Author: Mr Nobody
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Way way way too much, on the subject of why I care about swimsuits
I was curious to study my own behavior and answer: “Why go to the effort of buying swimsuits for my wife?” In an objective sense, it’s completely unnecessary and unimportant. So why even expend the effort? Well, I think it must just be one of those things that, while not really important in any sense,…
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On depression
What is depression? I am my depression. It is Me. And my depression is the world. We are one. It is where the Reality of my mind and heart touch the World. And the world touches back. It’s hands pressed up against the window Matching mine. And the truth is Somewhere in that space between…
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Only time is adamantine
Only time is adamantine. Only one hardest substance serves As an armor impervious To all ventures. Not a thousand years of tearing and Scratching with desperate hands serve to carve Even a single, transparent curl From the surface of one moment. Bright and fixed for eternity; Unchangeable, unreachable Before your eyes. Untouchable. My eyes search…
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On Star Wars, the Last Jedi
From a letter to a friend. Normally these movies are fairly good, but I think this one leans too heavily on commentary on other stuff, current films and feelings and criticism, which will date it ultimately (compared to the others). I don’t think the most recent SW films will have the forty year staying power…
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Warning, spicy meatball: in defense of oral sex
Spicy meatball warning!!! Explicit content. I just can’t be bothered with innuendo or euphemisms, so I’m just going to be radically explicit. This is actually a heavily edited version of the original. So if you’re easily shocked, imagine the first draft. The rest of the world is shoving a cheap and shallow, explicit version of…
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Why evolution is hard for average people to swallow
I think the primary objection many people have to the theory of evolution isn’t the process itself or its vast time scales. It’s the attendant philosophy. One of the core tenants of evolutionary theory is that it has no intended goal, no purpose, no design in mind, no ends. It is an undirected process aimed…
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Balancing sin and grace
Buddhism preaches a gospel of the cessation of pain. And its techniques, including meditation, contemplation, and letting go have a lot of value. And there are many other philosophical and psychological systems that are also focused on freeing your mind from the pain and burdens of the world, our guilt and fear and sadness. They…
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Why are men obvious and women opaque?
There is a small matter that works at my thoughts, demanding attention. Obviously, the way we approach our need for one another can and has resulted in some terrible abuses. Because it’s such a powerful fundamental aspect of our identities, because it’s so tied to our life and survival as a species, its a pretty…
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How should we regulate sex?
It’s a difficult subject to tackle, how we should approach sex. Sex, both as an identity and as as an activity, I mean. Yes, societies have done various things throughout history, but generally they’ve let instinct and necessity dictate the terms. And on the side, once they’ve paid tribute to what need to be done…
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On confession and absolution as a therapeutic technique
The confession of sin, followed by the acceptance of absolution, is a very sophisticated therapeutic technique. We face our shadow, affirm our inner monster (to use some Jungian terms), and we receive forgiveness (we affirm our inner light, our divinity). We gain knowledge but also gain the means to not be trapped by that knowledge.…
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