tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post4383268791450902399..comments2024-03-25T17:38:55.490-07:00Comments on Dar Kush: Instant Empathy?Steven Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-23457276063382494522022-07-02T23:34:36.967-07:002022-07-02T23:34:36.967-07:00click for info best replica designer bags his re... click for info <a href="https://www.dolabuy.co/fendi-c-209_218/fashion-fendi-casual-slippers-p-1557.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>best replica designer bags</strong></a> his response <a href="https://www.dolabuy.co/padlock-c-157_168_174/replica-designer-gucci-644524-white-padlock-small-shoulder-bag-p-3907.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>replica designer bags</strong></a> why not find out more <a href="https://www.dolabuy.co/luggage-c-157_315_320/celine-black-luggage-nano-shopper-168243-handbag-p-2845.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>Ysl replica handbags</strong></a>leightehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02664373122293059625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-18358728053881690272022-05-03T22:27:02.696-07:002022-05-03T22:27:02.696-07:00joy replica bags review replica bags gucci repli...<a href="https://tothen28216.blogspot.com/2022/04/soon-american-government-will-be-buying.html" rel="nofollow">joy replica bags review</a> <a href="https://mctheete11227.blogspot.com/2022/04/anticipate-quilted-purse-finished-with.html" rel="nofollow">replica bags gucci</a> <a href="https://soaset84307.blogspot.com/2022/04/if-youre-looking-to-acquire-gorgeous.html" rel="nofollow">replica bags nancy</a>thethehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04508030770578186432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-20577374229303592562012-11-29T23:53:26.078-08:002012-11-29T23:53:26.078-08:00P.S. To be entirely honest, I have to add somethin...P.S. To be entirely honest, I have to add something. My recent and dramatic insecurity really is financial. But my longer-term and deeper insecurity is about not having become anything. To misquote a favorite SF author: "He was so weary of having POTENTIAL."Heathertaqahttp://www.ais-dhaka.net:8088/groups/jessicapearson/wiki/6814f/Emergency_Plumber_Blocked_Drains_Pipe_Relining_and_Gas_Installation_services.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-26689164498176063792008-12-14T13:41:00.000-08:002008-12-14T13:41:00.000-08:00I guess the biggest insecurity I have is of my hea...I guess the biggest insecurity I have is of my health. I recently had my 35th birthday and I've had some existential anxiety due to the fact that it's half over for me. Probably less with my weight problem.<BR/><BR/>My experience with libertarian philosophy (big and little 'l') is that 99% of it would collapse with a comprehensive reading of the Constitution. They tend to hang their hat on what the Constitution ain't. It's very similar to the "Christian Nation" folks. Be wary of any libertarian proclamation that x behavior is unconstitutional.<BR/><BR/>Ayn Rand was an objectivist. Anyone who claims to be an objectivist should never be trusted.Lobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756383714348759007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-82893635399432136572008-12-08T20:41:00.000-08:002008-12-08T20:41:00.000-08:00on consciousness of 'lower' organisms. . . I am a ...on consciousness of 'lower' organisms. . . I am a strange loop by Douglas Hofstader. Same author of Godel Escher and Bach writes a version for the other 99.956987% of humanity.B the IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10647903110433573711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-46798823451612370922008-12-08T10:52:00.000-08:002008-12-08T10:52:00.000-08:00Don't make the mistake of confusing "small-l" libe...Don't make the mistake of confusing "small-l" libertarians with "large-L" Libertarian Party hacks.<BR/><BR/>Like any political party, the necessity for group identity forces "winnowing" definitions. Like small political parties everywhere, the "L's" have taken this to levels of self-parody. <BR/><BR/>People's Front of Judea, anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-35004365448811271852008-12-06T12:40:00.000-08:002008-12-06T12:40:00.000-08:00Yep. When I was an Ayn Rand groupie, we thought th...Yep. When I was an Ayn Rand groupie, we thought the Libertarians were commie pinkos ...Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-62607370021122663212008-12-06T01:42:00.000-08:002008-12-06T01:42:00.000-08:00P.S. To be entirely honest, I have to add somethin...P.S. To be entirely honest, I have to add something. My recent and dramatic insecurity really is financial. But my longer-term and deeper insecurity is about not having become anything. To misquote a favorite SF author: "He <BR/>was so weary of having POTENTIAL."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-44160080653067190832008-12-06T01:15:00.000-08:002008-12-06T01:15:00.000-08:00A friend said that he though Libertarianism was a ...A friend said that he though Libertarianism was a great idea- until he met his first Libertarian. Maybe it's just the ones I've met - young, healthy males, mostly - but I have this notion about why diehard Libertarians are Libertarians. It seems like they're very self-sufficient, have never incurred a challenge that wasn't the right size to make them stronger, never met one that was too large and crippled them. Then they just naturally assume that everyone else is the same way, that if someone just bucks up and makes the effort he can succeed, regardless of the situation. Maybe a less harsh attitude than the uncaring Darwinism and plain insensitivity that's often attributed to them...? <BR/><BR/> Boy, did you pick a good time to make the insecurity question easy to answer: Financial; debt and job both.<BR/><BR/> Some guyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-58708764828956238932008-12-05T20:08:00.000-08:002008-12-05T20:08:00.000-08:00Josh: Thanks for the advise. I have my blood press...Josh: Thanks for the advise. I have my blood pressure under control with liptor and I have seen a neurologist. Apparently other than my brain having shrunk more than normal for my age he found nothing wrong, so I hope its really normal forgetfulness for my age and I won't follow my mother's road, but I can't stop worrying about it.<BR/>By the way he gave me a picture of my brain on cd which kept and think is pretty coolMarty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465745755940914756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-31701530702971271702008-12-05T19:00:00.000-08:002008-12-05T19:00:00.000-08:00Marty - Important medical advice - if you've got h...Marty - <B>Important medical advice</B> - if you've got high blood pressure, do take it seriously. High blood pressure has been tied to neurological changes that might cause Alzheimer's. Talk to your doctor, and if you're worried, get a neuropsych consult.Josh Jasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441897278413737658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-77126242263940019192008-12-05T17:27:00.000-08:002008-12-05T17:27:00.000-08:00"My favorite of these recently is the "Muslims don..."My favorite of these recently is the "Muslims don't value life" trope aimed at suicide bombers. On the other hand, G.I.'s who jump on grenades are given posthumous medals, and lauded for their love of country and companions.)<BR/>"<BR/><BR/>Analogy Fail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-40034387634282445472008-12-05T12:25:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:25:00.000-08:00The whole "animals don't feel pain" never had much...The whole "animals don't feel pain" never had much of scientific evidence behind it. Evolutionaryily speaking, all mammalian pain sensors developed off of an ur-mamal and are very similar in form and function, so it makes sense that they feel pain pretty much like we do.Mike Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634414529649908616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-67370318121978453232008-12-05T10:51:00.000-08:002008-12-05T10:51:00.000-08:00I have been thinking about this and my bigest inse...I have been thinking about this and my bigest insecurity is not achieving my goals.. <BR/><BR/>I have done well in the area of finace and if I get laid off, I am close to having all debt paid off and could live on unemployment.<BR/><BR/>Health: survived radiation and turned down a great job with the administation - need to be more balanced and drop the excess armour.<BR/><BR/>Spirit- love my relationships, I am well loved and love well. <BR/><BR/>So it is not making my goals...<BR/><BR/>vewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-37808080174911242752008-12-05T10:30:00.000-08:002008-12-05T10:30:00.000-08:00On the empathy VR: interesting concept. Psycholog...On the empathy VR: interesting concept. Psychologists have said one thing criminals frequently lack is an empathy for those they harm. When I was a prosecutor in the juvenile courts in Chicago, they were using "Victim-offender conferences," where the defendants were required to attend panels with people who had been harmed by similar types of crimes.<BR/><BR/>Greatest insecurity: finances. Although the next year has a lot of potential.Reluctant Lawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840736619081764445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-18446456245641681992008-12-05T09:43:00.000-08:002008-12-05T09:43:00.000-08:00I've been thinking aboutwhat my answer to this isf...I've been thinking about<BR/>what my answer to this is<BR/>for several hours now<BR/><BR/>and since nothing definitive pops to mind<BR/>we can assume I'm heavy into denial<BR/>or<BR/>I am extremely laid back<BR/><BR/>I like to think it's the latter.<BR/><BR/>it's not economic<BR/>although certainly there are things<BR/>that could change in a downward direction<BR/>and if that happened I'd rely upon <BR/>some of my skills to make <BR/>what I'm currently living on<BR/><BR/>health anxieties?<BR/>nope I don't have any<BR/>as my body is functioning very well<BR/>and all in all I listen to it<BR/>and take care of it quite well<BR/><BR/>my mind<BR/>seems to be on<BR/>I think about <BR/>and write about<BR/>and wish to write about<BR/>and wish to explore further<BR/>many things<BR/><BR/>having watched a parent succumb<BR/>to TIA's which in the end<BR/>have the same effect as Alzheimer's<BR/>and having seen a parent ravaged<BR/>physically by rampant soft tissue tumors<BR/>I know I will not travel that far<BR/>down either of those roads<BR/><BR/>so I have no anxieties<BR/>about that<BR/><BR/>I have no anxieties<BR/>about being alone<BR/>and lonely<BR/><BR/>and not about being dead<BR/>though laaaaa but I love <BR/>being alive<BR/><BR/>I try to imagine<BR/>not-Being<BR/>not the world continuing<BR/>for others after I'm Not<BR/>but imagine all this<BR/>that goes on within my skin<BR/>and the complexity of neuronal webs<BR/>woven in my Mind<BR/>imaging THAT not being<BR/>beggars my ability<BR/>to imagine<BR/><BR/>the fates have been exceptionally<BR/>kind to me<BR/>so I assume<BR/>getting from Being to<BR/>Not Being<BR/>will be a gentle process<BR/>and<BR/>I chose<BR/>not to be anxious <BR/>about that<BR/><BR/>I think perhaps<BR/>insecurity is <BR/>has come to be<BR/>not very large in my life<BR/><BR/>and I'm actually quite<BR/>surprised<BR/>delightfully surprised<BR/>that this is so<BR/>at this time in my life<BR/>(I'm soon to be a hot 69)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-57514088297897258752008-12-05T08:41:00.000-08:002008-12-05T08:41:00.000-08:00My greatest insecurity is my mind. My memory has g...My greatest insecurity is my mind. My memory has gotten a lot worse in the past couple of years and I seem to be walking down the road of my mother. She suffered from dementia and did not know her own children by the time she passed. I am afraid that some time in the not too distant future I will become a walking shell that lives, but doesn't exist.Marty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06465745755940914756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-8463381966691604742008-12-05T07:49:00.000-08:002008-12-05T07:49:00.000-08:00Insecurity comes from expecting tomorrow to be pre...Insecurity comes from expecting tomorrow to be pretty much the same as today.<BR/><BR/>I pretty much live my life as if everything could go to hell in an instant.<BR/><BR/>Because, well, it could.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15123761608738909200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-65249630107901097062008-12-05T07:20:00.000-08:002008-12-05T07:20:00.000-08:00My greatest area of insecurity is probably fear of...My greatest area of insecurity is probably fear of feeling emotional intensity.<BR/><BR/>As for libertarianism, I'm somewhat of a libertarian, but am still figuring out what seems most likely to work well.<BR/><BR/>One plus for libertarian theory: it marks the war on drugs as obviously a bad idea, and I don't know of any other political philosophy which gets that one right.Nancy Lebovitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07068537632391466902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-12489674998342655482008-12-05T07:17:00.000-08:002008-12-05T07:17:00.000-08:00Steve, I think your confusion on Libertarianism is...Steve, I think your confusion on Libertarianism is well founded. Simply put, there is no easy definition for Libertarianism. However, I wouldn't call it survival of the fittest. There are two principles Libertarianism stresses that are worth appreciating: the non-aggression principle and the trader principle. If you understand these two things your well on your way to understanding the foundation of that particular philosophy. <BR/><BR/>Josh Jasper: Ayn Rand is not a Libertarian by any stretch of the imagination—Libertarianism picked apart her philosophy to use what they wanted, and pretty much ignored the actual Ethics. That's not exactly treating her like a guru. And Greenspan was the antithesis of what Rand stood for. What he did was quite the opposite of what the philosophy actually calls for. I'm sorry to see so many people now under the impression that somehow we've been following Ayn Rand advocated markets and this is what has led to our current economic situation—because we haven't, and they wouldn't have.Shawn Scarber Degganshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928118657916732163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-22287691592657950652008-12-05T05:14:00.000-08:002008-12-05T05:14:00.000-08:00My greatest area of insecurity used to be fear of ...My greatest area of insecurity used to be fear of taking care of my children (my wife and i have five kids). My fear is no longer really that...but it's that I'm not quite good enough to be, and at 40 that I've already maxed out.Lester Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02545778619369769610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-4476885018841071282008-12-05T05:11:00.000-08:002008-12-05T05:11:00.000-08:00An afterthought on empathy: knowing someone else's...An afterthought on empathy: knowing someone else's feelings, and caring, are two different things. Some people know exactly how much they are hurting other people. That is why they do it. From VR therapy they might just learn how to do it better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-10341338620707477602008-12-05T00:51:00.000-08:002008-12-05T00:51:00.000-08:00On empathy: you can see this already without the h...On empathy: you can see this already without the high-grade VR apparatus, in Second Life. It's just pictures on a screen driven through a mouse and keyboard, but people often identify very closely with their avatars. It would be interesting to get a bunch of Second Lifers to put on a completely different avatar for a week and see what the experience is like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-75523545364690487782008-12-04T16:14:00.000-08:002008-12-04T16:14:00.000-08:00I think part of your confusion, Steve, is that you...I think part of your confusion, Steve, is that you're mixing libertarians (generally believers in the minimal "caretaker" state) and anarchists (the private police and jails crowd). Ayn Rand, no proponent of large government, had no use for anarchists either.<BR/><BR/>I'd _like_ to be an anarchists. I'd _like_ to believe we could live together without giving _anyone_ power over anyone else. Alas, the history of the world suggests otherwise. A constitutional republic with strictly limited powers seems like the best of a bad lot of ways to handle that issue. Not ideal, certainly, but utopia is not an option.Mark Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994430001543710190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-48512505860338105342008-12-04T16:02:00.000-08:002008-12-04T16:02:00.000-08:00Greatest area of insecurity right now: a friendsh...Greatest area of insecurity right now: a friendship which might not survive into next year. All of the problems can be boiled down to one word: communication.<BR/><BR/>One other part of today's post got my attention: "Since birth, we are enmeshed in a web of rules and laws imposed by parents and schools and so forth. You can escape them by dying, or by getting completely off the grid. I'm not sure what the third option is."<BR/><BR/>Well, revolution is a third option: the wholesale destruction one society and replacement with another. I think the problem is that too many people don't realize that society is a compromise ... almost nobody gets their own way all the time. We reap the benefits, we suffer the obligations, and we work within the system to make things more acceptable to us. If the system is working (more or less), to choose revolution smacks of selfishness, at least to me. Of course, there are always those who will choose it. (And the fact that the American Revolution worked, and provided the U.S.A. with a set of wonderful ideals to reach for, doesn't change the fact that there were other possibilities.)<BR/><BR/>~ Jas. MarshallMenduirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08743860875458338385noreply@blogger.com