#religion of confirmation bias

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

"If you do or do not believe in god and do or do not repost this something will or will not happen."

I couldn't believe it! It worked for me!

#confirmation bias #unfalsifiable #unfalsifiability #horoscopes #prayer #horoscope #prayers #pray #praying #religion is a mental illness

[mewnyan]

everyone in this house better stop talking abt zodiac signs and other new age spiritual bullshit soon or else i'll go fucking mad

#STFU ABOUT ST4RS33DS IM NOT A DESCENDANT OF ALIENS IM JUST NEURODIVERGENT #here i am telling myself ''im very open abt other ppl's spiritual beliefs bc i understand the societal roles of religion'' #turns out i am still a very skeptical bitch and im glad that in a skeptical bitch bc some of the shit my sister's saying is insane #im not lying there's insidous conspiracy shit in there i read the main article and it talked abt reptilians who want to take over the world #mew's shenanigans #every time my mom talks about leos it shaves off one minute out off my lifespan #''leos are this leos r like that so ur stepdad is being tempted by women'' what a totally rational conclusion that is definitely #not formed out of any stereotypes and overly general assumptions that sound accurate bc of confirmation bias! #congrats u fell into the trap of a cold reading! #u do realize when u say statements abt however a leo supposedly acts like u are attempting to describe ppl like #my skittish friend in a batshit situationship; dr4g q*een tr*xie m*ttel; and br*tish c*median l33 m4ck #who are completely different people #i only accept z*diac bullshit if it's funny but if ur going to spend 60$ of family money on an entire book abt a single z*diac sign #i will walk into the ocean #edit number two: um so that turned into an entire tag rant wow #mew's rambling

[in-sightpublishing]

Conversation with Kirk Kirkpatrick on the Current American Political Situation: Member, World Genius Directory

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#American exceptionalism #American politics #biblical teachings #competitiveness #confirmation bias #cultural dynamics #elections #global implications #governance models #ideology #immigration #misinformation #political discourse #religion and politics #xenophobia

[misterparadigm]

Seeking Truth: The Tools and Complexes of Alethiological Exploration

We're built to survive, seek pleasures, and secure those pleasures. This is how the wiring operates as a baseline, and it takes work and obscure suffering to reach beyond it. This seems to have been the purview of religion for most of human history. Billions of people have lived, all with variables which make their matrix of obstacles unique in regards to seeking whatever truth there is beyond them, if they even prioritize it. The truth, as a thing-in-itself, can only exist singularly. And so there is an infinity of ideas which are not true, and a singular--but robust--situation of truth. Billions of people have walked this path against staggering odds, and perhaps even more have walked against it for myriad reasons associated with that baseline above. It seems likely that as we mount more and more false perceptual schemas (those are the odds, after all), secured by rationalized arguments and emotional rhetoric, the task of cracking these foundations is the defining conflict of progress. And I think the problem we face over and over is that we don't know which tools to use between science, faith, and philosophy. And people get so worked up over this question that they pathologize their answers, further hardening those foundations which need cracking.

#truth #alethiology #epistemology #philosophy #religion #faith #science #confirmation bias #overton window #psychological complex #survival #nature #thing-in-itself #noumenal #phenomenal #noumena #phenomena

[ellestra]

The Voice from the Outer World

Dune is a story of failure. SPOILERS for Dune Part 2 below

Power corrupts and all of that. We all know this. So we would be able to avoid it, right? If you know what happens you can chose another option. You would be different.

And here's a story that shows that even when you know all of this and more and can literally see the future it's still not enough.

I get why people often think that to avoid this the person in power shouldn't want that power. That this would make them somehow immune. And this logic has multiple faults (like - how can you be good at doing something you hate?) and one of them is that just not wanting to abuse power doesn't mean you would do right things with it.

We are reminded multiple times in the film (and the books also aren't shy about it) that Fremen religious belief in a saviour is not something that arose naturally. It's a belief seeded by Bene Gesserit's Missionaria Protectiva. They seeded superstitions and myths in different cultures so they could use them in a future emergency. Everything Fremen believe about their Mahdi was created so their faith could be used by a Bene Gesserit in need. And both Jessica and Paul are aware of this even before they even set a foot on Arrakis.

It's specifically made for the saviour to be a foreign one (Lisan al-Gaib is The Voice from the Outer World) because the people who made and planned to use this prophecy were ones from an outsider culture. Paul doesn't hijack Fremen beliefs to insert himself as their white saviour. These beliefs was specifically created for someone like him to use.

It was made with purpose of hijacking Fremen religion into protecting the foreigners who know how this prophecy was constructed. This is a parasitic belief (cuckoo-like faith) and the truth doesn't set anyone free. We see why with Stilgar as he wants to believe so much that everything becomes a sign. Even when he's told this has been fabricated and he was manipulated he warps it into something that supports his beliefs not undermines them. I'm sure you've seen this in real life, in real politics if not religion.

Jessica and Chani got changed the most from their book versions. They've become opposite sides of the ideological divide. Not between religion and lack of it - Jessica obviously not a believer - but between using people and letting them decide their own future.

Book Jessica is more apprehensive of Paul's choices. She's often more worried he may not survive the trials than pushing for them for power. In here she becomes the driving force of using the messianic belief Bene Gesserit implanted for Paul's benefit. She makes sure Fremen believe he fits the story. She doesn't care about Paul's wishes to avoid this burden. She knows it doesn't matter when he tells the people the truth about Bene Gesserit, their abilities and their manipulation techniques. Belief is impervious to proof and confirmation bias makes you reject all evidence to the contrary.

But then, in the film, Jessica is kind of possessed. Stilgar warns Paul not to listen to the djinn but neither he nor his mother can stop listening to the voices. The film removes Alia's book doings but replaces them with foreshadowing of what she becomes. She whispers the truths about the future to her mother even before she is born. Funny how this change make her, not Paul, the first fully prescient Atreides. She is manipulating the events when Paul refuses to and that's foreshadowing too. When Jessica took the Water of Life while pregnant she did it for the power this new position among the Fremen would give her. Alia never stood a chance. She was pre-born into this.

The only one trying to stand in the way of succumbing to the power corruption is movie version of Chani. She was never believer in a saviour. She wants her people to save themselves. They already have a plan for a better future that doesn't involve killing worlds for the Empire they never wanted anything to do with. They were not supposed to be warriors of the prophet. She sees this for what it is - a way to control her people. She understands this is another form of enslavement. The only difference is that this one is embraced. No one listens to her when she tells them the truth. They only see what they want to see.

The power that comes from being close to the rule is just as blinding when you stand close to the throne as it is when you sit on it.

And the sad part is she knows she played a part in this happening to as she convinced Paul to give this a try. She didn't see the visions he saw so she hoped he can remain the person she fell in love with. When he submits to the way prescience shows him and takes over the faith we feel her heartbreak. She watches him becoming what he feared and everyone around him stops her from trying to save him (not just other Fremen or Jessica - Gurney puts atomic arsenal in Paul's hands).

Paul doesn't bring freedom. He just changes who holds the power but in the end the structures of power remain (the similarities between Saudarkar and Fremen are not accidental). And billions die so it can happen. But billions is a an abstract number. It's much easier to feel the consequences when they hit close and personal.

Everyone around Paul gets to gain something - Gurney gets revenge on Rabban, Jessica and Stilgar get to destroy Harkonnens and Emperor. They are on top now. The power corrupts even before you even hold it. Just the promise of power is enough.

This film version of Chani doesn't let us forget that this is what we watch. That what is happening is not a good thing. We as humans have tendency to gloss over big numbers of deaths when it's unseen people with whom we have no emotional connections. Through her eyes the loss is so much more personal. She loses her Usul to Paul Muad'Dib. And he takes her people and her planet too.

As Paul says - they are Harkonnens too. And they do what Harkonnens do too. The difference was always cosmetic.

And one more thing. A lot is said about Arabic and Muslim influences in Fremen culture and religion but they aren't the only ones. One other is the word used for the places where Fremen live - Sietch. It comes from Zaporozhian Cossack name for their fortified encampments - sich.

In the West the name Cossacks invokes the cruel Russian Imperial forces that tsars used to pacify conquered territories. But this is not what comes to my mind first. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth they were free people living in the borderlands of the Commonwealth on the territories often attacked by the Ottomans. The constant raids from Turks meant they were warriors and constantly moving. But this also allowed for a lot of freedom as there wasn't a lot of direct control over these territories for the same reason. This meant that they were often joined by anyone wishing to have that freedom - from peasants escaping indenture to nobles escaping the law.

The dissatisfaction with Polish rule eventually lead to uprising and this part of Ukraine joined Russian Empire. That Empire destroyed all the freedoms Cossacks had and those independent warriors became just another enforcers of conformity for the Empire. They've become exactly what they fought against. I often wondered if Herbert chose the name Sietch intentionally to invoke this turn of events.

#dune #paul atreides #jessica atreides #lady jessica #alia atreides #chani kynes #stilgar #fremen #bene gesserit #harkonnens #lisan al-gaib #muad'dib #usul #dune part 2 #dune part two #dune 2024 #dune part two spoilers #dune part 2 spoilers #arrakis

[audhdnight]

This may have been a bad idea but I was never actually allowed to watch the Ken Ham vs Bill Nye debate, despite every adult I knew as a child ranting at every chance about how Ham “absolutely destroyed” Nye and how it’s such a good example of apologetic science blah blah blah

So I’ve decided to watch it now at the age of 21 as a deconstructing ex Christian evangelical fundamentalist to see how much of what he says is the exact same word for word bullshit I was taught growing up

I’m not even all the way through Ham’s beginning presentation and I’m already fed up. He keeps calling naturalist science a “religion” (which it blatantly is not by any definition) and saying that teaching children to approach science outside the lens of religion is somehow indoctrination and teaching them not to think critically.

Also, y’all probably can figure this out on your own but the issue with creationism is that when you *start* from the Bible and try to make the facts fit it, of course that’s what is going to happen. It’s called confirmation bias. When you go into a situation already assuming that you know what happened, you are going to see every bit of evidence as somehow in support of your theory even when it isn’t.

The difference with non-religious science is that they go in already assuming that we don’t know what happened, and they build the theory from the bottom up, not the top down. They take the evidence and learn from it, not force it into puzzle piece spots where it doesn’t fit.

#anyway I’m going to try and make it at least to bill nyes first presentation #but I am seriously so irritated already #ex christian #ex fundie #exvangelical #ken ham #bill nye

[house-rat]

Can’t stop thinking about the saying that there will come a day when holding onto religion will be as difficult as grasping a burning coal. How it indelibly connects faith with pain and suffering. How it creates a confirmation bias loop where everything that feels difficult and challenging must be right, because if it was easy and intuitive, wouldn’t it be wrong? How it absolutely and completely sets you at odds with “the world”, because the world becomes your enemy, your challenger, the wily trickster and seductive temptress standing in the way of your absolution. How it ultimately boils down to one thing and one thing only: if it feels good, it must be wrong.

#religious trauma #ex religious #ex muslim #house-rat

[cosmictulips]

Astrology Note, for ANY level of astrologer.

Yesterday I almost went at someone for posting that all air signs are inconsistent in love.

that's my problem IRONICALLY with tumblr astrology. Wanna know why I only talk about tarot and witchcraft here and astrology only is spoken about on twitter?

Because on here, the black and white thinking with astrology is insane. NO ONE seems to take into account the OTHER mythologies from around the world. A leo in California is going to be seen SO DIFFERENTLY in a different part of the world.

That's because of how the west sees astrology. it's a part of a paradigm that was quite literally the cause of the separation between science and religion. and YOU HAVE TO UNLEARN THAT if you want to fully understand astrology.

and almost NONE of you do. especially on here. I get it, it's a lot to take on in astrology and y'all mostly just want base level interaction. but y'all also get so damn confused and don't seek any further information because you want your own confirmation bias.

I've spoken about it before and this will be the end of it. many others have spoken about this before.

for the love of the Gods, God or whatever you pray too or do not believe in, I don't care, just make your damn information accurate.

if you want some reading recs I can give you some. but like, pleaseeee take the time to learn.

#astrology #it is a rant #this place is LITERALLY only good for tarot #I hate it

[graveyard-party666]

Blood & Wine

Doubts

Here is the new chapter for y'all. I wanted to post it earlier but because of another shelling we had no electricity yet again.

This time it's a bigger chapter. I also tried experimenting with past tense.

I'm also introducing new character here :3

Here's the song for y'all.

Graves is a bully. He is stereotype of the "American badboy" that Red saw on the TV growing up. Interacting with him is not as bad as it could be but he's a weird guy. The amount of psychological issues that guy possesses is crazy.

Red promised herself to not psychoanalize the people she works with (yes, she failed on Ghost) but this man, Graves, is curious subject. Him seeking Shepherds approval screams daddy issues. Maybe his father was cruel, or maybe absent. As once Red learned: sometimes there is two problems - the first one, father is present and the second, father is absent. Both could be traumatizing. Even if the father is present physically but emotionally isn't.

Red only met him once at the briefing with Task Force 141. Her ability to pretend to be a stupid young woman helped a lot even there.

Graves seeks attention. No matter how much praise he would get for doing an amazing job as a commander, he will never be filled enough. Just another proof that many soldiers don't become soldiers just because they are patriotic and ready to protect their country.

But 141 trusts him, Laswell does too. And who is Red to tell them that their narcissistic ally might turn on them one of those days? No one.

He, just like Shepherd, probably would agree with Niccolò Machiavelli's ideas. The end justifies the means. Does it?

All she can do now is create another profile for another terrorist. Hassan. He's nothing new. Fanatic, radicalist, sees his religion as a pressure lever. Huge ego, small... understanding cause and effect relationships.

Religion, religion, religion.... how many of people like him are there? Probably more than enough. Probably even more than Task Force 141 could deal with.

In psychology, religious fanaticism can be understood through various lenses, including social, cognitive, and developmental psychology. It's often seen as an extreme form of religious devotion or belief characterized by rigid adherence to religious doctrines and practices, often to the exclusion or detriment of other aspects of life.

From a social psychology perspective, religious fanaticism can be seen as a product of social influences, such as group dynamics and the need for belonging. Individuals may become fanatical in their beliefs as a way to strengthen their identity within a religious community or to conform to group norms.

Cognitively, fanaticism can be linked to cognitive biases, such as confirmation bias (seeking out information that confirms one's beliefs) and the backfire effect (rejecting information that contradicts one's beliefs and strengthening those beliefs instead).

Developmental psychology may also play a role, as individuals' beliefs and behaviors are shaped by their upbringing, early experiences, and the cultural context in which they live.

Overall, understanding religious fanaticism requires a nuanced approach that considers individual, social, and cognitive factors.

This case is difficult. Difficult enough for Red to think about asking for help even though she doesn't want to burden anyone with her inability to deal with this big of a man in terrorist world. Fanatics scare Red. Fanatics of any sort. Fanatics can choose sides. And psychologist only hopes that "fanatics" around her won't choose the wrong side.

Thank God, Laswell decided that working on that terrorist alone is not good for Red. Oh, Kate, the woman that you are.

"I think you might need help of someone in Hassan's case, Red," Laswell stood in the doorway of Red's office. "Maybe we should add someone for this case? Someone who knows how to do his job..." Kate looked intently, making Red think about her words, which were kind of suspicious.

"His? You had someone in mind?" Red straightened her back, feeling curious.

"Abel Benar. I had a talk with your criminology professor, and he kindly agreed to help us with the case," the woman finally moved, walking towards the window of Red's office.

Red's heart skipped a beat. That one professor she could only dream to work with, that one professor she had a crush on.

"Professor Benar? I thought he was busy with a new university project?" The psychologist cleared her throat. It would be awkward if anyone found out about that girl crush on her professor with an attractive French accent.

"When Professor Benar heard that his, and I quote, 'favorite student' needs help, he postponed all the projects," Laswell's smirk wasn't unnoticed by Red's eyes.

'Oh, well. Good,' all Red thought, while dreading the thought about talking to Graves... or even meeting him again, after receiving the good news.

Yet again, sitting in silence in her office, thinking about what the future held for her, Red was just waiting. She didn't know herself of what. Work had been done already, no more annoying soldiers. But she still sat there, in the office, dimly lit by the table lamp. All she could do was look out the window, at the night sky.

The corridors of the base were shrouded in silence. From a distance, somewhere from the street, she could hear the barking of guard dogs.

She didn't want to work with the professor, much less the arrogant narcissist Graves. But life was not fair; sometimes you had to endure everything. Some might think that Red didn't particularly like the professor, which was not true. She just didn't really want to embarrass herself in front of a genius or have the perfect image she had created shattered by reality. But now it was inevitable.

She kinda missed Ghost too. Yes, he had visited today, but right now, his presence would be much appreciated. His stoicism was good for grounding other people. And what was behind that mask didn't really matter. For some, it might seem scary and strange; for Red, it was just part of him. But we can't always get what we want. And that is okay.

A loud knock brought her out of her thoughts. Clearing her throat, she allowed that late visitor to enter.

"Come in," Red's tired voice rang in the office.

She was too tired, just wanting to relax, at least for a moment.

"You didn't come down for lunch today." Captain Price's bearded face was gentle, even loving.

"I had lunch with me," Red lied. She didn't know herself why she lied.

The Captain's eyes had that slight glint in them, a bit teasing, as if he knew damn well she lied. He probably did.

"Soap said that when he visited your office, you didn't have those snacks that you usually bring to work."

'Of course, he knows,' Red thought to herself, sighing.

"What bothers you, Red?" His husky voice, probably a result of constant smoking, was caring. Yeah, Soap was right... Price did have a smoking problem.

"I'm paranoid. About people, things." Red wanted to give the answer but only left more questions. "I'm just a bit nervous and stressed, that's all."

She smiled at him, hoping he wouldn't ask further. He didn't need to know her concerns about his comrades. It might sound disrespectful if she told him to be prepared for anything with Graves and Shepherd, instead of telling him information about the terrorist they were trying to catch. The last thing she wanted was to be disrespectful towards the captain. Her paranoia was her problem.

But how many times before had her gut feeling been right? Almost every.

"Sweetheart, you're great at what you're doing. And we all know that." The older man started speaking after a short pause. "You can trust us. If there are any concerns or thoughts - share them with us." Captain's smile felt welcoming, and for a second, Red wanted to tell him her concerns, but again, that's not how the military works. They were brothers here. You disrespect one - you disrespect them all.

With a deep sigh, she uttered, "I'm concerned about Graves. I don't know what it is. Just a gut feeling."

Price's face softened as he came closer to the psychologist.

"He's a cunt."

That short sentence made Red laugh. She couldn't help it. Captain was right once again.

"And maybe you got that feeling because of how he was acting in the briefing? Because trust me, Gaz called him much harsher words than I just did after that briefing. I'm impressed Soap didn't try to punch him. As for Ghost... Let's just say he wasn't happy." He continued after a pause, amused by Red's reaction.

"Maybe you're right. Maybe it's just because of the briefing." Red shrugged. "Only time will tell, right, Captain?"

Tag list: @cloudofbutterflies92 @chloekistune @justasmolbard

#blood & wine #blood & wine series #oc:red #oc: red #self insert: red #cod self insert (maybe) #Spotify

[woomycritiques543]

(Based on another post.)

Ok... I was looking at the designs and-

Has anyone realized how weird the racial implications of Hazbin Hotel (and Helluva Boss with the main characters) are?

I know someone else has already talked about this-

But Charlie Morningstar is clearly white coded. The “corrupt souls” she has to “save” are clearly poc coded or are directly poc. The “villains” of the show are MOSTLY poc with Velvet being confirmed as poc indirectly by Vivziepop not long ago and Valentino was confirmed to be hispanic too. It gets off “white savior” vibes along with the fact that 1. Theres a creole character who practices voodoo who’s stereotyped as a cann^bal 2. There being a hispanic poc (Valentino) who’s also shown to be highly aggressive, to a character thats Italian: a ethnicity thats considered as “white” in many places. Hell! Niffy is even Japanese, and she was drawn as yellow 100% of the time until just recently.

They also have this thing where theres something i’d like to call “Greywashing”: Where Vivziepop deliberately avoids using the color brown, and instead makes all of her poc (No, “Coco” doesnt count shes from another artist. This is only about the main designer.) a lighter shade of grey, giving the illusion of brown skin without actually making them brown. While Vivziepop gave Charlie a peach-like skin tone. So its clearly not because they're demons but something else entirely.

(Light Grey.)

(Grey, with a brownish tint mixed in.)

(LIGHT grey.)

(Not counting Valentino since he seems to be more moth based than Vaggie and isnt intended to be as humanoid unlike those that are on this list.)

While Charlie, our “main heroine” is drawn as a blonde looking girl with snow-white skin. I know some people will make the “they're demons!” excuse, but these characters in particular are clearly meant to be the closest to human looking. Especially Charlie, who’s design is just a generic looking white girl with some Halloween makeup slapped on, an eye infection, and neko teeth.

So her being the main protagonist, half of the made to be “worst” characters such as Valentino and Alastor directly being poc. Plus the fact that the show is demonizing a closed religion that was created by African slaves as a way of coping with their situation while Hazbin is showing it as “evil” or “dark magic”. Plus in Helluva Boss, the “succubitches” are all shown to be sluts who are written in a negative light, who also happen to be poc in their human forms.

... who are also shamed by the police as “degenerates.”

They also have a poc background character named “Rat”, a animal that tends to be stereotyped in cartoons as “dirty” or “disease filled.” and yet they decided to name the second darkest character (who is also from a different artist) this.

This combined with the other implications can only make me say:

What is Vivziepop’s deal with us?! Why is she outright refusing to draw us without making our skin somewhat grey- a light grey for that matter! The people at the wiki call Alastor “beige.” But I remember there being a time where they called him khaki, and earlier “grey.” Even beige is described as a “greyish tan” and is considered “the most pale” type of brown. So even the “browns” are very pale and arent the shade most of us are- aka pure, dark, brown! Even most light skin people are not grey- but brown! 

This isnt about the morality of the characters and them being demons, this is about the stereotyping from the creator. I dont give a shit if the show is meant to be “edgy”- you either choose to be borderline racist, ableist, and narcissitic with how you write your characters, or actually “progressive.” Choosing both just makes you look like most of the hypocrites over at Twitter who think that representation is a “two way” street that can be morphed into whatever benefits someone’s bias of a specific discriminated group. But back to Hazbin-

The implications with the poc are off-putting, and it makes me all the more nervous for how theyre going to present poc in the next show. Yikes! 

#helluva critical #hazbin critical #hazbin hotel criticism #im poc and autistic myself so whats been shown so far is #really weird asf implications #what the hell is going on with the representation honestly wtf

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

All roads lead to patriarchy.

Male advantage? It’s the patriarchy. Female advantage? The patriarchy “backfired”. Violent men? Patriarchy. Violent women? Patriarchy (made her do it). Women without rights? Patriarchy. Men without rights? Patriarchy.

Everything wrong, for everyone, everywhere, for all of time; it’s the same simple one-word answer – and it’s ‘patriarchy’.

The big P.

It’s the perfect, singular and absolute truth, so disengage brain, and don’t ask any questions.

And people *don’t* ask questions.

Most just accept the concept as settled truth, with any challenge to such ‘truth’ all too often resulting in childish whines of ‘misogyny’.

So time rolls on.

Sixty years slip by and the theory refuses to be scrutinised or questioned.

Meanwhile the inconvenient facts that discredit such a world view are twisted through Olympian-level displays of mental gymnastics, contortions of logic, and semantic spluttering of: ‘well, the patriarchy must have backfired!’

I can’t imagine such a “backfiring” concession means much to the homeless, drug addicted, incarcerated, or suicidal populations – all overwhelmingly male. As such a theory provides little nuance or sympathy toward the impossibility complex causes of each.

It needn’t matter anyway.

The supervillain to all of the world’s problems continues to be “smashed” for eternity; as radical feminists stamp their feet and shake their fist at the clouds, as the money rolls in.

So when is it smashed?

If it hurts men too, then why does nobody “smash” those parts?

And if ‘the patriarchy’ is so powerful, why is it always “backfiring”?

So many unanswered questions, so many awkward caveats, blindspots, and cracks through which vulnerable men and boy fall.

So when does it end?

When do we ask for better answers?

-

Sources:

Homeless deaths: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsofhomelesspeopleinenglandandwales/2021registrations

Incarcerated Population: https://data.justice.gov.uk/justice-in-numbers/jin-public-protection

Workplace deaths: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf

Suicide by sex: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2022registrations

Drug deaths by sex: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsrelatedtodrugpoisoninginenglandandwales/2022registrations#:~:text=The%20rate%20of%20death%20relating,per%20million%20(949%20deaths)

Homicide by sex: https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/gsh/2023/GSH23_Chapter_2.pdf

Education over time: https://www.aporiamagazine.com/p/my-favourite-parts-from-the-boy-crisis

==

Smells like "god" to me. The devout insist that their god answers their prayers. Except, they don't actually do any better in life than the non-devout, or the devout of other gods. Xians die of diseases at the same rate, they don't win lotteries any more often, they aren't more successful in business. You should be able to tell who the "true" god is by the results. Except you can't.

Their prayers are either answered, or responded by "not yet," or "something better." Except you never know until after the fact. We're simply informed that god works in "mysterious ways." Aside from contradicting the notion that you can know god is there or answering your prayers at all, this makes the entire proposition unfalsifiable.

Importantly, how do you tell the difference between god being "mysterious" and "not there at all"?

"The Patriarchy" is exactly the same. If it's that unreliable, that unpredictable, how can you claim to know it's there at all? "Patriarchy hurts men too," is just "god is testing you." It's an excuse for why the thing that always works isn't.

Believers point to the fact their house survived the tornado as proof that god is good and answers their prayers. Never mind that the rest of the town was flattened. Or that they're thanking the same god who sent the tornado in the first place. For every male CEO or president, there's hundreds of homeless, suicidal or workplace dying men. People who believe based on faith only pay attention to the "hits," not the "misses." And even the "misses" somehow get turned into "hits."

There's no difference here. These are exactly the same concept, and they're exactly as nonsensical, unfalsifiable and not validatable, even in principle (and fail testing that we do attempt). So how either ever came to prominence, much less regarded as factually true, is incomprehensible.

In both cases, the result seems to be nothing more than desperate confirmation bias-motivated post-hoc attempts to salvage a simplistic, ideologically-based answer that doesn't even mirror reality.

Especially when we have more plausible answers that are taken from actually observing and testing reality. Which neither ideology does, and actively deny the need to.

"Patriarchy" theory follows the same mindset and language as an abuser: if you do something wrong, it's your fault, but if I do something wrong it's because you made me do it, so it's also your fault.

#The Tin Men #the patriarchy #patriarchy #god did it #confirmation bias #mythology #feminist ideology #feminist mythology #religion is a mental illness

[cali]

I'm too this side! How did you come to be on that side

uhaha u little scamp thats soooo vague how could i possibly knooooooow *punches u playfully*

im on this side probably because i was born into circumstances that made me be. maybe my parents gave me values or put me in enviroments that made me develop like this. maybe the people who were and are nice to u in life were from a different side than the ones who were and are nice to me so we went our own ways... i cant talk well about this without u telling me what type of sides u and i r on. i am assuming ur question to have a tone of longing for getting to other sides of stuff. maybe not but if it is there it gives me a chance for babbling about stuff ive been thinking about so im going to do that now. - imo if u want to switch sides on anything really fast, u could try hitting rock bottom and then everything tends to let itself get rearranged pretty easily. i think this works for so much stuff, like changing behavioural patterns or political paths or religion like my aunt that became a taoist after my grandpa died. when ur comfortable theres no pressure for change, but when u r thrust into thunderstorm and whatever u had before doesnt seem to work enough to help u there, its much easier to acclimate to new ideas. recently ive babbled to a couple people about ego towers which is also about this. as a self defense mechanism i think every person needs to be able to dismiss some ideas that are stupid and not give them the time of day. i think its beautiful to be able to do that, give everything that ultimate attention and consider if its right or not, but also its exhausting and u cant expect it from everyone at all times. so u build urself a castle of ideas of whats right and what isnt and u construct a tower at the entrance from which u can look down at the drawbridge where knights sent by other castles are flaunting their feathers of their ornate helms at u. but thru infinite confirmation bias, bubble world economy planet, etcetera, ur ego tower can reach heights where ure too high up to see stuff and all the flaunting knights look like ants and then PAH thats dirt to u! waooow . its good to have a tower of some kind though- i just dont think u should raise it to a height where ants is real. good example for this is hardcore qanon truthers after waves of falsely predicted waves of dates when biden will be turned into wine or similarly religions promising exact dates for doomsday or anyone who was ever said the phrase "paper hands". what im saying is you need to give ur qanon grandparents lsd so they experience eagledeath and get reborn as liberal hippies. sorry, my uncle john lennon came in and typed that. thats the extreme way the fast way but also the dangerous way cuz when its dark and u lost ur lamp and u see a saving glow to hurry towards, u wont be able to pay as much attention to its source due well youre trying to get out of here as fast as possible. and then ur like thos damn stupid fishes getting eaten by a angler fish. fuuuckkkk... the slow way the safe way the tedious and boring way is the only other way i know about. treading down the tower slowly 10000 steps down the staircase. it helps when people people from different towers are nice to u. grandma warming up to the weirdos when one helps her. a weirdo warming up to grandmas when one is very receptive to help. that can lower tower height a bit on both fronts. but dont who ur friends with guide ur morals let ur morals guide your friendships probably. do it slow & do it nice, see u anon

[mchiti]

Can we talk about how Arab and Muslim players are being harassed, fired and even jailed for supporting Palestine and not a single one of their club teammates shows support. Like Atal was mainly supported by Algerian players, his french club teammates didn't say a word for him , also El Ghazi was completely ignored, I saw Mahrez retweeted his statement but Mahrez is Arab so it make sense, same as the Moroccan players who supported him, but what about his club teammates? what about Western players that work with these Muslim/Arab players, who even consider them as friends, not even one tweet of support? and the same thing with Hollywood, Melissa barrera the lead actress from scream was fired for talking about the genocide happening in Palestine, most of the people who showed her support were minorities like her. These recent weeks made confirm my belief that us people of color need to be each other allies and supporters because most white people would never be a reliable ally, they will throw you under the bus the moment your friendship threaten their position and their money.

What else can be said about this friend? You've said it all. Literally the only three non muslim players I've personally seen posting about Palestine were Bellerin (are we surprised) Mertens (I appreciated that he posted more than once and with arguments) and Dzeko. I don't know if I'm missing someone else honestly but this is all I saw.

Two of them play in Turkey where nobody obviously risks anything, kudos to Bellerin though I don't think la liga, like serie a, gives any shit about it. France and Germany have always dealt terribly with anything concerning migrants, second and third and fourth generation migrants, identity, religion, integration...they claim to be secular, fair countries, but all they do is forcing bias on their most vulnerable people. All the time. They claim they are secular but christians and jews will have a safer place than muslims, they claim they are above differences but whites will aways have more protection than poc people. Youcef Atal being actually prosecuted is FUCKING CRAZY and no one other than other muslim players is having his back. No one. Rap*sts can get posts and comments of solidarity by half of players in europe but none of them have said a word for Youcef and Anwar. But if you look around yourself, how many white people do you think will fight alongside you when you really, really need it? Not so many of them right. Yeah, it sucks really.

#asks

[nakedpastor]

When You Are Rejected For Questioning Your Beliefs

You've heard of confirmation bias.

I think many of us who go through deconstruction... questioning our beliefs and our relationships to faith, religion, and the church... were already suspicious people to begin with.

What I mean by that many of us were already a little bit different and didn't quite fit the mold that the church would have us fit into.

So that when we did start deconstructing, people could point to our uniqueness as the problem.

We proved their suspicions that we ARE different.

We thought we were always fully invested.

But by becoming more our unique authentic selves, wee confirmed their biases that we were never truly fully invested.

We aren't willing to submit to the herd mentality any longer, and to them that means you can't be a part of the herd.

[heymusings]

I find it so interesting that the Hightowers are so keen to essentially erase the culture and history of the kingdom and Targaryen rule that made it as an act of power and control— arguing it is sinful and such. Meanwhile, they keep only the parts of that history that help promote their power, such as Alicent marrying her son to her daughter. The religious turn is just a farce to make herself feel and look better after openly threatening the heir to the throne-- she is not pious-- she lets her son get away with rape and happily forces the girl to drink the moon tea, while also victim blaming her. This is the same woman who supposedly hated Rhaenyra for sleeping with a man and lying about it, and was shocked at the idea of moon tea, proving even more that it wasn’t about a lie, but Rhae daring to defy the patriarchy when she could not do so herself.  And she married her monster of a son to her very sweet daughter.  She is actively seeking to put a rapist drunk on the throne over Rheanyra, who as of right now, would be the best ruler. The piousness may be for show, but absolute hypocrisy is real. Religion is just s shield so they can claim god is one their side, but when you look behind the curtain they are as bad, if not worse, then the Blacks. The episode even ends emphasizing this same idea of Alicent hearing only what she wants to hear of Viserys’ dying words, picking out words with no context to confirm her own personal bias.

#alicent #hotd #house of the dragon #text #got #viserys #rhaeynra targaryen #things fangirls say

[howieabel]

“I am most often irritated by those who attack the bishop but somehow fall for the securities analyst - those who exercise their skepticism against religion but not against economists, social scientists, and phony statisticians. Using the confirmation bias, these people will tell you that religion was horrible for mankind by counting deaths from the Inquisition and various religious wars. But they will not show you how many people were killed by nationalism, social science, and political theory under Stalin or during the Vietnam War. Even priests don't go to bishops when they feel ill: their first stop is the doctor's. But we stop by the offices of many pseudoscientists and "experts" without alternative. We no longer believe in papal infallibility; we seem to believe in the infallibility of the Nobel, though....” ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable