BlogHide Resteemsthythinker (49)in science • 4 years agoWhen Scientists Talk About Politics…It’s no secret that most scientists are progressives. So when scientists voice political opinions, most conservatives and libertarians cringe and wish they would stick to science. But it’s actually…thythinker (49)in media • 4 years agoA Conversation Inside the CathedralWe’re losing control of the narrative. Too many people have stopped watching television and aren't getting the "correct" information—they get all their news from the internet. Then put our…thythinker (49)in psychology • 4 years agoThe Myth of the Blank SlateIt’s confounding that so many people—especially progressives—are so threatened by the idea that humans are not born as blank slates. It’s a good thing that each human is not a blank slate. That…thythinker (49)in conspiracy • 4 years agoThe Conspiracy Against Conspiracies #FreeAlexJonesAlex Jones gets a lot wrong, like Sandy Hook, but he also gets a lot right, like Jeffrey Epstein and the Iraq War. It was the mainstream media who was wrong about WMDs in Iraq, resulting in the…thythinker (49)in life • 4 years agoAll of Life is ConnectedWhen you eat something, it becomes a part of you, then you shit it out, and it becomes fertilizer, then a new plant is grown, which is eaten by an insect, which is eaten by a rodent, which is eaten…thythinker (49)in politics • 4 years agoThe Deep State Always WinsNo matter who is elected as president of the United States, the Deep State always wins. The Deep State, or the unelected bureaucrats running government organizations and the corporate cronies who…thythinker (49)in drugs • 4 years agoLegalize MethI’ve never done meth and I don’t plan to ever do meth, but meth should be legal. All drugs should be legal. There is growing bipartisan support for the legalization of marijuana, even by people…thythinker (49)in cannabis • 4 years agoWeekly Weakly Weed UseAfter using marijuana daily for a few years, I’ve come to discover that weed works better for me weekly rather than daily. With daily use it becomes a habit, automatic, not special because it is…thythinker (49)in kanye • 4 years agoIn Ye We Trust“When I talk, it's not a rant—it’s a symphony of ideas.” — Kanye West Kanye’s recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast is a sort of Rorschach test. Some people listen and hear a crazy person while…thythinker (49)in politics • 4 years agoLet Trump Hypnotize the Right toward the LeftIf the political left actually wants to move the United States to the left, they should stop attacking Trump for being a racist and try to work with him. Ignore the crazy stuff he says and look at…thythinker (49)in politics • 4 years agoBut What About the Other Side?I came of age during the George W. Bush years and got interested in politics through Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. They made fun of Bush and called him out for his bullshit, and it was fair…thythinker (49)in cannabis • 4 years agoMarijuana and MindfulnessI suffered from anxiety for most of my life, but I never received any treatment until my mid-twenties when I first tried antidepressants. Unsatisfied with the results, I eventually ditched the meds…thythinker (49)in politics • 4 years agoTrump vs. Biden Debate: More Chaos PleaseThe main takeaway from the first 2020 U.S. presidential debate is that the entire concept of a democratically-elected presidency is preposterous. The idea that either Donald Trump or Joe Biden (both…thythinker (49)in magic • 4 years agoMagicians vs. PsychicsMagicians are people who discover an odd quirk about the human body or brain or some unknown facet of science, then they figure out a way to trick people by hiding or misdirecting the truth and…thythinker (49)in politics • 4 years agoThe Doomed Compromise of Collectivism and IndividualismRoughly half of humans are naturally collectivists and the other half are individualists and they always will be. The fatal flaw of society is attempting to merge the two societal systems (socialism…thythinker (49)in psychedelics • 4 years agoPsychedelic Plants and EvolutionHow could taking psychedelics be evolutionarily advantageous if, when you're tripping, you’re more susceptible to fall victim to an attack from a tiger or some other threat that could result in…thythinker (49)in media • 4 years agoStrawman News NetworkDemocrat and Republican leaning news networks have pundits from the opposing perspective on their networks to appear as though they are being objective. But this is false advertising, orchestrated…thythinker (49)in health • 4 years agoShould Healthcare be Free?Would you rather have high quality healthcare for a low cost, or low quality healthcare for free? The current status of healthcare is mediocre quality for a high cost. The solution is not to lower…thythinker (49)in science • 4 years agoThe AI Solution to the Fermi ParadoxThe solution to the Fermi paradox, or why we’ve found no evidence of alien civilizations, could be superintelligent AI. Once created, Super AI may realize there is no need to physically explore…thythinker (49)in science • 4 years agoThe Mandela EffectThe Mandela effect is a popular conspiracy theory about false memories as evidence we are in a simulation or multiverse where parallel worlds are merging. It’s named after Nelson Mandela, and the…
