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Old 01-01-2022, 05:21 AM   #590 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
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.
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.
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