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Yeah 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,
by seigando 6y ago
Yeah 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.
- seigando 6y agoI didn’t say nobody would find them offensive.
- prophesi 6y agoThen you were rightly flagged.
- seigando 6y agoI can believe that you might believe that, but you’ve also demonstrated a lack of reality based belief, so excuse me if I don’t care what you think.
- prophesi 6y agoSeems like we both need to do more vipassana meditation then. I hope schizophrenia doesn’t run in the family. Edit: oops sorry for actually talking about meditation in this thread
- seigando 6y agoI think it's really weird how you still act like you have any qualification in this arena.
- prophesi 6y agoI’m going to go out on a limb and say I’ve probably meditated for a lot longer than you. I highly recommend The Mind Illuminated. Edit: oops sorry for actually clarifying why I may be an expert on this subject
- seigando 6y agoyeah dude, you are going way out on a limb there. But wait...you've done a whole lot of dissociative practices? So basically you're totally dissociated from reality? (to put things in your own words) So again...why would I care? edit: also, just in case anybody takes this charlatan at his word and does decide to read 'the mind illuminated' know that many of the author's followers demonstrate cult-like behavior, as well as disillusionment with his claims after it broke that he had been deceptive to his community about his sexual affairs.