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@Carl-Richard There is nothing outside of 'phenomenal' consciousness. And even if it is, you don't know actually know about such thing. You have no evidence about it. That is the issue right there with materialism. It assumes things which are not consciousness. This assumption is not based on any direct experience but rather on a fantasy. ''Scientific training is a very specific conditioning of the mind''

@Carl-Richard How can you ever possibly know if a gene has thoughts or not? How can you even know if anything else has consciousness besides yourself to begin with?

@JoeVolcano I think this is what Leo is suggesting aswell. He gave a top down explanation of the Universe in his States of Consciousness video. It makes some sense.

@DocWatts Yes i agree with that. But today's science would have you to believe otherwise. Scientists are skeptical of everything, except their atheistic materialism.

@Carl-Richard Yes All is God. I would be too naive too believe in some God that sits outside all of this. And i have several mystical experiences at this point , that make it impossible to do so. This is just another quote from the evolutionary psychology book i am currently reading. They strip away the intelligence, the consciousness behind of it all which i find very amusing and very disturing at the same time. They jump into metaphysical conlcusions that are not based on any 'solid' 'evidence'. How can this scientist know whether or not there is any intentonality behind all of this? I find it very arrogant and disrespectful to my intelligence.

@Dryas Richard Wolff makes some very good points . He promotes a kind of arrangement between the employers and employees and a more democratic process. He is not all or nothing in his approach. He doesn't want one person to decide what 300 billion dollars are going to do (Elon Musk). He wants more people to have the power to decide what to do with that money and not let the whims of the few affect the lives of the many. Who decides if the money should be spent on Mars or on bettering the conditions on this planet first? You have a very socially inept person (Musk) affecting huge societal issues. Capitalism in its current form is not sustainable forever. Its going to collapse as a system sooner or later.

@Carl-Richard I know very little about Creationism. That could have been debunked. But Intelligent Design has not been debunked. It has been called Blind luck.

@something_else I am not claiming to be super high conscious. I just said that Consciousness is my #1 value. But this does not mean that i demonize sex or other things. Its all Consciousness in the end. Yes you are right about the mind playing games. I am not trying to demonize all this stuff. I want to understand it better. There are facets of life that i find very unpleasant and disturbing. Kinda like Leo's video about Truth and how Truth can very hard to shallow.

@Leo Gura Yes i agree with that. It's tricky though with all these 'scientific' explanations from evolutionary psychology and etc. They create a sort of illusion like you understand more than you do.

@Leo Gura No. Some people don't do 'anything' for money. Maybe you are over exaggerating or i am interpreting something else.

@Carl-Richard That is my point too or at least partially. I don't believe in randomness. 'Apparent' randomness exists though for sure. If we are here by chance/randomness then this implies reality is not intelligent and therefore we should not even be talking about the word 'God' anymore. God is made redundant, if its all originated by some blind luck, that somehow happened. Intelligence means that everything has intention behind it. An engineer builds a house with clear intentions and doesn't leave anything at chance. Darwin wanted to answer the question. ''How is it possible that there are all these creatures who look like they were pefectly designed to fit their environment with such intelligence and beauty?'' Then he observed natural selection and created his theory. But still he did not answer the original question. Evolution tries to imply that there is no intention behind evolution. That is all dumb mechanical luck. That is the problem right there. When you explain something, you have the illusion that you've explained the whole thing. Evolution hasn't explained what is the underlying force that could allow such marvellous things to happen. Blind luck is the only explanation because God cannot be proven and is not suitable to their worldview. I find it funny how there are so many things that work so incredibly well without a single glitch and still the intelligence behind of it all is never acknowledged. It just baffles me..

@Leo Gura I have this theory in my head.. I think women who were born with lack of money, seek money like crazy when they grow up. I see this pattern all the time. Its like they have a knee jerk reaction against lack of money and they are willing to do anything to get money.

@Leo Gura This seems to contradict your initial post where you talked about how important status is. Resources and/or the properties that lead to acquisition of resources seem to be very important for women and clearly demostrated by the story i posted and other similar examples. If the old man in the story gave a card which said ''garbage collector'' , the woman wouldn't probably call him. Thats the harsh reality. It's not the only thing that matters though for sure. I recognize that there are many other attributes that women want like kindness, attentiveness, good health, intelligence, etc. I have come across many women who mostly care about wealth. I don't know what type of women you happen to meet and in what area. But there is some truth behind women chasing money for sure. I have experienced this and seen it too many times. I have also watched interviews of prostitutes who talk about how important money is for them. Some claim they care more about money than love, like the woman below.

@UnbornTao High Consciousness is the best way to live your life and Consciousness is the #1 Value for myself. It trumps sex or money or anything else. If you were to give me 10 million dollars but be as conscious as Ted Bundy or give me nothing but be as conscious as Ramana Maharshi, if you are wise and intelligent enough you'll always choose the latter one.

@something_else Yes this is true but you are always somewhat worried at the back of your mind, that some other guy might take her from you. (Unless you have 1% status or unless you are more high value than the woman). But even if you are 1% status, if you lose your health, your status will be worth much much less to a woman.. Health is an important component of status too. Especially if you date a beautiful woman, the chances that she will dump you for someone wealthier and 'better' are very very high. Thats why its advised to date women that are on your level. Its a difficult game to play. Also keep in mind that subconsciously the ego-mind is always looking for replacement. In case you lose your health or lose your wealth a woman will probably have a 'friend' as a backup. Men do that too. Its crazy if you think about it but makes sense. Survival is not fking around for sure.

@Leo Gura I certainly believe you can provide bigger value, but still there are systemic limits. I highly doubt everyone who tries hard and is capable can become wealthy. Becoming wealthy is a lot of matter of luck in my eyes. You go into the right industry at the right time , at the right country, at the right economy etc. I certainly can become more conscious and knowledgable and skillful. But physical wealth is much trickier and thats what women mostly care about . The Christ example is misinterpeted. Imagine that you are as conscious as Ramana Maharshi but dirt poor. You don't even care about wealth anymore. And then on the other hand you have some underdeveloped very very low consciousness narcissistic rock star. Guess who the ladies are gonna choose almost every time. This explains why we have so many low consciousness people on this planet. Women need to start taking responsibility This natural selection goes against the most conscious guys and favors the biggest scums.

@Carl-Richard Evolution's metaphysics is that basically the reason why a turtle ended up with a shell is not because of God's intentions or Intelligence. But merely because of some accidental/random forces and variants. Then these variants survived because they were favorable for survival. Evolution tries to dismiss the idea that things are the way they are because of Intelligence, which i find laughable. This is false. Natural selection still doesn't explain how everything can end up like it has. Their fundamental metaphysical explanation is some blind luck.

@puporing He is a good contrast to other academics who are full of crap . Jordan BS Peterson comes to mind.

@Fernanda Lets see how much this high status guys will appreciate your beauty 10-20 years from now or even few months from now when he gets bored with you. Then the lies and excuses will begin for why he can't spend more time with you. Most of these type of guys cheat their wives like crazy. Every woman almost want them.They don't find you beautiful for too long. Its really hard to compete these days. Find me a super wealthy person who doesn't cheat his wife and doesn't have escorts/prostitutes and i'll be very impressed. Sure they exist but they are the 1% of 1%. A guy can have the most beautiful female in the world, and still cheat and get bored with her.

@LSD-Rumi ahahahahahaha true story bro

@something_else I disagree. This sounds like some of Peterson's strawman arguements. Its hard to have a big status when most of the wealth is in the hands of the few. Most are stuck because of the system. Imagine if you were born a peasant in medieval times. How would you feel when you saw the lord having all the best females? Lol You would understandably feel anger. Most men find it repugnant when a female chooses a narcissitic entitled prick who his parents happened to be millionaires over a more conscious and more developed human being. When i see women , picking less conscious men over unconscious men who have tons of resources, yes i find it repugnant , even though i understand they can't really help themselves very much. Its an evolved survival variant.

@LSD-Rumi Yes there are no guarantees but it surely greatly increases the chances. I agree with the last part. I try to do the best i can. Do your best and let God take care of the rest.

@Chives99 This is true. It has been studied that wealthy people on average tend to have less empathy and feel more entitled than the little people. A wealthy person is less likely to stop his car and let you pass a road for example. The ego mind feels like it deserves its great fortune and creates bs stories that are fanstastical and not based on truth. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. This quote comes to mind. The only great exception that comes to mind is Marcus Aurelious who didn't abuse his power. He could sleep with any women he wanted but did not do so. Unlike like high conscious folks like Caligula and Nero who would sleep with your wife at the dinner table at the slightest whim.

@UnbornTao Ideal recipe for the 1% of people who have most of the resources under the capitalist system. Disaster and misery for the rest 99%. You gotta love God's design

@LSD-Rumi I am just stating some bitter facts about reality. These facts are bitter for the 99% of people who don't reap the rewards that the 1% gets. We all act like we are better than others but we really are not. If you are born in California, with great parenting, great genetics then you can't take ownership of that success. You just won the lottery. You were born in one of the best places on planet Earth. Imagine if you were born in a sh*thole. I am lucky too myself. I could be living in Africa and not have one bit of education. But i always stay humble. I do not take ownerships of the circumstances i was born into. A billion different variables must converge and the stars must align for you to be in the situation you are. Take a close look at the best scientists we have. Their parents were scientists and super intelligent aswell. Same applies for wealthy people. I like this quote.