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I thought the book was one of the better ones I've read on the topic, so I recommended it. It is not a spiritual book. I likewise would recommend reading "Isla

I thought the book was one of the better ones I've read on the topic, so I recommended it. It is not a spiritual book. I likewise would recommend reading "Islamic Patterns: An analytical and cosmological approach" when approaching geometry. Either the book is good or not in getting you to understand something you don't currently understand. I trust the reader to be able to make their own judgements, especially in this case where you can read the book for the opposite gender to see if they are full of bullshit.

cthalupa 7y ago
I don't necessarily disagree, but: >This article seem to be written by an ideologically inclined woman. If you are calling out someone as being ideological and then recommending books that are based in a religious ideology, it seems relevant to make note of it.
- asabjorn 7y ago
  That is a euphemism I used because I think anyone reading the article can infer what I meant and I wanted the focus to be on productive resources for people to learn how to think adaptively instead of what to think about these issues. In my opinion learning how to be adaptive in personal relationships and not pushing narratives onto the other is the most productive approach. This is why I don’t think the two are similar in nature, although I think it’s great you brought it up so that everyone can judge for themselves with as much info as possible upfront.
anon9001 7y ago
Huh, neat. I had no idea there was a name for "islamic patterns", but they look like exactly what I expected. People have been making this sort of stuff since way before LSD was invented, but I can't help notice how incredibly similar the patterns are to psychedelic hallucinations. To see them described as "sacred geometries" makes a lot of sense for reasons I can't quite explain.
- asabjorn 7y ago
  Yes, it’s very fun. Studying this is the rabbit hole of rabbit holes. I recommend the podcast The Portal by Eric Weinstein if you want the idea equivalent of this stuff.
  - anon9001 7y ago
    In case anyone else is interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM9f0W2KD5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM9f0W2KD5s
    - asabjorn 7y ago
      I typically listen to it on Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id146999956... or Spotify where he posts the episode earlier https://open.spotify.com/show/3qv8BS1HzrgKpDnXSlYWWL?si=cUA0m1WxR6y0ClOLiCcFVQ https://open.spotify.com/show/3qv8BS1HzrgKpDnXSlYWWL?si=cUA0...

cthalupa 7y ago

I don't necessarily disagree, but: >This article seem to be written by an ideologically inclined woman. If you are calling out someone as being ideological and then recommending books that are based in a religious ideology, it seems relevant to make note of it.

asabjorn 7y ago
That is a euphemism I used because I think anyone reading the article can infer what I meant and I wanted the focus to be on productive resources for people to learn how to think adaptively instead of what to think about these issues. In my opinion learning how to be adaptive in personal relationships and not pushing narratives onto the other is the most productive approach. This is why I don’t think the two are similar in nature, although I think it’s great you brought it up so that everyone can judge for themselves with as much info as possible upfront.

anon9001 7y ago

Huh, neat. I had no idea there was a name for "islamic patterns", but they look like exactly what I expected. People have been making this sort of stuff since way before LSD was invented, but I can't help notice how incredibly similar the patterns are to psychedelic hallucinations. To see them described as "sacred geometries" makes a lot of sense for reasons I can't quite explain.

asabjorn 7y ago
Yes, it’s very fun. Studying this is the rabbit hole of rabbit holes. I recommend the podcast The Portal by Eric Weinstein if you want the idea equivalent of this stuff.
- anon9001 7y ago
  In case anyone else is interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM9f0W2KD5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM9f0W2KD5s
  - asabjorn 7y ago
    I typically listen to it on Apple podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id1469999563 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-portal/id146999956... or Spotify where he posts the episode earlier https://open.spotify.com/show/3qv8BS1HzrgKpDnXSlYWWL?si=cUA0m1WxR6y0ClOLiCcFVQ https://open.spotify.com/show/3qv8BS1HzrgKpDnXSlYWWL?si=cUA0...