by lepton | Jul 31, 2020 | Autism Specific, Matters of the Heart, Personal, Semantics
Show values permeate our existence to such a degree that it’s easy to start believing they are actually true. Obama comes to mind, persisting to believe in the better angels of our nature even after being given evidence otherwise over and over again. The other...
by lepton | Jul 22, 2020 | Matters of the Heart, Personal, Social Situations
I honestly can’t think of anything that fans the flame of narcissism more than being judged. When someone judges you they are signaling that there is something about you they didn’t like. Generally they don’t tell you what it was or they say some...
by lepton | Jun 28, 2020 | Matters of the Heart, Semantics
Really interesting TED talk about judging your thoughts the way people judge you to quell the like/dislike monster. The book he references Evolving Beyond Thought has you memorizing Sanskrit philosophy to help quell the storm of thoughts in your skull. The two...
by lepton | Jun 23, 2020 | Autism Specific, Faith, Matters of the Heart, Mental Illness, Personal
I think one of the best arguments against the existence of a personal god is the fact that suffering is so isolating. God’s people dropping out of your life like flies. Me and many others on the bottom experience is that the people who claim to be closest to God...
by lepton | Jun 16, 2020 | Matters of the Heart, Mental Illness, Poetry, Semantics
I want more money. Money in the real world lets you go on all kinds of fun trips (at least pre-COVID) and gives you all kinds of health and security. Money in your brain does something similar, you can spend it to produce beliefs in happy delusions. That’s why...
