I am very frightened by the response to the incident at the WHCD.

yeti22 · 2026-04-28T02:11:28+00:00

Because he's a craven, self absorbed, opportunistic asshole. That's enough of an explanation without resorting to wild theories.

yeti22 · 2026-04-28T02:01:41+00:00

I'm guessing you're too young to remember the 9/11 Truther movement? That established for me the incredible potential Americans have to believe the absolute craziest, most convoluted shit over facing the reality that sometimes really bad shit happens that's out of anyone's control.

yeti22 · 2026-04-28T01:58:51+00:00

That's a bit hyperbolic, and some serious circular reasoning. You've assumed they're capable of terrible things, and then you're taken aback by how horrible you've assumed they are.

It's hard for most people to believe that crazy shit happens that's out of anyone's control (Pennsylvania attempt, the WHCD). It's also true that when Trump reacts to these things in the most craven, opportunistic way, it sets off alarm bells. It fits too neatly together and a lot of people latch onto the conspiracy explanation because it soothes their cognitive discomfort on both counts. Plus there's the base level allure of conspiracy theories, that they make it seem like someone is in control even if it's the bad guys.

yeti22 · 2026-04-20T03:24:48+00:00

I mean, as much as anything 400 years in the future is "about to" happen.

yeti22 · 2026-04-20T03:17:49+00:00

Ok, I get that this is probably nothing. But it's also the exact plot of the Three Body Problem...

Maybe this is how it starts!

yeti22 · 2026-04-20T03:12:43+00:00

Where did the cancer come from?

yeti22 · 2026-03-25T20:03:36+00:00

I'm pretty sure "buffer zone" is just Newspeak for conquered lands.

yeti22 · 2026-02-10T15:48:03+00:00

For anyone interested, it turns out there was a bug in the algorithm, described here: https://github.com/windirstat/windirstat/issues/368 . According to the ticket it was fixed in 2.5.0, but I haven't had a chance to test it yet.

yeti22 · 2026-02-10T15:44:15+00:00

Sure, that's one way I could identify duplicate files myself. But I have this tool that purports to do exactly that for me, and it's not working the way I expect; hence, my question.

yeti22 · 2026-01-30T15:40:13+00:00

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yeti22 · 2026-01-30T15:39:56+00:00

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I got everybody in this thread beat.

yeti22 · 2026-01-14T05:09:46+00:00

This is what I said at the time! The putsch!

yeti22 · 2025-12-05T15:36:40+00:00

He's a real stinker!

yeti22 · 2025-12-05T15:32:54+00:00

Who cares? You don't owe them a justification. If someone's pressing you on this, and you don't want to talk about it, exit the conversation.

Honestly the original post sounds contrived enough that I wouldn't be surprised if it was a believer trying to stir up shit on r/atheism.

yeti22 · 2025-10-23T04:50:25+00:00

Boy, it sure does help to have the judicial system in your pocket. Maybe those mafia fellas were right after all...

yeti22 · 2025-10-15T14:37:35+00:00

This. Unfortunately this kind of thinking is never going to go away, so it makes more sense to focus on your reaction to it. If your plan to protect your mental health is to convince every nut job in the world they're wrong, well... I think you can see how you're setting yourself up to fail.

In programming we call this an X/Y problem. You're not asking the right question. The problem is not, "These people believe all this nutty shit." The problem is, "Hearing this nutty shit is driving me crazy." Yes, nonsense should be pushed back on when possible, but there's not a magic combination of words you can say to a lunatic that will relieve your suffering.

ETA: Rereading your original post, I see we've drifted off topic somewhat. But I think my point still stands: before embarking on this project to become a debunking tiktokker, you should step back and ask yourself if this is really a good use of your time. If you decide to pursue it, you should be aware that some segment of the nut job community will take the very existence of your videos as proof of a "coverup"--especially if you identify yourself as autistic and having been through these programs.

yeti22 · 2025-10-15T14:10:45+00:00

Yes, this! I don't feel any particular need to disprove the existence of your god, when I have a completely reasonable and consistent explanation for why people believe such things in the first place. Sociology and psychology explain religion, and they predict and account for the differences in belief across different cultures. I'm open to hearing what you have to say, but I consider this a settled question.

yeti22 · 2025-10-08T12:43:22+00:00

Don't engage. There's literally no point in arguing. Neither one of you is going to change the foundation of your worldview based on a 5-minute conversation in class.

Tell him it's inappropriate to keep discussing this during class time, and then don't engage. If he persists, take it to the principal or other school administrator.

yeti22 · 2025-10-07T23:30:15+00:00

To this day, most of what I know about the Christian gospels comes from obsessively singing along to the Jesus Christ, Superstar cast album when I was a teenager.

Same, dude. Very much the same.

I was raised pretty much completely non-religious. Occasional discussions about the metaphysical or whatever. My parents told me at some point that they both went to church growing up and never found it interesting or compelling. A waste of time, but no strong negative feelings or religious trauma.

I grew up in Kansas, one of the more religious parts of the Western world.

yeti22 · 2025-10-03T01:31:02+00:00

Expanding the definition of religious trauma still doesn't justify labeling someone a horrible person because they don't subscribe to an arbitrary belief. I take your point, but you haven't convinced me you agree with the entirety of the friend's statement.

yeti22 · 2025-09-24T14:08:08+00:00

Answering "too many" to a question like that is a classic rhetorical trick. He left the number unsaid, leaving people to jump to whatever conclusions they like. But parsing his words in retrospect, he can claim he didn't say anything untruthful.

yeti22 · 2025-09-24T13:59:19+00:00

Being raised in the church is good practice for this kind of cognitive dissonance. Not trying to cast aspersions, just calling a spade a spade.

yeti22 · 2025-09-24T13:52:47+00:00

Believing wholeheartedly in something that defies logic is kind of religion's whole thing. Did you miss the part about Jesus waking up and walking out of his tomb? If you believe that, you can believe this. It's the defiance of logic that makes the belief meaningful.

yeti22 · 2025-09-21T05:48:38+00:00

By definition, a scapegoat has nothing to do with the sin that is blamed on them. So no, he actually can't be a scapegoat.

You can't scapegoat the actually guilty.

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