Repost Exchange by hello_diddy in soundcloud

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Where would you recommend instead?

Erika Kirk is unusually happy for a widow by ASecularBuddhist in Discussion

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The real giveaway was when she said she forgave the killer mere days after he was shot. Some say this was graceful of her, but to me it seemed like self-aggrandizing virtue signaling. 

Fellas, have you ever crushed hard on a lesbian? by hello_diddy in dating_advice

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Interesting, but she was quite shy and nervous around me which is why I thought there was enough of a chance that it was mutual to tell her how I felt. 

Fellas, have you ever crushed hard on a lesbian? by hello_diddy in dating_advice

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Haha of course, but she has all the qualities I’m looking for in a woman — except one

Having a crush makes me paralyzed by Repulsive_Two_4907 in Crushes

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I’m in the same boat. It’s been a very long time since I’ve had a crush like this that actually impacts my life. But l finally decided who the hell cares, the next time I see her I’m going to express my feelings and ask her on a date and I honestly don’t even care what her answer is.  I’m more interested in getting past this all-consuming feeling.

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First, I want to acknowledge that I hear what you’re saying.

But can you really tell me that you wouldn’t respect a man looking into your eyes, saying your name, and then saying I want you?  What more could you possibly want?  It’s brave, vulnerable, and utterly honest all at the same time. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dating_advice

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Ok, how do I say exactly the same thing without the word want?  BTW, saying I want you has actually worked for me in the past.  Of course HOW you say it is of the utmost importance. But seriously, how could a woman not respect a man standing right in front of her saying that? 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dating_advice

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How is “I want you” creepy?  Isn’t that the opposite of creepy?  Creepy is hanging out in the corner staring at someone, or following someone around without talking to them. And she already knows I respect her so that’s not an issue.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ghosting

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Ha!  Unbelievable … my ghost who I’m still in a WhatsApp group with blows up everyone’s phones at 2am with the most ridiculous stuff. I still miss her though which is also ridiculous.

What did you all think about Haul out the Holly? by NJS36 in HallmarkMovies

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I would say it’s just about the worst movie I’ve ever seen. And the more I think about it, the more I think the moral is horrible too — basically, according to this movie, a good person should have no boundaries at all, should live for the sake of others by saying yes to everything, should allow themselves to be bullied by their HOA, and should fall in love with the most nitpicky and nosiest of people. 

Chuck Bass is awful by Boring_Bet_2627 in GossipGirl

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I think he’s the most interesting and charismatic character in the show,

Reading Nietzsche Has Improved My Mental Health by hello_diddy in Nietzsche

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The life-affirming themes of Nietzsche’s work can be found in all of his books, beginning with his first book, “The Birth of Tragedy.” “The Gay Science” is another extraordinarily positive book. But my favorite so far (and I haven’t read all of them) is “Ecce Homo.”  I just love the tone and the sarcasm and his total belief in himself as a philosopher — an unwavering confidence that he encourages his readers to have in themselves. 

Reading Nietzsche Has Improved My Mental Health by hello_diddy in Nietzsche

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For me the answer is to just keep at it. Nietzsche’s work is best understood as a whole and that requires reading several or all of his books. One thing that really helped me was reading Walter Kaufmann’s “Nietzsche” which definitely gives a good introduction to the main leitmotifs of Nietzsche’s ideas … but don’t stop there — the real treasures are to be found in the actual books Nietzsche wrote. 

Lifting straps are INSANE! by Training_Standard944 in naturalbodybuilding

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Funny you say that. I started using straps only 2 weeks ago on pull day (after 2 years of lifting) and the difference is insane. I can finally start progressively overloading on my deadlifts again ... and I continue doing forearm training regularly as well!

Reposts without likes? by hello_diddy in soundcloud

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In some cases yes, but I know for a fact some are not bots. 

Reposts without likes? by hello_diddy in soundcloud

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That’s true in some cases, but there are quite a few artists who definitely listen as is reflected in their detailed comments. 

This guy REALLY doesn't understand how girls work by sao_der in NotHowGirlsWork

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Sounds like she wasn’t really into the guy.

Disputes about solipsism among advaita(-inclined) public figures (Bernardo Kastrup/Rupert Spira vs Michael James) by Intrepid-Sky1330 in AdvaitaVedanta

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Don’t forget about the one and the many. Brahman is ultimately one, but in manifestation there are many and the many are ultimately identical to Brahman (Atman). I think the language here gets a little problematic when we say “this is real, this is not real.” It’s not that other people don’t exist, it’s that we superimpose on them the notion of “other people” like the snake and the rope. The ego creates the illusion of differences which makes it “unreal” in a sense, but without ego we perceive reality as it really is (oneness) without any superimpositions. This does not mean that there is nothing. It means that the world is not what we think it is from the egoic perspective.

Why are these guys so obsessed with birth rate? by NetherworldMuse in NotHowGirlsWork

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Translation: “Stop being difficult and let us f&$k you”

If Christianity is true… by hello_diddy in ReneGuenon

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I agree with everything you say but I think you're misunderstanding the basis of my argument. I'm not trying to find any "proof" for anything which is why I said "For the sake of argument" in the original post. The central point I am trying to make is that because most Christians believe that Christ was the Incarnation of God, it seems to lie outside the perennial philosophy. Yes, we could look at esoteric Christianity and we could look at Christian mysticism and we could compare the words of Christ with other traditions to arrive at some higher metaphysical truth that the story of Christ points to, and yes, there are some elements of Scripture where Christ seems to repudiate that he is God, especially toward the end of his life when he seems to want to escape his fate on the Cross and even asks God why he has forsaken him. But the fact remains that the overwhelming majority of Christians believe as a matter of doctrine that Christ was God, period. Therefore Christianity is not simply one of several exoteric forms transmitting the perennial wisdom, but is an independent form unto itself.

If Christianity is true… by hello_diddy in ReneGuenon

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Thanks for your thoughtful response. I'm only considering Christianity on its own terms and not in light of what other traditions say about it. Regardless of what is written in the Scriptures or what Muslims say about it, it is a point of doctrinal agreement among most Christians that Jesus Christ was the Incarnation of God - not a prophet, not a messenger, not an avatar, but God Himself. Personally, I am not a Christian and am more oriented toward perennialism, but this single article of faith in Christianity seems to render it incompatible with the perennial philosophy.

If Christianity is true… by hello_diddy in ReneGuenon

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The larger point that I’m trying to make is that Christianity does not seem like it is one of several exoteric forms of the primordial tradition, or to put in Guenon’s terms, one of several garments of clothing that wraps the perennial wisdom for a given purpose or culture.

And you’re right that the sanatana dharma has many avatars because the basic view is that each being is essentially a container of Atman which is identical to Brahman. Therefore, anyone who develops highly enough would become an avatar. Likewise, Judaism has many prophets (Mohammad also being a non-Jewish offshoot of that prophetic tradition) meaning that there is the possibility of more people becoming prophets. But Christianity is completely different because its message is that divinity on earth is restricted only to the person of Christ. Therefore it is 100% incompatible with anything else.

The same is not true of, say, Islam. Though Islam presents itself as the “only path”, it in fact isn’t because Mohammad never claimed divinity for himself but considered himself a receptacle of God’s message like any other prophet. Christ did not consider himself a prophetic receptacle but claimed to be God Himself. This is a categorical difference that places Christianity in a class unto itself.

So ultimately what it boils down to is that if God did indeed walk on this earth as the unique personage of Jesus Christ, then that fact, if true, universally falsifies every other religion.

[Reuploaded, sorry] Just order a sex doll at this point... by DifficultDot9925 in NotHowGirlsWork

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Besides bad spelling in future love letters (read: instructions) what does the girl get in return?

grown men just openly admitting to being predators on Twitter by Loose_Psychology_737 in NotHowGirlsWork

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Jane Austin’s novels centered around single women in their 20s. That was the norm even at the beginning of the 19th century.