Posts by Thomas Nelson25

It’s gonna be a real uphill battle to bridge that gap from the center all the way to the far right.

Thomas Nelson25

mellowbadger0 said:I have often found myself pondering the psychological origins behind the adult compulsion to construct elaborate concepts of heaven and hell. Furthermore, I find it quite curious how such narratives—much like the whimsical tales of Santa Claus—fail to diminish in relevance once a child moves past their early preschool years. 🤔

Fear of... nothing.

My favorite part has gotta be that bit where the guy is just hanging on for dear life from a tree branch... and then this other dude just casually asks him... "What's a vuvuzela?"

cosmicdriver42 said:But what happens if dementia hits and you lose your grip on everything? Is there dementia in heaven, too?

It really comes down to what the "Soul" actually is—versus just the "package" you pick up during life, like your personality being shaped by experience.

Movement is existence. It’s basically at the core of all... faith.

..in paradise ...amidst pure abundance, right next to that apple with "NO" written on it.

goldenjackal6 said:It seems like you’re just doubling down on this whole "psychopathy" thing based purely on your own biases without even bothering to address a single point I’ve actually made.

Alright.
Got it... so we're talking about those 'high-functioning psychopaths' now.

It’s been said before... "above man is the future of the nation."

goldenjackal6 said:Look, I don't expect you to get it, and honestly, I'm done with this discussion. It's pretty clear you're just pulling arguments out of thin air based on biases you refuse to let go of.

No, like I said, those are just stereotypes cooked up by pop culture in movies and TV shows. Psychopaths who are sadistic and act on those impulses make up a tiny, tiny fraction of the overall psychopath population.

Just like with neurotypical people, the dysfunction in psychopaths is also driven by growing up in a broken environment. But for them, it isn't "trauma" in the classic sense; it's more about having terrible role models and a brain that shaped itself that way.

For instance, if you dig into notorious serial killers, you'll see a recurring pattern: their parents or guardians were violent, alcoholics, junkies, prostitutes, or religious fanatics, and as kids, they went through absolute nightmare scenarios that would make most people lose their lunch.

I think it's basically Narcissistic Personality Disorder at its core. Then, obviously, you factor in the environment and trauma.

But that example you gave, man? That was just a guy being extremely cold and rational.
Think doctors, medical pros, cops, military, politicians, corporate moguls... stuff like that.

Sure, you can call them psychopaths if you want... because yeah, some of them definitely are. Once you have power, you're going to find some sadists in the mix—it's just how things warp.

Joseph Bailey41 said:And there goes Valkyrie again. 😁

Helicopters have
Darkness... and then...

" I love the smell of napalm in the morning..

😁

goldenjackal6 said:Evolution is actually pretty brilliant, which is exactly why high IQ shows up so frequently among psychopaths.

Using the word "normal" is really just a synonym for whatever trait most people happen to have. It doesn't mean something is inherently "good" when you step back and look at the big picture or try to plan long-term.

Affective empathy is only one side of the coin; the other is cognitive empathy. And honestly, depending on the situation, sometimes being driven by emotion works, and sometimes being rational is the move. Usually, being rational is the better bet.

Maybe you were thinking of those purely logical types.
Add some heavy self-control and maybe some intelligence to the mix.
Think about a top-tier research scientist out there running experiments... yeah, they probably aren't religious.

Psychopaths aren't exactly stable. Sadists, though? They usually deal with inferiority complexes, trauma, and all that.

Joseph Bailey41 said:That's how Americans played games with things in Vietnam. They didn't exactly love the outcome.

Apocalypse Now

Joseph Bailey41 said:Yeah, you've pretty much secured your spot with that one. 😬

Exactly. How do you build fanatic warriors? You sell them a narrative. Symbols are what run this world.

What a mess. 😛
Even better.
..and where are today's suicidal idiots in vests heading? Watch out, it's the 21st century. 🙄

Symbols, obviously—that pretty much sums it up. 👍

bluemason3 said:That sounds pretty foolish and counterproductive to me. Fear exists for a reason; having too little of it is just as dysfunctional as having too much.

It’s better to stay stone-cold calm when a lion is attacking you.😁

Priests overcomplicate things. They’re always chasing after some nonsensical unicorns and trying to manifest these naive, impossible fantasy projections about what should or shouldn't happen.😁

Fortune favors the bold.
Catch a lion and eat its heart—raw, obviously. 😁

Brave as a lion.

You get how we're actually programmed? By ideas.
Doesn't even matter if it's evolution or a Creator... we're binary—switches, 0s and 1s.

Joseph Bailey41 said:Sure. But what’s the point of being that ready if he still has decades of nothingness ahead of him?

Honestly, that place doesn't even need to exist.
It could just be a total psychological state.

I'm just saying—it's like this "switch" that kills off fear, even when people start calling on gods and stuff.
Fear just goes poof.

George Wood2 said:Should we strive to be devoid of emotion?

Until now, I had assumed this particular dilemma was reserved solely for Mr. Spock and the inhabitants of the planet Vulcan. What manner of individual could possibly exist entirely untouched by feeling? Perhaps some sort of mutant hybrid, a mere android masquerading as a man?

Fear, mostly.

A guy like that would be more than ready for Valhalla

Rachel Kern5 said:That’s why they have these two:

(so, which one of them is the 'witch'?)

Neither.

They say taking ice baths actually helps.

Just one second
1 sec.

Supposedly, that's how long the whole movie plays—all those flashes of experiences and memories swirling through your head during that final second of life... or at least, that's what some people claim happens.

So, honestly, we can't even be sure how long life actually lasts, or if we're even truly alive right now.

There’s zero tech or gadgets in paradise
From where we're sitting—if you can even call it that—it'd probably look pretty primitive to you guys.
But hey, you don't have to worry about sleep or having too much downtime... most of the time is spent just wandering around and flying about, basically hanging out with the locals.

Pure melancholy.
Some people are just wired that way—honestly, I don't think there's any fixing it.
All that talk about "the creative process" and stuff? It’s just a bunch of mental gymnastics they use to justify being stuck in a rut.

Betty Williams7 said:Whenever I try to wrap my head around what heaven might look like, I get the exact same mental headache I get when thinking about the infinite expansion of the universe.
It’s not even a physical pain, really—it’s more like my brain cells are just straining to grasp something that sits way beyond my capacity as a mere mortal. Just a regular guy on this planet. Honestly, I don't think we're spiritually (or even biologically) wired enough to actually visualize paradise. If you ask me, though, it would probably just be a quiet forest in late October, somehow appearing in the middle of spring. 🙂

Then again, I’m not convinced heaven has any physical shape we could actually see with our eyes. It feels more like a specific sensation that means something different to every conscious mind out there. For me personally, it would be total silence, complete stillness, and pure peace. Just an absolute nothingness that brings a sense of satisfaction and balance—which, let's face it, is pretty much what most people spend their entire lives chasing, right?

Some folks say it’s this blinding white light—the kind you can’t look at directly—but once we kick the bucket (and if we played by the rules and weren't jerks), we can finally gaze into it... without blinking. 🙄

Physics, on the other hand...
The expansion of the Universe is happening within itself—and get this—it doesn't necessarily have to "expand" at all. Maybe everything is just unfolding within that one dimensionless micro-point.
Basically, the so-called singularity is still there; it's just that we aren't wired to perceive it.