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Fucking hilarious
This video is pure chaos from start to finish. Well done
It says publishing overall is up, but I’m happy to hear of retractions going up with it. I like the idea it proposes about “bug” bounties. That would drive even more retractions
Studies are retracted all the time. It’s a good thing.
I didn’t see this comment until after I made the same one lol
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It’s illegal to have your remains decomposed naturally (or one of those cool new methods like composting or alkaline hydrolysis). You’re legally required to be stuffed full of embalming chemicals and buried in a box, or cremated, polluting the air and wasting bioavailable nutrients, to be turned into high pH, high sodium ashes.
I think this is because the laws were mainly created by Catholics (this is Louisiana, where we have parishes instead of counties), and people are still too superstitious to make sense.
You can make profit on and profit off
Well LLMs are about to get a lot less reasonable.
Some people experience anxiety, pain, and psychosis, sometimes for long durations. If you want to dig deeper into this, do a web search for “meditation adverse effects” and you’ll find a good bit of peer reviewed work in good quality journals.
I love meditation and it’s a major help in my life, but I can’t go around telling everyone it’s for them, because data suggests it’s definitely not for everyone! It seems to help most people though. Everyone’s gotta know for themselves.
DISCLAIMER Meditation isn’t for everyone. Meditation adverse effects are a thing. Know what’s for you!
I start with box breathing (for a few cycles, until I can feel my mind and body relax), and then I go to normal breathing and focus on the breath, followed by whatever activity I find appropriate:
For general meditation, I just keep the focus on the breath, and if my focus shifts, I don’t make a value judgment about it. I just return to the breath as the thought leaves on its own. These are what I do for short 5 min “resets” between things like work and school.
For grounding (when I have more time or require a deeper “reset”), I will focus on my body’s connections to the elements (one at a time: the earth below me, the air through the breath, the fire in my cells, the water in my blood, and the “spirit” of my brain’s awareness)
For active self-work, I will visualize a safe/protective scene (in my case, a grove), then close my “mind’s eyes,” losing the scene, and doing a Light Body exercise. I then re-open the scene and take notice of the differences. This way, I’ve been able to “spelunk” into deep parts of my mind, forgotten memories, trauma responses, etc. I will follow the scenery and see/hear whatever my brain is triggering, all in the safe confines of my little grove/surrounding area.
If you make it to a deep, meditative state, be sure to become fully aware of your body before trying to move around. You might be a bit groggy or fall over. Personally, I have to leave the deeper state and become aware of sitting in my grove, and then become aware of my actual body.
Be sure to write down or otherwise keep in memory the things you learn from your brain during meditation :)
That’s an interesting and informative response. I’ll be sure to preface “cult” with “abusive cult” next time. Thanks!
I apologize for misunderstanding. Can you provide a source or reasoning why you think the BITE classification itself was intended to make “cult” a bad word?
Yes, because controlling a group’s behavior, information access, thoughts, and emotions is completely acceptable. Autonomy be damned.
This place would 100% meet the BITE standard of cult classification.
They were wearing tshirts with the ministry’s logo, because Jan 6 was for American Jesus.
If some of the pastors there had their way, that’s exactly what power would control this country.
To them, it means if you’re depressed, schizophrenic, or otherwise incapable of controlling your emotions or perceptions, you’re being either possessed or “oppressed” by demon spirits.
Honestly, AI trained on successful governance and social satisfaction would be a better president than what we have now. Then again, so would my cat.