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Originally Posted by freebeard
I Google can't find the thread where you said you're simpatico toward Scott Adams. Today he is talking about pre-programming the simulation. His examples are religion, physicists, some doctor Wiseman, and the power of positive thinking.
He doesn't realize he is restating Robert Anton Wilson's concept of reality tunnels.
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Well, it wasn't long ago I admitted how similar SA and I are. I'll not deny that.
The line between benevolence and malevolence is razor thin. The first line in The Departed said something like "I never wanted to be a product of my environment, I wanted my environment to be a product of me". That's me, and my environment is only as good as me, which leaves much to be desired. Order must be maintained legitimately, or I will impose it on my terms. The last thing I want is my terms, because that means all other alternatives have failed and responsibility has fallen on my inadequate shoulders.