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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What Happens When We Die? |
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Posted: 20 Jul 2020, 8:38 pm
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Replies: 173
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| For me, it's still just too much of a leap to say that because "I" cease to exist when I die, eternal nothingness is all there is after that. I am pretty convinced, though not certain since I really can't be sure of anything, that there is more to the universe, consciousness, and existence... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What Happens When We Die? |
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Posted: 17 Jul 2020, 7:51 pm
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Replies: 173
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| As far as you're concerned, nothing. You cease to have consciousness and that's it. We pump up our own egos by believing we're significant enough to have an afterlife. Hmmm, I would propose that option 6/eternal nothingness is actually a far more egotistical theory. It suggests that existence is on... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What Happens When We Die? |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2020, 8:53 pm
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| One of the attributes of Peter Pan was his fearlessness. As the tide came up in the Mermaids’ Lagoon, Peter and Wendy are trapped on Marooners’ Rock and will soon be drowned. Peter finds a way to free Wendy from impending doom but not himself. Peter then shudders for a brief moment at the thought o... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: The Twilight Zone |
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Posted: 16 Jul 2020, 8:31 pm
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Replies: 8
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| The episode that I liked the most was about a man who was accidentally locked in a bank vault when the world ended [everyone died except for him]. He was an introvert and loved to read. So when the vault doors opened and he left the bank, he visited the library. He thought it wasn't really all that... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Simplifying Life. |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2020, 9:00 pm
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Replies: 33
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| I agree! I definitely consider myself a minimalist and do not own very much. I don't own a car at all, though I have in the past. In fact, I would think that everything in the apartment I live in now that actually belongs to me could easily fit into a couple of large backpacks or duffel bags. And si... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Is it ok that I hate myself? |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2020, 8:29 pm
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Replies: 10
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| I struggle a lot too with low self-esteem and hate myself sometimes. :) But the thing is, I'm not sure how we can really expect to get anything that we want out of life until we have learned to love ourselves. I really think that self-love is one of the most important skills that anyone can learn. H... |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: The Twilight Zone |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2020, 8:17 pm
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| I'm wondering, is there anyone here who likes The Twilight Zone? I mean the original 60s version. I haven't seen much of the current one, but so far, based on the little I have seen, I haven't liked it quite as much. But the original version is probably one of my all-time favorite TV shows! There ar... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What Happens When We Die? |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2020, 7:57 pm
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Replies: 173
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| Okay, so this has probably been the single most fascinating question to me throughout my life. What, if anything, happens after death? I think I've heard just about every theory out there, but I'm not exactly sure. Here are the ones I have heard so far: 1. The "you go somewhere" theories, ... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Do you have friends? |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2020, 8:45 pm
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Replies: 105
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| People I know casually or maybe on a little deeper, acquaintance-type level? Yeah, I have plenty of those, though most of them are back in other places I have lived and so I only know them online now. I'm still pretty new where I live now so I haven't really had much time to get to know folks here. ... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Depression |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2020, 8:13 pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,160
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| Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences, eyelessshiver! I am glad to hear that despite some difficult past experiences, things seem to be going well for you now. :) I think you're right about needing to make decisions, set goals, and work toward them. The problem in my case is that there ar... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: How do you find a GOOD doc??? |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2020, 7:43 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 697
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| Unfortunately, my experience has been that good doctors (be they general or psychiatrists) are pretty tough to find! I have mostly dealt with doctors at either Medicaid-based or low-income, sliding scale based corporate medical groups or clinics, and most of my experiences at these places have not b... |
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Forum: Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Topic: Depression |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2020, 9:02 pm
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I will take a look at those books. Thanks so much!  |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: my autism is mild but not asperger's syndrome |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2020, 8:59 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Well, I think that autistic traits are probably more along the lines of being on a spectrum rather than a clear "this person has autism, that person does not" sort of situation. Under the current rules, you couldn't get diagnosed with Asperger's. It is possible that some professionals give... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Who else hates fireworks? |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2020, 8:44 pm
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Replies: 21
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| I really hated them when I was growing up. The sound was a big problem for me then. And goodness help you if you tried to give me one to hold or set off :lol:! But, like a lot of my other sound sensory issues, they aren't as big of a deal for me as they used to be. Just like popping balloons - defin... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Why do people make irrelevant comments about IQ? |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2020, 8:33 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,148
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| Those comments that you mentioned definitely sound like the sort of thing I might say about IQ! I think for me it is mainly because IQ scores do nothing to tell us about a person's character. And for me, good character means a lot more than someone's intellectual and academic abilities. Sure, someon... |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Success! Probably. |
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Posted: 01 Jul 2020, 9:45 pm
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Replies: 12
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| Congratulations on your job offer! That is so exciting. Your worrying about all this stuff is probably exactly what I would be doing if I had just gotten a new job offer! But I really don't think you have too much to worry about. If they offered you the job, that means they really want you and would... |
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