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I'm sorry, I don't mean to throw this word around carelessly as a generic insult... but genuinely, do you have an Autism Spectrum disorder? Simplifying somethin

I'm sorry, I don't mean to throw this word around carelessly as a generic insult... but genuinely, do you have an Autism Spectrum disorder? Simplifying something as emotionally extreme as telling a parent their child has died requires an extreme level of disconnection from the emotional reality of being human. I say this as someone with various psychological conditions myself so please don't take offence, but maybe it would be helpful to recognise how differently you perceive something like that to the average person?

Mathnerd314 9y ago
Well, my general impression is that the average person lives their life in a mental fog, with vague notions of right and wrong and a heavy dose of "that's too complicated to understand". It probably does take a special brand of crazy to get past that web of lies and conditioned responses to something meaningful. But I like to think everyone has that capability, e.g. the ability to read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory and apply it to this thread. And you don't need to be autistic to get extreme levels of disconnection from reality, just do some Zen... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_in_Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_in_Buddhism
- chrisbennet 9y ago
  I'm not hearing a no...
  - Mathnerd314 9y ago
    Don't know, don't care. Labelling people is just a way of distancing yourself from them, ending critical/rational discussion. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/alternative-truths/201005/why-its-dangerous-label-people https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/alternative-truths/2010... I would suggest some rules, e.g. http://critical-thinkers.com/2011/03/critical-thinking-the-rational-discussion-flowchart/ http://critical-thinkers.com/2011/03/critical-thinking-the-r..., except I don't follow those myself. Discussion is just a tool for idea generation (brainstorming), having a position at all is the fallacy. At best, you have a mixture of labels, e.g. 40% black / 60% white, based on random sampling of opinions.

Mathnerd314 9y ago

Well, my general impression is that the average person lives their life in a mental fog, with vague notions of right and wrong and a heavy dose of "that's too complicated to understand". It probably does take a special brand of crazy to get past that web of lies and conditioned responses to something meaningful. But I like to think everyone has that capability, e.g. the ability to read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory and apply it to this thread. And you don't need to be autistic to get extreme levels of disconnection from reality, just do some Zen... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_in_Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_in_Buddhism

chrisbennet 9y ago
I'm not hearing a no...
- Mathnerd314 9y ago
  Don't know, don't care. Labelling people is just a way of distancing yourself from them, ending critical/rational discussion. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/alternative-truths/201005/why-its-dangerous-label-people https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/alternative-truths/2010... I would suggest some rules, e.g. http://critical-thinkers.com/2011/03/critical-thinking-the-rational-discussion-flowchart/ http://critical-thinkers.com/2011/03/critical-thinking-the-r..., except I don't follow those myself. Discussion is just a tool for idea generation (brainstorming), having a position at all is the fallacy. At best, you have a mixture of labels, e.g. 40% black / 60% white, based on random sampling of opinions.