 

    Lets say the forum needs to have a parliament with for example 30 mods( house of representatives) 10 mod senators( senate) and the president is forever Leo. But every 4 years we have elections for the forum parliament. I suggest we have 300 candidates for those 40 mod seats. Leo will choose who those 300 candidates are and once we have the list of names, every forum member can cast their vote for the house of representatives and for the senate. 

    I think that would be a cool way of choosing our moderators. 

    What do you think guys? 

     

    😂

    And while we're at it, we should have regular hearings for new forum guidelines and slap a judicial branch on top of all of it too 🙈

  6. Posted · Edited by Carl-Richard

    11 minutes ago, Yeah Yeah said:

    Incorrect I won't be aware again as me now in another human body - so what you are telling me you are someone from a past life now experiencing the same karmic patterns from a previous life you are aware of or all this feels literally like your first encounter? I call bullshit on what you said sorry not sorry 

    That was not the important question I wanted you to answer: have you tried therapy?

    Trying to solve a problem of your mind from inside your mind when the problem affects your mind, do you see how that can be difficult? You're like in a room full of mirrors and trying to find the exit. Sometimes all it takes is someone to guide you out.

    Going to therapy is the ultimate expression of context & construct awareness, awareness of self-deception mechanisms and epistemic humility. It shows that you accept that you don't know everything and that other people might see things you cannot see (and they definitely do).

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    3 minutes ago, aurum said:

    There's a practical distinction here worth making.

    Fats, proteins and most carbs your main digestive system breaks down. Fiber, you do not. It's fermented by gut bacteria in the large intestine. 

    You could live a very long time without fiber, or even carbohydrates at all. Carbohydrates are somewhat optional.

    Not true for fat and protein.

    Most essential list: fat / protein > digestible carbohydrates > fiber

    I know all about it and I also thought NAL had a quirky definition. Nevertheless, when I took large doses of strong antibiotics to treat a scalp infection (and I was otherwise feeling well, no fever or anything), I didn't feel like myself. Nuking something that lives in your gut and communicates with your brain, either with antibiotics or severe lack of fiber, not a good idea.

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    20 minutes ago, Schizophonia said:

    What do you mean

    It stops functioning the same way as when eating complete garbage foods instead of foods with the right amount of proteins, fats, carbs. I arrived at this experientially, but the science confirms it: fiber literally feeds your microbiome and your microbiome synthesizes neurotransmitters among other things. Fiber dampens the toxic effects of post-prandial glucose. Also, I like steady bowel movements.

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    21 minutes ago, Yeah Yeah said:

    I'd have used a suicide method but I guarantee they're all made more difficult than what would have been accessible a few decades but I could fucking beat my head into a brick wall most times in the day or swerve my car into a pole fuck life and fuck spiritual people like oh be more happy love and light nah fuck life fuck humans fuck this shit

    Have you tried therapy?

  18. Posted · Edited by Carl-Richard

    1 hour ago, aurum said:

    This is false.

    Fiber is not even a macronutrient. Some fiber is fine, especially if you're looking to lose weight. But it's not that essential.

     

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    Macronutrients are types of foods that are needed in large quantities in the diet. These include carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fiber, and water. Find information about most macronutrients below.

    https://www.nal.usda.gov/human-nutrition-and-food-safety/food-composition/macronutrients

    If I don't eat enough fiber (certainly in the form of fruits and vegetables), my mind and body stops functioning, so I would definitely want to call it a macronutrient. I include a certain amount of fiber containing foods as a nutrition goal on the same line as protein, fats and carbs.

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    On 22.7.2025 at 8:37 PM, Eskilon said:

    What is this clickbait title lmao. Carl a marketer fr:ph34r:

    If you're more a data kind of a guy:

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    The researchers found dementia risk decreased with higher amounts of physical activity. Dementia risks were 60% lower in participants in the 35 to 69.9 minutes of physical activity/week category; 63% lower in the 70 to 139.9 minutes/week category; and 69% lower in the 140 and over minutes/week category.

    https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/small-amounts-of-moderate-to-vigorous-physical-activity-are-associated-with-big-reductions-in-dementia-risk

  21. Posted · Edited by Carl-Richard

    I decided to do my N-Back training today outside during the sunset, and between my sets (where I have my 10-20 second breaks), I watched the sunset. Then after a while, I almost couldn't stop looking at the sunset, but I decided to use it as a carrot at the end of my sets and intentionally not look for the 2 or so minutes that each set lasts (and it actually increased my performance by a lot).

    And from one set to the next, the sunset looked a little different. The way the light filled the porch, the way the clouds had slightly moved and changed color, was a different experience each time. And then at the end of the exercise, I ended up finally just staring at the sunset for longer, now a while after the sun had passed the horizon. The increased focus from the N-Back training, now being directed effortlessly towards the sunset, left me with a sense of awe and peace. I then looked at some small birds flying quickly through the air; their movement was so smooth, their little bodies were so clear.

    I then noticed some other kinds of clouds that were forming slightly outside my field of view, so I walked a bit out on the porch to see more of them. Thunderstorm clouds were forming in the distance, and the grey color was intermixed with the yellow light from the sunset, creating a beautiful scene.

    Throughout this training session and while watching the sunset, I got the idea that specific aesthetic moods can feed your soul on the same level as a nutrient, and that the mental stability and vitality it brings is like fitting a key into a lock. So maybe watching the sunset, not necessarily while doing absolutely nothing, but inbetween doing something else, maybe reading something, could be something to try.

  23. Posted · Edited by Carl-Richard

    14 minutes ago, Never_give_up said:

    What does every spiritual practice achieve? do all spiritual practices achieve the same?

    Freedom from boredom, but you have to accept being absolutely bored.

    Start by sitting still with your eyes closed and notice the boredom and what it wants you to do. Instead of getting up and doing what the boredom wants you to do, tell yourself that you will be ok just sitting there. If that is hard, I made a small guide for meditating:

     

     

  25. Posted · Edited by Carl-Richard

    9 minutes ago, PurpleTree said:

    I believe that you can have strong spiritual experiences and awakenings with transmission or with anything psychedelics etc. But liberation i doubt it, who knows.

    What the hell is liberation except a long ass spiritual experience? How do you not connect the two?