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1 hour ago, Brett Nortj said:

Three things I found between all people is that they think they are 'right,' they think they are 'loved,' and they think they are 'better than others.' These three moral absolutes led me to define more specifically the human psyche, and then found more absolutes, under those, of course.

 

It would be interesting to know who these ‘all people’ are. I personally have found people who a) think they are right and b) think they are better than others to be, thankfully, more of a minority than majority.  Where have your observations/studies come from?

4 hours ago, prashantakerkar said:

Do you feel it could/may be useful to display Flight number electronic LCD display on Front glass panel of commercial airplanes?

Example :

Flight operator : Jet airways.

Flight Number : 9w234

Thanks & Regards,

Prashant S Akerkar

 

No, because catching a plane is not like waiting for a bus.

6 minutes ago, Phi for All said:

affectation

I think it does the opposite of impress!

10 minutes ago, Strange said:

Sounds like something I might have heard some gnarly old dude in an old-timey Western say.

Or maybe a farmer from Yorkshire (or any farmer from anywhere). ‘Wonder iffen the hay be ready yonder...’

Thanks. Never seen it anywhere else before.

4 hours ago, SamCogar said:

iffen

Could you please translate this into English?

Well, it does exist for the skin;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo_machine

so perhaps it does exist for other surfaces.

I think it would depend if a company wanted to spend money on that service.

It might be useful in commercial offices but should definitely not be something installed in a residential apartment block . That kind of information should only be given on a needs to know basis otherwise it’s an infringement of privacy and security. In my opinion.

5 hours ago, Eise said:

 

Edit: Now I got a +1. But it was there before my remark on Searle and Penrose was merged with my comment on the samurai. So whoever gave me the point, read if you still agree with the new part. Otherwise you can remove it again. (no please don't... ).

It was me. I gave it for the ‘reading the intentions of your opponent’, which I strongly agree with and have used myself.

Plus, I also like the edited post

21 minutes ago, studiot said:

https://www.scienceforums.net/topic/112977-question-about-rotation/?tab=comments#comment-1034383

 

 

 

 

Thank you Studiot.

There was another thread somewhere not that long ago asking a similar question. If I remember correctly, Swansont gave some very detailed explanations.

But I see he has answered here since I read yesterday or maybe the threads got merged.

Apologies.

There are many different cancers that exist. Some are quite curable even at stage 3, some are unlikely to be cured even at stage 1.

Here’s a link to some info about the most deadly;

https://www.livescience.com/11041-10-deadliest-cancers-cure.html

1 hour ago, dimreepr said:

Sometimes it does.

Worry can sometimes winkle out a solution, IOW worry has its place.

It does for sure. But for the times when it’s just destroying your brain,  it’s better not to.

26 minutes ago, MathGeek said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gift_of_Fear

Fear can be useful.  Fear of evil.  Fear of evildoers.  Fear of the police when tempted to do wrong.  Fear of injury when tempted to do dangerous things.  Fear of God?  Well, that's outside the sphere of science.

Fear is useful, but not when it becomes an obsession .

3 minutes ago, Strange said:

In the movie Bridge of Spies, Mark Rylance's character, Rudolf Abel, is repeatedly asked things like, "Aren't you scared?" to which he always replies, "Would it help?"

I love that!

56 minutes ago, Mallic said:

I'm not even in my 30's yet. You might be thinking "What?! You are way too young to be thinking about death!" Nononononon. I came to the realization that the specter of death can come for us at anytime. It almost claimed my brother and everyone says the fact that he's alive is a miracle.

I’m in my forties and still have insomnia (now just habit) that stems from 5 years of age due to fear of death. Trying to get your head around the self not existing anymore ever again was too much to bear and I struggled with life because of this. 

At some point I was able to control  my thoughts from this slippery slope and it’s not a problem these days. I hope the same will happen for you.

in Buddhism there’s a saying; ‘If you can do something about it, you don’t need to worry. If you can’t do something about it, you don’t need to worry ‘.

Simple but true.

And anyway - there’s always hope

53 minutes ago, Mallic said:

Well someone has a high opinion of himself.....just because your pride is hurt doesn't mean I'm not reading your stuff. Also didn't you just say you were gonna stop replying?

Rather i take much of my beliefs from many eastern religions and adopt them into my own world view. Honestly it's a very important thing to clarify. Are you an atheist because you deny christianity? Or do you deny ALL religions? Like paganism, hinduism all that? Or do you just lump them all into one basket and consider them all the same? These are very important things that must be clarified.

Why must this be clarified? My feeling is that most people don’t need to label or call themselves an atheist. Rather they are just indifferent to religion as it simply doesn’t concern them. At least, that’s how I see it anyway.

I was fortunate enough to have £50,000 a couple of years ago. I was living in Prague so I rented one nice apartment for me and another that I sublet through Airbnb.

Something I considered was buying and then selling stuff (probably clothing) on EBay or Amazon but I never got round to it.

Other than that, you could keep it safe and hopefully/maybe get occasional payouts from it by turning it into premium bonds.

Some links to more suitable forums for your questions:

 http://sportsci.org/forum/forumhelp.html

http://sportsdiscovery.net

https://sportperfsci.com

https://www.archerytalk.com

https://worldarchery.org

Just now, YaDinghus said:

Soooooo glad it's over

Yup

51 minutes ago, SPIRITUALLIGHTS said:

_{Ok, I got some pictures of the lights on different days and I know for a fact that mine are not blood cells.  Thank God for the cameras!!!! I need and seek valid answers on what these white sparkling/blinking particles that appear around me?  I'll be happy to upload the pictures to someone so they can analyze.}

This has been happening for years--RH Negative type A, left handed female

 

Have you googled ‘orbs’?

10 hours ago, StringJunky said:

 Blame shifting or psychological projection.

 

Thanks String Junky, I missed this one earlier. Personally, I believe this could be the answer to the OP.

8 minutes ago, John Cuthber said:

Lying.

 absofuckinglutely

1 hour ago, mistermack said:

I suppose emotional blackmail would be a common phrase for it. 

The threat of suicide is used surprisingly often by manipulative people to get what they want. It's even made official, in cases of women who want an abortion. If they make it clear they are likely to kill themselves, they get what they want. The health professionals don't want the guilt of that on their minds so they recommend that they get it. It's become part of the process now, it's become general knowledge that it works. 

I know a guy who used that same threat to get recommended for a sex change. He underwent it, and is now seriously thinking about trying to get it reversed. Using the same threat again. Life can get incredibly complicated.

Some - 50% maybe - of these people will actually feel that they cannot continue life in the state that they are in. The other -50% maybe - are using manipulation to get what they want. 

I met a woman once who had a paid-by-the-NHS designer vagina. She convinced health professionals that the state of her (then) current one prevented her leaving the house. It wasn’t true. For other people seeking surgery to correct something they really feel they can’t live with is true.

Whatever strategy they all choose to employ (emotional blackmail/pass the buck/scapegoat, honesty), still (IMO), highlight that all of them, honest or dishonest, are somewhat mentally ill.

Perhaps I should phrase it differently - they all need help.

35 minutes ago, koti said:

Normal is subjective, its not ethical for sure but its very common in corporate environments. 

Maybe it is. My experience was something totally different though. Not a work situation. It was my own private life unfortunately.

Plus, it was normal, acceptable behaviour for this ‘organisation’, - just not to me.

6 minutes ago, swansont said:

In an organizational context this is also known as "passing the buck" (which, in the French etymology is the link, is scapegoating)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_passing

Yes. 

But it is NOT normal behaviour.

9 minutes ago, Eise said:

I don't think you have to refer to mental illness: in many organisations finger-pointing is a normal practice, meaning 'I am not responsible, (s)he is!'.

 

Yes, this is totally true and exactly how the ‘organisation’ I was on the receiving end of viewed their actions. But to anyone else who is able to think for themselves without being brain washed and following the crowd like sheep, it’s very obvious that it IS, in fact, mental illness.

4 minutes ago, iNow said:

Scapegoating comes to mind

Yep, good one.