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Re: Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't?

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Post by ajurna »

That we are all part of a macro-organism. we all act as parts of the body and the more we organise the more we collectively grow.

populations that are decimated lose massive amounts of knowledge and only increase in numbers increases the complexity of the technology.

in a lot of ways we act like cells in the human body. nothing tells them to be what they are, they find an opening and fill the role required of them.

this doesn't mean we are going anywhere specific, but it does mean that as we work together our collect potential grows.

Re: Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't?

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Post by ramblerman »

anotheryou wrote: post #9

That there is no free will. (and a few things deducted from that, like how anyone is innocent in some way and how this relates to criminal justice (protect society, resocialize, but never revenge)).

If there is no free will why even think about how to organize criminal justice. Surely the outcome of that is also predetermined, as it's formed by people without free will.

Re: Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't?

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Post by O_H_E »

imkamilm wrote: post #33
O_H_E wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No that would not work, and will make you feel really uncomfortable after eating. You just have to eat the right type of food, beans, yogurt...

Yes, it works. Eat a salad, rice, beans, fish, and vegies once a day and you're good. I'm fasting 18hrs/day and I lose fat + gain muscles. Also, I save lots of time which I can put into work since I don't spend my time on preparing/cooking meals that much.

Oh crap I replied to the wrong post. I was replying to a comment who asked if he can just "load up all of your daily calories in that one meal"

I am actually fasting right now, sorry for -accidentally- being rude

Re: Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't?

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Post by reitanqild »

anotheryou wrote: post #9

That there is no free will. (and a few things deducted from that, like how anyone is innocent in some way and how this relates to criminal justice (protect society, resocialize, but never revenge)).

My belief that I have free will has huge benefits for me ;-)

Re: Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't?

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Post by reitanqild »

laex wrote: post #46
BigHatLogan wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is very interesting to me. What made you adopt this habit? It does seem counterintuitive to everything I have read and heard throughout my entire life. What sort of improvements, if any, have you noticed from adopting this style of eating versus the standard 3-4 meals per day? A tactical question: Do you load up all of your daily calories in that one meal e.g. if your usual intake is 2500 per day, do you have al…

> What made you adopt this habit? For losing weight. If you're obese to begin with, this regime will give very good results at the beginning which also helps with the motivation. Note: Fasting + Strength training is superior to justing fasting. Why ? Because fasting decreases your metabolism. Strength training does the opposite. > It does seem counterintuitive to everything I have read and heard throughout my entire…

Most of this could be me.

When I was younger I'd fast or eat very little for up to 4-5 days and it gave me a productivity boost.

I stopped after I took it too far(ended up shaking and nauseus after a bad combo of not completely keto + lifting weights) but have gradually stopped eating breakfasts at all and try to eat a very minimal lunch (a handful of peanuts or a slice of bread) multiple times a week.

Just skipping breakfast means I'm less tired than I used to be. If I can get around to skipping lunch (I like the break and it is social) I guess it would improve my workday even more.

Re: Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't?

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Post by reitanqild »

O_H_E wrote: post #28
laex wrote: post #7

That you don't need to eat three or four meals a day. You can compress all the meals into one and still stay productive, energetic & healthy. ( Speaking from 2+ years experience of daily fasting and strength training )

No that would not work, and will make you feel really uncomfortable after eating. You just have to eat the right type of food, beans, yogurt...

Can confirm it works. But yes, after a few days of fasting eating an ordinary meal makes me really full.

Re: Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't?

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Post by anotheryou »

ramblerman wrote: post #53
anotheryou wrote: post #9

That there is no free will. (and a few things deducted from that, like how anyone is innocent in some way and how this relates to criminal justice (protect society, resocialize, but never revenge)).

If there is no free will why even think about how to organize criminal justice. Surely the outcome of that is also predetermined, as it's formed by people without free will.

There is some paradox about it, but that doesn't make it untrue. I long for a society without suffering. It's probably a drive caused by evolution: protecting my kind.

Re: Ask HN: What do you believe that most people don't?

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Post by anotheryou »

ManlyBread wrote: post #26
anotheryou wrote: post #9

That there is no free will. (and a few things deducted from that, like how anyone is innocent in some way and how this relates to criminal justice (protect society, resocialize, but never revenge)).

I wondered a lot about this in my teenage years; everything happens because of physics and chemical reactions, so why would humankind be any different? I tried to finf the answer to the question and my final conclusion was that regardless of whether this is true or not it would simply be too boring for a world to be like this.

I simply optimize for personal bliss. Luckily this includes not causing pain to others and the good feeling of doing good. Also be amazed at the complexity of these random swirls of reality and the weird dip in entropy mankind exists in.
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