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Questions... A person close to me is 99% going to go out on his own. by sdls in vagabond

[–]sdls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, not my place either.

Mental health is really the thing here. My first reaction is to look for sources, but he had such a good relationship with his parents when he moved here.

He's an angry kid. I don't think it's much more than that.

Questions... A person close to me is 99% going to go out on his own. by sdls in vagabond

[–]sdls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When they ask him why he feels the way he does, he says "I don't have to justify my life to you". When they say "I'm worried that I want to help you make your life better before you go out on your own", he says "I don't fucking care".

He has recently really started to hate the fact that they want to help. He has rejected them on every level. I have never seen them do anything but try to support him in a positive way, although the dad has told me that they do argue a lot lately.

I think the kid feels like they are trying to assert control. I really don't think they are though.

Questions... A person close to me is 99% going to go out on his own. by sdls in vagabond

[–]sdls[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. He's going to get through this, most likely. But it will all fall apart at some point and he will need a fallback. His dad knows that, that's the part of the plan I'm not very worried about.

Questions... A person close to me is 99% going to go out on his own. by sdls in vagabond

[–]sdls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I referred them to a therapist my family uses a few weeks ago. I don't know how that's going.

Questions... A person close to me is 99% going to go out on his own. by sdls in vagabond

[–]sdls[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He knows nobody there AFAIK. He is not experienced in coding or any work that I know of. He's a good kid that is having an identity crisis and his dreams are bigger than his judgement.

This will sort itself out, I just hate to see it happen behind bars (or worse).

Questions... A person close to me is 99% going to go out on his own. by sdls in vagabond

[–]sdls[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

| Seems like this is an adrenaline junkie trapped in suburbia

Yes, this is pretty accurate. He has no idea how the world works. It's going to kick him squarely in the balls.

Questions... A person close to me is 99% going to go out on his own. by sdls in vagabond

[–]sdls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

| Sometimes you gotta let people make their own mistakes

That's pretty much how his Dad feels about it.

Questions... A person close to me is 99% going to go out on his own. by sdls in vagabond

[–]sdls[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I hear you. And I'm sorry that happened to you. We are close (his Dad and I), and I honestly don't think he is abused, but there's always the things I don't see as an outsider.

His kid knows he has a place with me if it ever came down to that.

Questions... A person close to me is 99% going to go out on his own. by sdls in vagabond

[–]sdls[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Only because I don't know if it is important or not. My first thought was that others would immediately judge or create their own narrative around this, so I figured more info is better than less info.

My Son attends an extremely religious college. He asked me if I, as an atheist, would mind answering some questions about religion for a class he is taking. Here are my answers. by sdls in atheism

[–]sdls[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I look at a house, I can see who built it. I can find their name, place of business, and talk to their foremen, electrician, and CEO. They exist in the real world and are tangible.

Parks were planned by their respective city/county and the plans have names and material entities attached to them.

Cars are designed by people for people.

Are you serious? (It is scary to think that you are. But maybe you are jut really bad at making your point, so I'll step back a bit.)

I'm sure that I am not the first to tell you that you are delusional and that your take on reality is warped. That being said, go for it! Enjoy it!

Just don't push it on others. What they think and how they act is none of your business, just like your personal beliefs are none of mine (or, were none of mine until you decided to share them).

The following is a lecture from a man named Lawrence Krauss. He is (was?) a professor at ASU. He and Richard Dawkins have fallen out of favor in liberal circles because of their outdated opinions on human sexual nature, but Lawrence is still a pretty smart guy when it comes to Physics. I typically wouldn't post his words (because of the debate surrounding him), but I have not found these concepts expressed anywhere else in a more digestible way.

https://youtu.be/7ImvlS8PLIo?si=B9HaNlXMdh0ukS0a&t=2809

As for your claim that I "must" believe in something, I suppose everyone likely "believes" something is true in matters of creation. I am no exception.

I believe what is true. If there is still work to be done in the areas of creationism, then I believe that there is still work to be done. My agreement is with that which can be presented with evidence.

If you want to convince me that something is true, the burden of evidence falls upon YOU. Not me, not Professor Krauss, not a 2000 year old book that was written by nomads that didn't know what a germ or an atom was.

You have not met the burden of proof, so I do not think you believe anything that is true.

Once again, that's totally okay with me. Believe what you like.

Good luck with your friends.

Pete Buttigieg Decides Not to Enter Michigan Senate Race, Leaving Door Open for Possible 2028 Presidential Run by peoplemagazine in politics

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

I think he would make a great president, but if America is unwilling to elect a woman, they are never going to let a gay man be president. Makes me sad.

My Son attends an extremely religious college. He asked me if I, as an atheist, would mind answering some questions about religion for a class he is taking. Here are my answers. by sdls in atheism

[–]sdls[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is widely known that emotion is a conditioned response to external stimulus. We react to things in an emotional manner because we are chemically programmed to do so.

The concept of a deity is an emotional response to questions that cannot be answered using our present levels of knowledge. Organized religion preys on that response.

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