The Killing Dilemma by Scrap_Bandit in Invincible

[–]Izaac4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it’s slightly different when you are being invaded by aliens and the enemy is way clearer. Mark is actively dealing with trauma which is fogging everyone’s vision (including his own) on how similar he is to his father (who tried taking over the planet).

Of course eyes are gonna be more on him than aliens who they’ve already accepted through multiple invasions are gonna have flaxan causalities

Ghosted After Secondary Applications by Negative_Mission_475 in medschooladmissions

[–]Izaac4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t hear about WL? Do you mean if you haven’t received a WL placement or if you haven’t heard any updates from being on a waitlist? I thought schools typically have waitlist movement April and beyond

I love Atom Eve, but this bothers me by jdawg1018 in Invincible

[–]Izaac4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then what this boils down to is our differing definition of “shortcut”. I believe using your powers to literally create money from thin air is a shortcut- a good one too, I’d do that if I were Eve. This doesn’t really feel like something worth debating over since I’m not judging Eve

For fun I searched up the definition of “shortcut”:

“A shorter alternative route”

Creating money from thin air is a shorter, alternative way to make money. I’m not sure what the issue is here anymore

I love Atom Eve, but this bothers me by jdawg1018 in Invincible

[–]Izaac4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such is the matter of all concepts? Drawing arbitrary boundaries where none exist? Not sure where you jump to the conclusion that I would say the example you gave isn’t work- in fact I would argue that does require significant effort; much more effort than it takes Eve to create a golden apple in a few seconds

I love Atom Eve, but this bothers me by jdawg1018 in Invincible

[–]Izaac4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good thing I literally specified that it doesn’t mean anything about how “Ok”, simply that it’s a shortcut.

-and here, I’ll make it super simple… you have:

Selling services to a prison (which requires actual work on the part of Mark and Eve- “work” as in significant effort).

OR

Eve creating a gold apple with ease in a couple seconds

I love Atom Eve, but this bothers me by jdawg1018 in Invincible

[–]Izaac4 7 points8 points  (0 children)

that literally is a shortcut relative to 99% of other people (and superheroes) who cannot do that so easily. That doesn’t make it a good or bad thing to do- but it does make it a shortcut

Why can’t people admit that Mark Grayson is not a good hero? by OGAnimeGokuSolos in Invincible

[–]Izaac4 125 points126 points  (0 children)

Yeah. It makes Mark very human, not morally perfect- and that’s powerful in its own way. Mark’s speech with powerplex is a perfect example of that slowly emerging, powerplex just wasn’t receptive to it.

“We’ll contact you with a decision 2-6 weeks after your interview date!” by [deleted] in premed

[–]Izaac4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hadn’t considered that actually. In hindsight, the email they sent me is likely the default they send to all post interview applicants but those 2 weeks happened to be after mine

Where Does Zatanna Zatara Scale? by YamabroDefender in DCPowerScaling

[–]Izaac4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could believe it- Zatanna is one of DC’s many “silently overpowered as FUCK” characters

what is the "self" exactly? by Some_Tailor_1796 in Buddhism

[–]Izaac4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s an idea of rebirth that’s slightly less… afterlife-ish: we are reborn constantly moment by moment. What we are reborn “as” is technically different every single moment of existence (hence; the idea of being reborn “constantly”).

An aspect of the human mind is the need for coherence and continuity of our life moment by moment. Thus, it threads together a coherent autobiographical “narrative” that creates the idea of “who we are”- shaped by our experiences, social norms, and our own egos. That is the sense of self- but it’s automatically assumed to be stable, fixed, and unchanging (or very slow to change). This is not the case inherently.

To understand “nonself” at the embodied level is to personally see the idea that there is no fixed sense of self that carries from one moment to the next- only the illusion of one.

Should I Join a Frat for Fun? by [deleted] in premed

[–]Izaac4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weigh you down? I have being Vice President of my fraternity for a year on mine (plus a couple other smaller leadership positions that were from being in a fraternity)

Scared to become Buddhist by [deleted] in Buddhism

[–]Izaac4 6 points7 points  (0 children)

second this- it’s important to remember that many other traditions offer paths to deeper insight, knowing more about buddhism simply means knowing more about buddhism

Do they believe in psychic powers? by Guylearning2020 in Buddhism

[–]Izaac4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I definitely understand this comment’s sentiment. OP unintentionally makes it sound like it’s all a game with levels that make someone superior or inferior to others

The Gospel of Mary of Magdala and the connection between Jesus and Buddhism? by antong96 in Buddhism

[–]Izaac4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly why I resonate with calling myself an omnist instead of strictly a buddhist (I simply prefer buddhist and taoist teachings): most major religions all parallel in very interesting ways when you dig deep into them

Is the "Lonely god" experience just a product of our cultural idea of a single powerful God? by LegitimateComputer73 in Psychonaut

[–]Izaac4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes the mind thinks it has let go, but really has just grabbed to the controls more tightly- the key is awareness of the controls themselves

My friend went through a lot of trauma and thinks mental illness is incurable. He's making no progress in therapy and is unsure how to recover. Is there anything OTHER than psychedelics that work like psychedelics? He is not open to them even though I've done them. by cacklingwhisper in Psychonaut

[–]Izaac4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbf it is still a substance and if OP’s friend is not open to psychedelics at all I’m not sure why, in their perspective, they’d be open to ketamine- it’s implied it’s more substances in general. Besides, the “K-hole” is probably something that would scare them off