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I'm not assuming. You've demonstrated your knowledge on the subject.
by seigando 6y ago
I'm not assuming. You've demonstrated your knowledge on the subject.
- prophesi 6y agoWe're this far into the thread and you've yet to tell me why I'm so wrong, and why you're the guru.
- seigando 6y agoIt's not my job to read or reread my comments for you. If you have trouble asking questions, that's on you.
- prophesi 6y agoSorry, I didn't respond to your list of questions because you misread my claim in the first place.
- seigando 6y agoReally? Didn't seem to be much there to misinterpret. edit: also, instead of clarifying what you meant, you doubled down on your claims. That doesn't speak to me of misinterpretation on my part.
- prophesi 6y agoBecause you ended the comment with an insulting fantasy of me. > Maybe you go through life constantly asserting and believing things that are in no way true....with no experience nor credentials nor having even read any literature to back any of them up... I would have loved to actually engage in a conversation on how vipassana meditation inevitably, whether it's after 8 hours or 8000 hours, leads to disassociation. Ego death. Seeing reality as it is. But if you refute it by calling the person inexperienced and ignorant, the other party will have no reason or motivation to discuss it further. I also didn't flag or downvote you, fyi.
- seigando 6y agoYeah it seemed weird to me that those got flagged but also in line with a lot of what I read here. If you have something authoritative to say about meditation, I may read it, but I don’t think you’re off to a good start so far. I’ve been getting the impression that you believe your speculation to be authoritative, which is dishonest and deluded. Sorry if this comes across as harsh, but you’ve yet to say anything that indicates to me I was wrong to say what I said.
- prophesi 6y agoIt certainly does come across as harsh, and is probably why you were flagged. In a debate, you simply don’t insult their intelligence, especially without evidence disproving their claims. You haven’t said why you’re an alleged expert on this subject, either. And regardless if either one of us are experts, that shouldn’t change a thing. If they’re truly ignorant, that can be quickly shown by counter arguments. HN’s toxicity has risen over the years, but we still strive to keep things civil. What’s magical about this community is that you _do_ come across experts, and through civil discourse you can learn a ton from them.
- seigando 6y agoI actually haven’t insulted your intelligence.
- prophesi 6y agoFrom the posts still visible: > Shockingly ignorant and dismissive of you. > I'm not assuming. You've demonstrated your knowledge on the subject. (insinuating I have little knowledge on the subject) > Maybe you go through life constantly asserting and believing things that are in no way true....with no experience nor credentials nor having even read any literature to back any of them up... If you don’t find these offensive, you may have thicker skin than most, but it’s still best to leave them out.
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