Jordan Peterson and His Collectivism-ness Anekantavad 2018-09-25 | Another disjointed ramble that goes on too long. The only objection I have to his "covert collectivism" is that it IS covert. As in hypocritical, and in a discourse where hypocrisy is not acceptable,
Jordan Peterson and Me Anekantavad 2018-09-23 | We're both Canadian. We both dislike Political Correctness, identity politics, and the cult of the victim.There the similarities END. Jordan Peterson is the EXACT OPPOSITE of everything I subscribe to.
First-Person Value (Nicolaus de Silentio) Anekantavad 2018-07-10 | Response to: youtube.com/watch?v=mqPXHQbatjA
Where is Horror? Anekantavad 2018-07-06 | Is it "out there"? Or "in here"? And what does that say about its fundamental nature?
What Is TIme, and Do We Really Want to Know? Anekantavad 2018-07-02 | Watch this mad ramble at your own risk.
re: Fear of Victimhood Anekantavad 2018-06-29 | Remember: This is a "first person" matter. It is NOT about anyone but oneself.
Feminism and Male Victim Mentality. Anekantavad 2018-06-28 | And the link is the Guardian, not the BBC: theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/24/mongolia-reverse-gender-gap-marriage-rate-decline-career-women?CMP=share_btn_fb
The Implications of Victimhood Anekantavad 2018-06-23 | Luc Taylor's video: youtube.com/watch?v=RxM1kg4bsAg&t=0s“The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' — this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.”― Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow
Am I A Victim? And Who Decides? Anekantavad 2018-06-22 | Answer the question: Do I get to make the call? Or does somebody else?
Who Decides If Im A Victim? Anekantavad 2018-06-21 | I do, Mr Wormtongue. You most certainly do NOT. And I decline.Here's why.
re: Indmendham Anekantavad 2018-06-20 | Want to understand the psychology of the person who is a victim, in an almost fundamental sense? Inmendham is the best education in that area.
Why I Will Probably Never Unsubscribe From Inmendham Anekantavad 2018-06-19 | Opposition - even of the vehement kind - has its place. (With all due respect to pyrrho, who I most certainly DO think very highly of)
Anthony Bourdain and Why I Choose Life. Anekantavad 2018-06-14 | "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. " -Albert Camus
Toronto Van Attack Anekantavad 2018-04-24 | Alek Minassian is not a Muslim name. Does this make you feel cheated?
The Patriarchy 3 Anekantavad 2018-04-22 | Can we be both patriarchy and matriarchy? If not, why not?The Saptabangi:1- Arguably, it (that is, some object) exists (syad asty eva).2 - Arguably, it does not exist (syan nasty eva).3 - Arguably, it exists; arguably, it doesn't exist (syad asty eva syan nasty eva).4 - Arguably, it is non-assertible (syad avaktavyam eva).5 - Arguably, it exists; arguably, it is non-assertible (syad asty eva syad avaktavyam eva).6 - Arguably, it doesn't exist; arguably, it is non-assertible (syan nasty eva syad avaktavyam eva).7 - Arguably, it exists; arguably, it doesn't exist; arguably it is non-assertible (syad asty eva syan nasty eva syad avaktavyam eva).
The Patriarchy 2 Anekantavad 2018-04-21 | If we ARE a patriarchy, who is in the most advantageous position in terms of playing the system?
The Patriarchy Anekantavad 2018-04-20 | There is NO system ever created that cannot be played, including the Patriarchy.
Toxic Empathy 2 Anekantavad 2018-04-18 | Do I have to back down when somebody tells me that their suffering makes it inevitable that they act self-destructively?
Toxic Empathy Anekantavad 2018-04-15 | "“The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' — this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.”― Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow
Gender Gaps and Inequality in General Anekantavad 2018-04-14 | Response to Noel Hand Grenade's youtube.com/watch?v=5TxSe7KEQnM&t=0s
Toxic Ideals Anekantavad 2018-04-04 | The story: theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/04/nasim-najafi-aghdam-youtube-shooting-demonetisation-payments-father
Why Act Morally? Anekantavad 2018-03-27 | Are you REALLY prepared to look into that mirror?“The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' — this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.”― Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow
Dealing With Taboo Violation Anekantavad 2018-03-26 | All rules are hereby suspended for this occasion?The Pitești Experiment. Read at your own risk: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pite%C8%99ti_Prison
Is Aversion to Suffering Rational? Anekantavad 2018-03-25 | I would like to hear arguments that it is.
White Privilege Anekantavad 2018-03-19 | ... and privilege in general.The article I refer toteenvogue.com/story/stephen-hawking-free-from-his-wheelchair-ablist
Non-Western Thinking Anekantavad 2018-03-13 | Do we come to LIKE, even prefer, our environment, no matter what it is?
Protectress of Vulnerable Women Anekantavad 2018-03-13 | And it's actually Tara Maa, with her jaw and tongue dripping with blood. Having said that. they are usually seen as manifestations of each other.
Varanasi Chants. Anekantavad 2018-03-13 | Heard in a narrow street in the Old City of Varanasi.Before any of them were written down, the Vedas, Puranas, Sastras, Tantras etc all existed only in verse, 'written' on the memories of Brahmin priests.I believe these chants are young Brahmins learning their 'lines', just as their forebears have done for over 3 millennia.
Is Morbidity All That Morbid? Anekantavad 2018-02-16 | "Death makes us complete"- Chief Dan George, 'The Dreamspeaker'Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, India. Where the cremation pyres never go out.
Death As Triumph. Anekantavad 2018-02-16 | Albeit a nervous sort of triumphalism. The bells - if, indeed, they are bells - seem joyous, but acutely aware of their own profundity.This is death. About as profound as it gets. Dawn at Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, India.The European-looking spire at lower centre is where the cremations take place.
Thoughts on Stigma Anekantavad 2018-02-06 | "The problem with reality is that it is frequently inaccurate" - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
re: Eidetic Memory & Analytic Emotions (pyrrho/Connor) Anekantavad 2017-06-23 | Response to:youtube.com/watch?v=-c-dSknIZj4&t=200sAND youtube.com/watch?v=Gqy8FbkbM3I&t=5s
