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Icelander
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Natures gift.
#12886113 - 07/12/10 08:14 AM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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The sociopath. Imo this is some pretty good evidence of what is important to nature and how our world really functions. Now if you know about the sociopath you know that they don't feel the pains of conscience, remorse or guilt are something they no longer can feel. They actually are quite relaxed and stress free people because of this. Yet they will do ANYTHING to get what they want. Psychologically it looks like they suffered severe physical and or emotional abuse at a critical time in their development. Now if the goal of life is really basically about survival until reproduction the sociopath has developed a technique to survive and nature doesn't care about what they feel or do in the world or to others. It's certainly not that they can feel remorse for doing bad things or be swayed by teachings on Love (which they cannot feel or feel the lack of) or friendship or compassion or any of this stuff we claim is the ultimate goal of life.
How interesting.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Sleepwalker
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and all the humans who feel for each other try to lock these people up and/or kill them. So what?
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Icelander
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I want to kill them myself. I consider them extremely dangerous and stats say that 5% of the populace is sociopath or psychopath.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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MushroomTrip
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I'd do tests on them!
-------------------- All this time I've loved you And never known your face All this time I've missed you And searched this human race Here is true peace Here my heart knows calm Safe in your soul Bathed in your sighs
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Icelander
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I know what kind of test you like to perform.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Freedom
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I think this kid (the barefoot bandit) is a sociopath:
I think you can even see it in his face.
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MushroomTrip
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Re: Natures gift. [Re: Freedom]
#12886767 - 07/12/10 11:31 AM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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I see a woos face.
-------------------- All this time I've loved you And never known your face All this time I've missed you And searched this human race Here is true peace Here my heart knows calm Safe in your soul Bathed in your sighs
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Icelander said: The sociopath. Imo this is some pretty good evidence of what is important to nature and how our world really functions. Now if you know about the sociopath you know that they don't feel the pains of conscience, remorse or guilt are something they no longer can feel. They actually are quite relaxed and stress free people because of this. Yet they will do ANYTHING to get what they want. Psychologically it looks like they suffered severe physical and or emotional abuse at a critical time in their development. Now if the goal of life is really basically about survival until reproduction the sociopath has developed a technique to survive and nature doesn't care about what they feel or do in the world or to others. It's certainly not that they can feel remorse for doing bad things or be swayed by teachings on Love (which they cannot feel or feel the lack of) or friendship or compassion or any of this stuff we claim is the ultimate goal of life.
How interesting.
why would the goal of life be to feel love for eachother?
do animals really love eachother?
what if loving eachother is merely something that should only be done by all those who can
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Icelander
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Well that's what I was wondering?
Love and all other emotions are just part of the evolutionary adaptive puzzle imo and we don't know what meaning life might have.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Is love the meaning of life? Forget that shit. I don't even think that phrase means anything.
But is love a worthwhile goal? IMO the answer is very obviously yes. Everyone likes love. Love and liking are almost synonymous. More love --> more happiness. It's almost a one-to-one equation. Therefore, at least among people capable of love, making more love is a collective goal that's well worth pursuing.
What about sociopaths? I really don't know. It depends what makes them happy, if anything. All I'll say is that, if their happiness goals are at odds with everyone else's, then fuck 'em. Majority rule, or whatever you wanna invoke to say "we're worth more than them."
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Icelander
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Re: Natures gift. [Re: laserpig]
#12888815 - 07/12/10 06:19 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Majority rule? That certainly can work against love too. You must be joking or have not thought too hard about that one.
Let me ask you a question. If everyone wants love so much then why does there seem to be a lack in the world?
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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laserpig
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'Cause people are shitty at getting what they want, or even coherently understanding what they want.
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Poid
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Icelander said: If everyone wants love so much then why does there seem to be a lack in the world?
Because everyone wants love, but not everyone wants to put forth the effort it takes to give love?
-------------------- Well I try my best to be just like I am, but everybody wants you to be just like them. -- Bob Dylanfireworks_god said:It's one thing to simply enjoy a style of life that one enjoys, but it's another thing altogether to refer to another person's choice as "wrong" or to rationalize their behavior as being pathological or resulting from some sort of inadequacy or failing so as to create a sense of superiority or separation as yet another projection of a personal fear or control issue.
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Re: Natures gift. [Re: Poid]
#12888995 - 07/12/10 06:56 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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because love makes you vulnerable and fucking everyone has been hurt a million fucking times and its frightening.
-------------------- If you're frightened of dying and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth.
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Re: Natures gift. [Re: Freedom]
#12888998 - 07/12/10 06:56 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Freedom said: I think this kid (the barefoot bandit) is a sociopath:
I think you can even see it in his face.
his face makes me feel like murdering people
-------------------- If you're frightened of dying and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth.
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Freedom
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people get love and desire mixed up. most commonly the desire for security, but also self esteem, pleasure, familiarity....
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Icelander
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Re: Natures gift. [Re: Freedom]
#12889403 - 07/12/10 08:16 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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This is the answer I most agree with. Love is a rare bird imo. It can only be unconditional and still really be love. And as a benchmark it's there but in reality it's rarely achieved.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Freedom
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I have experienced real love for a two month period.
It was insane, people around me could instantly tell, it changed all my relationships, opened up the world, there was no stress, it was like tripping.
And then just like tripping my mind slowly closed back up again, returned to its deeply ingrained habits
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Icelander
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Re: Natures gift. [Re: Freedom]
#12889589 - 07/12/10 08:52 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Same but for almost 6 months. No wonder I'm a cynic.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Wtf, I get a few hours every now and then at best.
-------------------- Little left in the way of energy; or the way of love, yet happy to entertain myself playing mental games with the rest of you freaks until the rivers run backwards. "Chat your fraff Chat your fraff Just chat your fraff Chat your fraff"
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