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Re: I'm an addict

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Post by bogdanoff_2 »

SnowHill9902 wrote: post #109
kanonieer wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Religious scholars have actually been the best psychologists Any sources that will back this claim? Oh wait, you don't need facts. Do you give this sort of unsolicited religious advice to everyone or do you specifically choose people who are troubled?

If you read psychological works by ancient religious scholars you’ll understand. They delve extremely deeply and insightfully inside one’s soul. True: they didn’t use Chi-squared tests so you’ll not find that. But have you actually read anything of this?

>psychological works by ancient religious scholars

Could you recommend some?

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by dijonman2 »

zagrebian wrote: post #179
bengale wrote: post #128

My desire to read the comments sections on reddit and increasingly on here completely baffle me. If I was sat in a room and the people in there were saying things as stupid as I see on reddit I would leave that room and wonder how the hell I ended up in it. What possible reason do I have to be wasting time reading the barely formed thoughts of what must be predominantly teenagers. Yet ... I find myself back there.

> things as stupid as I see on reddit The majority of comments I encounter on Reddit are jokes that are at least mildly amusing, and some of them are hilarious. If I had to describe Reddit comments with one word, I’d say funny, not stupid.

I’m with GP, I find most reddit comments to be immature/ignorant.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by elteto »

AussieWog93 wrote: post #106
kanonieer wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no issues with religious people. I do however have issues with "missionary" types popping up around people who are vulnerable, trying to convince them with completely baseless claims of wellness.

Do you have a problem with secular psychologists offering help to people in need? People that have gone through horrible circumstances can, and often do, benefit greatly from the moral certainty that religion provides.

There is no more moral certainty in religion than on the Sunday paper.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by aritmo »

OP, when you were growing up, was TV your main entertainment? Fewer social interactions but many more hours on TV?

It might be a learnt behavior that you have to unlearn. Perhaps look how to unlearn something, if such a thing exists.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by wnolens »

zagrebian wrote: post #179
bengale wrote: post #128

My desire to read the comments sections on reddit and increasingly on here completely baffle me. If I was sat in a room and the people in there were saying things as stupid as I see on reddit I would leave that room and wonder how the hell I ended up in it. What possible reason do I have to be wasting time reading the barely formed thoughts of what must be predominantly teenagers. Yet ... I find myself back there.

> things as stupid as I see on reddit The majority of comments I encounter on Reddit are jokes that are at least mildly amusing, and some of them are hilarious. If I had to describe Reddit comments with one word, I’d say funny, not stupid.

The first year I spent on Reddit I thought so too.

But those funny comments are often themselves memes, repeated in reply in similar contexts.

Reddit has become one big circle jerk to my eyes. It's why I'm on HN, because I'm addicted but hate the community on Reddit.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by wincy »

Jaruzel wrote: post #123
SnowHill9902 wrote: post #23

Knowing that HN is generally against it, I say it anyway: I recommend religion and religious teachings which address this and many other daily worldly issues perfectly. Christianity and Judaism both have excellent resources. Religious scholars have actually been the best psychologists but are generally dismissed by non-believers. Edit: for those asking for specific recommendations. It’s always best to find your own p…

> I recommend religion and religious teachings which address this and many other daily worldly issues perfectly. This advice simply doesn't work if the recipient is an atheist. To me, Religious texts are made up fiction that hold no more meaning in my world view than Harry Potter or Game of Thrones. If you read enough fiction on a shared topic, you'll be able to pull the same number of 'enlightening' quotes from thos…

I mean, I used to be an atheist. Like, going to Richard Dawkins on campus, sneering at how stupid Christians were rolling my eyes at every little thing atheist. For a good ten to fifteen years. Then I realized it was terrible for my mental health and just got over myself and adopted more of a Pascal’s Wager outlook. Like, I frankly don’t give a damn about the truth or falsity of religion anymore. That’s not the point. It lets me act as if my life has meaning regardless of whether or not that’s true, which even when I directly reflect on it is a small amount of comfort insulating me from the yawning abyss of existential terror I felt throughout all of my 20s and half of my teens.

If pressed I guess I’ll say it’s unlikely to be true. But that’s not the point. I don’t even care to explain the point really. But both me and my wife ran Meetup groups about being atheist and eventually decided reading Christian philosophy and teachings was a better bet than the slow crushing millstone of the weight of the universe awaiting me behind the curtain of materialism.

There’s a lot of really bad stuff and I think Christianity needs reforming, but I still think it’s the better long term bet in terms of the wellbeing of me and my future generations.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by scotty79 »

I gamed a lot (I think 6-8h per day) but little more than a month ago I just stopped. Funny thing is my life didn't change. I'm still not any more creative or achieving anything. I just watch more youtube, 9gag and other random sites. I watch some TV series. I just replaced one filler with another. If I ban those I probably move to reading SF books and doing Sudoku or Solitaire or buying and putting together Lego's.

Your habits are not the problem by themselves. The problem is that your body and mind believes you have nothing better to do. Even though you can reason that there are other things worth doing your emotional self just doesn't buy it.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by dqft »

tommit wrote: post #211
noobker wrote: post #200

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> I hold unto my right as a mammal to be inefficient and sit drooling looking at trees here, here!

Quick question: we have a similar (the same?) exclamation in German, it's "hört, hört!" which would be translated to "hear, hear!", not "here, here!". Is it actually "here, here!" in English or it possible you've just mistaken the words after having only heard them?

You are right. "Hear, hear" is correct qnd indicates approval.

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by wheybags »

tommit wrote: post #211
noobker wrote: post #200

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I hold unto my right as a mammal to be inefficient and sit drooling looking at trees here, here!

Quick question: we have a similar (the same?) exclamation in German, it's "hört, hört!" which would be translated to "hear, hear!", not "here, here!". Is it actually "here, here!" in English or it possible you've just mistaken the words after having only heard them?

It's "hear hear"

Re: I'm an addict

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Post by ModernMech »

everyone wrote: post #166

I'm confused by this.. "over 6 hours watching youtube videos, an hour of reading through comments[1] on hacker news, 3 hours of sleep and poof, the day is gone." The day is only 10 hours long? Also author is only getting 3 hours of sleep per day!?!?

They are speaking figuratively about the day being gone.
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