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Spending time trying to ignore feelings of worthlessness...

I get overwhelmed with those feelings sometimes, usually when something is happening in my life where I feel I am being judged (like up for a promotion or job interview or whatever) and I get neck deep in feelings of "I don't deserve anything I'm garbage I'm lazy I'm worthless etc".

And it's annoying but the only thing to really do is to push through because the alternative is not pushing through, and that doesn't sound very nice either?

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Religion is sick.

A lot of argument in internet forums is identity-assertion triggering so to avoid any assumptions about what I am arguing I would just say before anything else: I'm epistemologically agnostic about the existence of God (an overly fancy way of saying I don't think it is possible to prove either way, in terms of the christian gods, or norse gods for that matter, etc.)

To what you said:

If taken literally, by your own logic, you, without prove or evidence, believe that:

"If you believe in something you can't see or prove exists YOU'RE FUC*ING INSANE."

And are therefore guilty of the exact thing you are accusing others of doing.

But to not take it so literally, and to your general point:

People generally believe a lot of crazy nonsensical things without evidence. For example many people believe vaccines cause autism or that this past Presidential election was rigged. Why pick on religion specifically if we're going to pick on people believing things that have no evidence? So many people believe so many things without evidence. Be honest: You have probably done so yourself at different points in your life, as have I, and all of us. It may very well be human nature to believe things without evidence, either for biological, evolutionary, or whatever reasons. That doesn't make people mentally ill or "insane" if so. It just means we have predisposition towards believe...It could be a trust instinct gone haywire, or that we just prefer to believe things that make us feel better...or whatever.

And if it's true that people have a predisposition to believe things without evidence and that is a handicap we are all born with, then really we shouldn't be angry with such people but empathetic. It can be frustrating sure, but I wouldn't really say it's their fault. Patronizing to them as that sounds, but it's a step up from calling them all insane.

I think most people who are religious are probably only so because their parents were and they inherited the belief and are disposed, personality-wise, to not question it. Indeed, in my own experience with some religious types is they take great offense to people trying to talk to them about their religion from any sort of point of view other than of a person who already believes. Discussing religion with people "outside" of their religion is uncomfortable, especially if it's a philosophical discussion about the existence or nonexistence of God or something like that. And I can't say I blame them, being religious doesn't automatically make you a theologian capable of disputing or arguing every part of a belief system that has existed for 100 of years before you were born and that will continue to exist long after, and that's often what they feel like they're put in a position to do.

On the other hand I think many other religious people are so because they have had personal experiences that either brought them to whatever (established or unestablished) religious belief that they have or that have reaffirmed their already "loosely" held religious belief. These people wouldn't have physical evidence for their belief but have had expereinces that they feel they can only explain as an experience with the spiritual/divine/God. I don't think those people are insane either. there are a lot of different, crazy experiences out there and it's not always easy to make sense of them.

On a final note: It's not easy to accept (if true) that we're thrown into the universe, against our will, to live for a short, meaningless time, trapped in often very weak, unideal bodies, to die with a brain that is instinctually terrified of death. That is such a disappointment on a profound level that I can't blame people for wanting to think that death isn't the end.

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Name three things you'd like the new US government to do.

Anonymous wrote:
1. Ban religion.
2. Begin issuing guaranteed income.
3. Insure every citizen with affordable/free healthcare including legalizing recreational pot.

I can't agree with banning religion but i am guessing you've made a topic just about that so i will see you there when i get a chance.

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Name three things you'd like the new US government to do.

NacthoMan wrote:

if anyone shakes it up enough to get the world's attention.. yea it'll be the big deal.. tho..

now im not sure if i want to be the center of attention. heh. i've seen the crap the media can go about. volunteers anyone?

Me neither tbh.

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Let it go let it go

I think this is a disney movie song

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Yesterday was world kindness day.

I don't remember but it has definitely happened now and again.

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Name three things you'd like the new US government to do.

NacthoMan wrote:

well yes, long story short. i've been recieving brash berating for some time in the past.. but lately i've gained some support from the good guys at work, things appear neutral.. thing is this makes it difficult being a new hire. first if they're not sure what they're getting into .. and hire me, they find themselves in alot of regret.. until they finally understand the way and how to work with me. its not at all giving me an easy way out.. but a form of communication. and yes it takes alot of patience.

the kind of work i do has spurts of moments where they're in a hurry and everything is rush rush rush.. and i miss out when they jumble mumble quip at everything when they come yelling at me like i just TOLD YOU A WHILE AGO!!

sorry bub.. but im hard of hearing so if your're gonna be a sasshole lets just say it was your damn fault for not acknowledging my D/A dummy!

i dunno if this qualifies as harrassment. its more like qualifies for ignorance of my needs and treating me like im a regular.

its ok now.. with that said.. it aint easy finding a newer - friendlier - better paying job. So yea a sort of qualified affirmitive action would likely be great help.. being hired for my skills not race/color/disability etc..

That's definitely something not enough people talk about in conversations about affirmative action in general. At least not in the news sources I go to.

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Name three things you'd like the new US government to do.

Nevermind I see what happened, they deleted their account.

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Name three things you'd like the new US government to do.

NacthoMan wrote:
sorry i only got one pointer on my mind.. more support for ADA act

closed-caption, braille, ramps and HC parking space requirements arent cutting it for people like me.. im hard of hearing, but my biggest concern is fair opportunity for qualified work. People discriminate because they fear how they will handle someone like me, so i don't get hired.

i was lucky enough to work with this one person in the past who left for another job.. who vouched for me when i was looking for another job later on. now they know how much of a quality employee I can be.

i just wish they wouldn't stress me out with their barging ways

I'm curious, specifically what sort of changes would you like to see?

For example, do you think a type of affirmative action would be useful? Or is workplace harassment an issue?

It's not a type of issue I'm usually exposed to so I don't know much about it.

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Name three things you'd like the new US government to do.

I suppose I should start off.

1. A national, efficient, well functioning healthcare system would be nice.
2. Massive green energy investment, like solar panel farms and wind turbines.
3. National laws concerning the prohibition of specific police tactics (like chokeholds) and better training for police officers. As well as investment in a civilian division of the police that would answer calls that do not require officers with guns.

I hope those things because I think that is what most people who voted for the incoming President want. I think it is important for government officials to respect the mandate that brought them to power.

Something I think most Americans can agree on is the legalization of cannabis. At least in terms of revoking any national laws against it. It could easily be a state issue, yes?

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