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It didn't.

It's just not true that all psychologists use his theory.

If it's something you're going to use every day, you might as well get the best version of it if you can. Life is short. I did that with my phone, my PC and YouTube premium. I don't spend money on anything else anyway. That said, I don't buy the newest version every year. Every piece of electronics I've ever bought I've used until it basically broke apart.

David Hawkins is fringe. It would be more correct to say "no psychologists in the world".

Empirical research as in doing science using a structured methodology and a sample from a population. With some effort, you can learn what the creators of the model were trying to communicate.

I feel I need to be a bit more critical of Destiny, because he is on top in terms of his media influence. If you really want to give Destiny the same psychoanalysis treatment that he gives Max, his approach to relationships is really fucking weird. He basically trapped Melina in a double-bind where she needs to put up with all his streamer BS (which he says he thrives on), and despite saying repeatedly how it negatively affects her life, he won't even sacrifice 1% of that for her emotional well-being; the only options being either to suck it up or leave. The reason he thrives on that type of life is the same reason he won't compromise on it: he has low empathy and a high desire for stimulation (psychopath). 1:21:01 - 1:31:05 Try to watch it without cringing. The Dark Triad traits consists of narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism (manipulation, etc.). Now, who is more likely to be manipulative: a narcissist or a psychopath? Maybe they're the same, maybe they're expressed in different ways, but tell me if this doesn't fit Destiny 100%: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machiavellianism_(psychology) Also, notice how basically all of them pushed back on him calling Max a rapist earlier in the video. Just generally, look at what he has started calling Max lately: "narcissist", "rapist", "manipulator". And what more tools does he have?: the planned media blackout for one, and of course, "debate". I don't doubt Max is crazy, but I don't doubt he is too.

In theory yes, but atheists use their worldview to arrive at that position. There is no such thing as a neutral position.

@Heart of Space Cats are so perceptive ?

Ahhh ?

Hancock has a Netflix series out called "Ancient Apocalypse" where he lays down his life's work. I'm going to watch it, and there are a few observations I'll make before I watch it: 1. I want there to have existed an ancient civilization before the Ice Age that was technologically advanced. It's mysterious and exciting. That already makes me prone to bias. 2. The very thing that makes it exciting is that there is not much conclusive evidence (or else it would not be this fringe). There is some evidence which gets intermixed with some far-fetched narratives which could be true and which sound internally consistent, but they're not necessarily the fact of the matter. This is also just a general problem with archaeology as a field. 3. It's all couched in an anti-establishment "they don't want you to know" frame, which makes it more exciting that it needs to be. Every discovery will be presented in this overly dramatized way, like "wow, this is insane", etc. It won't be like "here is a theory", but rather "here is the truth they're trying to hide from you!". 4. Someone who makes this kind of thing their life's work (the laymen contrarian who challenges the mainstream paradigm) has to possess a certain level of narcissism which puts into question their intentions, awareness of the limitations of their abilities, etc. Regardless, I'll probably love it

Do you also get the sense that they're trying very hard to sell you something? Lost technology is an interesting concept, but this is not very convincing.

I'm not following it very intensely. Max said he'll have a video out in about a month with interviews with some of the alleged victims.

Ask yourself a question and stick to it. I remember doing a spontaneous contemplation once when I was around 18 while high on weed. I asked myself "what causes the perception of time?", and eventually, I arrived at something which is actually very accurate: it's caused by the access to your memories. What I didn't know is that it's the same answer to "what causes the ego?".

@Heart of Space GOTCHA

Oh god, after I realized MrGirl is basically a narcissist, I've started thinking everybody is a narcissist

You'll say that until your lightsaber stops working

@The Mystical Man Ah, no Force lightning yet?

In a year you'll get it

Sexual transmutation is a thing AND sexual repression is a thing.

Yes, but no. That's a rather implausible way of making that case.

Well yes, and exactly, the question is always: how much? I guess I don't like admitting to myself that I like narcissists.

MrGirl's point is much more subtle than that. The sexual stuff is just a sub-category of the larger problem he has been addressing since day one: the power differential, of Destiny being his boss, of him having his career in his hands. Destiny is a powerful person, and by just a subtle twist of the frame, he can destroy a person's life and look virtuous while doing it. It's not unique to him, but he is a particularly notorious example of it, because his shtick is debate. In reality, it's power abuse.

Don't prove the point for me.

Knowing about psychedelics and non-duality doesn't make you a genius, and I'm well aware of many of the limitations of academia.

The leaves don't stay green all year round Embrace change.