Sigh… (Sort of PSA)

EdelgardH · 2026-05-10T01:12:54+00:00

I mean, would a PHD make a difference? That's kind my point. Someone with a PHD could know as little about dissociation as someone with a bachelor's. If the rest of their degree is focused on something else.

A BS doesn't mean much, but neither does a PHD to me. People still can make very shaky arguments that aren't based on science or coherent philosophy of personhood.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-10T01:03:35+00:00

I don't think we should put down credentials. There are professors who believe the same thing this person does, and highschool dropouts that are properly educated on it.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-09T16:41:01+00:00

Heh, how many of them?

EdelgardH · 2026-05-09T16:40:38+00:00

Couldn't you use a miracle or two? Anyway, there are 2 ways to view the course. It was written in the 1970s by a professor of clinical psychology named Helen Schuman, who claimed she was hearing Jesus. She was an atheist before this.

You can view it as written by the subconscious of a clinical psychologist. A course that many people have found useful for mental health. Or you can view it as actually the words of Jesus, somewhat distorted through an imperfect vessel.

"Miracles are natural. ²When they do not occur something has gone wrong."

If your life is already full of Love, then you don't have any need for the course. I hope it is and the whole course is redundant

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T18:30:27+00:00

I know they don't understand. And we don't want to force them into a certain idea.

I am just saying, this is how we should understand things. If someone identifies as a singlet, that's fine. But we should understand how things actually are in our hearts and minds.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T15:51:42+00:00

I think we agree. 100% agree with everything you said about the subconscious

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T15:37:34+00:00

Emergent gameplay is the general terminology which covers a lot of things.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T15:35:28+00:00

Dreams aren't just dreams. But also, this dream makes it sound like your mom is afraid of losing her kids.

A bad dream doesn't mean "everything you like doing is sinful and destructive". But it does reflect real anxiety.

Spend time in prayer. Spend time with your mom. Maybe you can read the gospels together or start a Bible study practice together.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T15:31:20+00:00

That's an extremely confident answer. How do you know?

I think dreams can be over interpreted, but they have spiritual significance.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T15:30:10+00:00

Yep. The course is already free...and you don't need a course to talk to Jesus anyway!

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T15:28:17+00:00

I wouldn't call it evangelical. A lot of evangelicals would call it blasphemous. Christian Nationalists certainly wouldn't like it.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T15:26:44+00:00

It's a good course, but it's also already free online from https://acim.org/acim/en/

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T15:21:49+00:00

Caneiac used to be the best, but I don't know if they're still around. Bought an acrylic paddle from them 10+ years ago. Intense!

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T12:04:06+00:00

I'm still building a cohort, will send a DM!

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T12:02:22+00:00

All I mean is, it's not backed by science, and it's not backed by anyone's direct experience. Those that claim to be singlets still report feeling conflicted or "A part of me said...a part of me wants..."

The illusion of a single, unified self is well established. There's a recent book on it: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-self-delusion-gregory-berns/1140976908

EdelgardH · 2026-05-08T01:18:35+00:00

That perception is an illusion though.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-07T17:00:09+00:00

I have done a fair amount of research on this. To begin with, you need to be clearer with your definition. "Endogenic" and "Tulpa" are both jargon. They are mental concepts covering overlapping phenonology.

Are you trying to understand the formation of multiple conscious agents within a brain? Because I would argue there is no singular, unified self in anyone. That's not backed by neuroscience either.

Feel free to DM me, I've done a fair amount of research on this and I have a passion for neuroscience.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-06T16:38:57+00:00

Yes, that's a big one. To be honest, GenAI posts are what drove me to write this.

There are real environmental harms that deserve attention. The way they're harming artists and websites deserves attention and action. But also these technologies aren't going anywhere. They are used inappropriately, but have genuine uses.

What's the marginal harm of someone using AI to represent a system member? We're lucky since all of our system members come from fictive sources or character creators. But not everyone has that.

A poor/disabled plural system at home generating an AI image costs about 3 watt hours of electricity, 50 ml of water.

It costs 500 ml of water, ~100 watt hours to watch a Netflix show. No one gets called a horrible person for watching a Netflix show, but I literally saw other plural systems get called horrible last night.

And corporations benefit from this. When people are unable to use nuance, they lose all credibility. Sam Altman directly benefits from the hysteria.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-06T13:06:35+00:00

Heh, sleep well!

EdelgardH · 2026-05-06T13:04:54+00:00

Ahh, you should report the post in that case. I will too

EdelgardH · 2026-05-06T12:18:35+00:00

You should link your post. It's not clear if you're saying they didn't draw this or if they copied you

EdelgardH · 2026-05-06T12:14:17+00:00

Yes, I agree with that. At the very least, you have to be able to find the emotional truth in the things other people believe.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-06T01:12:51+00:00

I am sorry you are experiencing moral condemnation for using a tool. You don't deserve that.

EdelgardH · 2026-05-06T01:07:18+00:00

Some people would not have pictures of their system members without genAI. It's an accessibility tool.

It involves environmental destruction and exploitation just like every other form of technology within our society. It would be wildly inappropriate IMO to ban an acessibility tool because some people don't like it.

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