I'm sure Everyone here has seen those Tetris Porn games, where theres a nude person behind a bunch of blocks and the idea is to play tetris to lower the blocks to see the photo in the background.
I can't seem to remember specifically what any of the photos were like. Coincidence? Anyone else's experience the same?
You're only treating the symptom though. Learning cope with bad flashbacks is a difficult process and in the end: You're still having bad flashbacks.
It's not magically "numbing" it so that you don't have to deal with it, it's making it so that you don't HAVE the flashbacks, or at least as many. Wouldn't you rather NOT have flashbacks than having to learn to deal with them?
Your method while soundly makes a person capable of functioning again - it's simply not as efficient as reducing the flashbacks with a simple inexpensive trick.
But if you don't know that - when you waltz in on the conversation, and someone says "The House" you intuitively think "The White House" and not "Congress"
You guys need to make a new shorthand for it, I had to go look up what they meant by "The House" because as someone not TOO familiar with American Politics, I naturally assumed they meant The White House, which kind of shocked me that they already knew the outcomes of the next elections.
The House of Representatives, can't you guys call it like, the RepHouse or something so that us Canadians aren't all wtf eh?
Or better yet, paint the white house some other colour...
I answered your question WITH my question. (I think part of the problem is that not everyone has access to post secondary education because it is so expensive.)
I think the money spent on jails could be thrown at education - which has been shown time and time again to be the best way to reduce crime. Something like 80-90% of people in jail don't have any post secondary education, some of them not even a high school diploma.
There are other ways to deal with crime. I mean as barbaric as the death penalty may seem some of the benefits are that it provides distinct closure to the victims or victim's family members and it incurrs no extra cost - the biggest issues with it being that killing someone for killing someone else suggests that all of morality is flawed and you're really no better than the killer. And then of course - the false positives, people have been killed by the death penalty when they were in fact innocent. So I'm not saying that I condone the death penalty (especially not for hacking an email account anyways) but then again I don't approve of the existing system anyways, so there's no reason I can't bring it up.
Also in the olden days there was this thing called Exile, where you were banished from the lands. Take all the criminals, ship em to Australia. Worked for the Brit's, Didn'it? Deportation is nothing new.
I mean, jails don't properly rehabilitate criminals to not be repeat offenders. Sticking all your bank robbers in one place only lets them collaborate on the next bank heist when they get out.
Lacking fear would suck when it's time to run from a bear, or stay awake all night to guard against zombies, but honestly ask yourself when the last time that jab in the gut really helped you out in today's society?
Thats where your logic falls apart - the fear would not help you run from a bear or survive with Zombies anymore than it would keep you from running across the street - your logic of holding your rational decisions without fear would hold true in any scenario - in which case, you might think that living entirely without fear would be beneficial - all you seem to observe from fear is the irrational decisions that people make because of fear.
Ask myself when the last time the jab of the gut helped me in today's society? Lets see. Last summer driving on the highway when I was really tired - I almost hit a deer. Fear quickly caused that gut reaction which caused me to swerve and miss colliding with the animal.
A few months ago I was on top of a ladder and I felt it slide along the wall, which caused a quick fear that instantly pushed my focus towards how to get off without getting hurt, where I noticed a ledge a bit further down which I jumped to instead to lessen the distance I fell.
I could go on - I know I could find more examples. From a strictly survival point of view - Fear works. If you don't include the fear of everyday reprisal - then removing the gland isn't going to remove any stress associated with it. I merely included it because I figure taking out that chunk of your brain is likely to cause more issues than just the survival-fear reaction. I'm not a doctor and definately not a neuroscientist so perhaps that was a bold assumption to make.
I agree with your point - even without fear you would still have your rational logic (supposedly, we don't know exactly what would happen when you remove this chunk of the brain).
But assuming that you DO still have logical reasoning and you think "It's in my best interest to NOT rob a bank" - at what point do you then get a benefit by removing the gland? Essentially fear is designed to help your survival - it's not always right - like the deer in headlights freezing when something is heading your way, but that's essentially your body saying "Something you are doing something wrong, STOP" but usually by then its too late. Taking it away doesn't seem to have any real benefits - I don't see how it would reduce stress (if you are still tasked with making difficult decisions) since you don't always come across life-or-death situations everyday.
Like someone else posted, there are horror movies, roller coasters, video games, etc, a whole bunch of things designed you give you the fear-reaction in a safe environment. By removing that ability you're essentially removing some of the things you can enjoy in life.
Fear is necessary to function in all levels of society - not just fear of death. I need to fear losing my job in order to keep me from yelling at my boss. I need to fear the slap of a women before I drop the worst pickup lines of the century. I need to fear the reprocussions of the law before I go rob a bank.
A "Fearless" person would have no place in our world. Sometimes it is fear which drives us to do the right course of action.
I didn't find them particularily creepy but one thing I noticed the trailer didn't show is a CHANGE in anyone's facial expression. No one went from calm to angry - which always seems to be where graphics have lacked. I've never not been able to tell when a character was mad, or sad, or whatever, in Half Life 2, or Doom 3, or whatever other FPS out there lets you see the face. The problem is that characters rarely seem to change their mood and their expressions to go with it. And if they do, it never seems to happen in the players view.
With as much effort as you put into this, you could do it for real.
Clearly spoken like someone who has never picked up a new video game and beaten it within a week - and then picked up a guitar and not mastered it in a week.
Perhaps its because I find comics like Cyanide and Happiness funny. I don't know - there's something about that whole "Over exaggeration of the situation" that I find humorous.
I mean, I'm not actually condoning the stoning to death of a women, but don't you see the irony in someone suggesting rather progressive ideas have their end met by one of the most ancient and completely outdated methods known to man. If I really wanted her dead, I'd suggest they shoot her.
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I thought all recipe books were fair use.
I didn't even know there were digital magazines.
This brings up an interesting question.
I'm sure Everyone here has seen those Tetris Porn games, where theres a nude person behind a bunch of blocks and the idea is to play tetris to lower the blocks to see the photo in the background.
I can't seem to remember specifically what any of the photos were like. Coincidence? Anyone else's experience the same?
(in b4 u lol)
You're only treating the symptom though. Learning cope with bad flashbacks is a difficult process and in the end: You're still having bad flashbacks.
It's not magically "numbing" it so that you don't have to deal with it, it's making it so that you don't HAVE the flashbacks, or at least as many. Wouldn't you rather NOT have flashbacks than having to learn to deal with them?
Your method while soundly makes a person capable of functioning again - it's simply not as efficient as reducing the flashbacks with a simple inexpensive trick.
Well yeah - I get that NOW.
But if you don't know that - when you waltz in on the conversation, and someone says "The House" you intuitively think "The White House" and not "Congress"
I can get it running but I can't catch it aftewards.
Secure a mans fish and you starve him for a day. Teach a man to secure his fish and he'll call you an idiot and eat it.
What were we talking about again?
You guys need to make a new shorthand for it, I had to go look up what they meant by "The House" because as someone not TOO familiar with American Politics, I naturally assumed they meant The White House, which kind of shocked me that they already knew the outcomes of the next elections.
The House of Representatives, can't you guys call it like, the RepHouse or something so that us Canadians aren't all wtf eh?
Or better yet, paint the white house some other colour...
I'm thinking... Mauve?
Overpriced Apple Product? How is this news?
(I keed I keed)
I answered your question WITH my question. (I think part of the problem is that not everyone has access to post secondary education because it is so expensive.)
Did you have to pay for an education?
Black holes huh...
And this whole Java thing started happening right about the time the LHC actually started working...
I think you may be onto something... Let me get my crossbow...
I would agree with that sentiment.
I think the money spent on jails could be thrown at education - which has been shown time and time again to be the best way to reduce crime. Something like 80-90% of people in jail don't have any post secondary education, some of them not even a high school diploma.
There are other ways to deal with crime. I mean as barbaric as the death penalty may seem some of the benefits are that it provides distinct closure to the victims or victim's family members and it incurrs no extra cost - the biggest issues with it being that killing someone for killing someone else suggests that all of morality is flawed and you're really no better than the killer. And then of course - the false positives, people have been killed by the death penalty when they were in fact innocent. So I'm not saying that I condone the death penalty (especially not for hacking an email account anyways) but then again I don't approve of the existing system anyways, so there's no reason I can't bring it up.
Also in the olden days there was this thing called Exile, where you were banished from the lands. Take all the criminals, ship em to Australia. Worked for the Brit's, Didn'it? Deportation is nothing new.
I mean, jails don't properly rehabilitate criminals to not be repeat offenders. Sticking all your bank robbers in one place only lets them collaborate on the next bank heist when they get out.
Welcome to the American Judiciary system.
while every commentator on this site would howl for the death penalty if the son of a Republican congressman had done the same to Dear Leader?
You don't know that for sure.
And I guess we won't know until they try it and get caught.
Taxpayer money spent upkeeping the institutions.
Lacking fear would suck when it's time to run from a bear, or stay awake all night to guard against zombies, but honestly ask yourself when the last time that jab in the gut really helped you out in today's society?
Thats where your logic falls apart - the fear would not help you run from a bear or survive with Zombies anymore than it would keep you from running across the street - your logic of holding your rational decisions without fear would hold true in any scenario - in which case, you might think that living entirely without fear would be beneficial - all you seem to observe from fear is the irrational decisions that people make because of fear.
Ask myself when the last time the jab of the gut helped me in today's society? Lets see.
Last summer driving on the highway when I was really tired - I almost hit a deer. Fear quickly caused that gut reaction which caused me to swerve and miss colliding with the animal.
A few months ago I was on top of a ladder and I felt it slide along the wall, which caused a quick fear that instantly pushed my focus towards how to get off without getting hurt, where I noticed a ledge a bit further down which I jumped to instead to lessen the distance I fell.
I could go on - I know I could find more examples. From a strictly survival point of view - Fear works. If you don't include the fear of everyday reprisal - then removing the gland isn't going to remove any stress associated with it. I merely included it because I figure taking out that chunk of your brain is likely to cause more issues than just the survival-fear reaction. I'm not a doctor and definately not a neuroscientist so perhaps that was a bold assumption to make.
All in all, its just not a good idea.
I agree with your point - even without fear you would still have your rational logic (supposedly, we don't know exactly what would happen when you remove this chunk of the brain).
But assuming that you DO still have logical reasoning and you think "It's in my best interest to NOT rob a bank" - at what point do you then get a benefit by removing the gland? Essentially fear is designed to help your survival - it's not always right - like the deer in headlights freezing when something is heading your way, but that's essentially your body saying "Something you are doing something wrong, STOP" but usually by then its too late. Taking it away doesn't seem to have any real benefits - I don't see how it would reduce stress (if you are still tasked with making difficult decisions) since you don't always come across life-or-death situations everyday.
Like someone else posted, there are horror movies, roller coasters, video games, etc, a whole bunch of things designed you give you the fear-reaction in a safe environment. By removing that ability you're essentially removing some of the things you can enjoy in life.
Couldn't that be described as a "chemical inbalance" in the brain? As in, the the see-saw isn't pinching the hose enough to turn it off?
Fear is necessary to function in all levels of society - not just fear of death. I need to fear losing my job in order to keep me from yelling at my boss. I need to fear the slap of a women before I drop the worst pickup lines of the century. I need to fear the reprocussions of the law before I go rob a bank.
A "Fearless" person would have no place in our world. Sometimes it is fear which drives us to do the right course of action.
I didn't find them particularily creepy but one thing I noticed the trailer didn't show is a CHANGE in anyone's facial expression. No one went from calm to angry - which always seems to be where graphics have lacked. I've never not been able to tell when a character was mad, or sad, or whatever, in Half Life 2, or Doom 3, or whatever other FPS out there lets you see the face. The problem is that characters rarely seem to change their mood and their expressions to go with it. And if they do, it never seems to happen in the players view.
With as much effort as you put into this, you could do it for real.
Clearly spoken like someone who has never picked up a new video game and beaten it within a week - and then picked up a guitar and not mastered it in a week.
Because it's a joke.
Perhaps its because I find comics like Cyanide and Happiness funny. I don't know - there's something about that whole "Over exaggeration of the situation" that I find humorous.
I mean, I'm not actually condoning the stoning to death of a women, but don't you see the irony in someone suggesting rather progressive ideas have their end met by one of the most ancient and completely outdated methods known to man. If I really wanted her dead, I'd suggest they shoot her.
+1 Informative.
I did not know that.
I don't care who said it was a rocket.
I've seen enough conspiracy theorists (in person) to realize that the post from earlier was a conspiracy theorist taking off.