"Empathy and understanding of a person's mindset and actions, while noble pursuits, do not provide an ability in relegating responsibility of such mindsets and actions to a certain party. Placing of blame and responsibility requires a…"
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Lore
- 25, Male
- Lafayette, IN
- United States
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Condemning others to validate ourselves.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Aya 12 hours ago. 10 Replies 0 Likes
What is intelligence?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lore May 3. 19 Replies 2 Likes
Internet Service Providers' Alert System
Started this discussion. Last reply by The Shiznit Feb 27. 5 Replies 0 Likes
The voices in my head tell me to stop my medication!
Latest Activity
Nathaniel Mortazavi replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Cognitive dissonance. One of the most irritating human traits."
Nathaniel Mortazavi replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Absolutely, I completely agree. The only way to solve the problem is to eliminate the cause.
Exactly, the shooter gains worldwide fame over night. Why would a resentful, friendless, lonely, insane young man who wanted to leave an impression on the…"
Anthony D replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."An issue in the context of your reply is the so-called "mad/bad debate". And it very much plays into the perception of these rather extreme forms of criminal behavior.
From a legal and forensic psychological standpoint a…"
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- Sex:
- male
- City/Town: (eg. Antwerp, San Francisco,...)
- Lafayette
- Country/State: (eg. Belgium, Florida,...)
- Indiana
- About Me:
- INTJ
I test into 100% introvert score.I generally don't like people but it is fairly easy to get on my good side as well as my bad side.
I'm currently a student in college as an English major.
- Favorite music:
- System of a Down, Scars on Broadway, Serj Tankian, Otep, Slayer, Slipknot, Anthrax, Evanescence, Lacuna Coil, John Williams, Tatu, Emilie Autumn, Judas Priest, Kittie, Korn, Celtic Woman, Marilyn Manson, Streetlight Manifesto, Reel Big Fish, Sixx A.M., Destrophy, Rush, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osborne, The Offspring
- Favorite movies:
- Screamers, The Sandlot, Underworld series, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Clerks I and II, Crash. I don't watch movies much anymore.
- Favorite books:
- Anything by Friedrich Nietzsche, J.R.R. Tolkien, Richard Dawkins, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau. I also enjoy The Art of War, Star Wars and Starcraft novels, as well as poetry.
- Goals/Projects/Aspirations:
- Get in a position to be self-sustaining.
Be as politically active as I can be while retaining whatever is left of my sanity.
Get a college degree.
Donate as much as I can of the money I earn to charities.
Retire and move to Ireland
- Website: (Facebook, MySpace, Blogger, Twitter, etc.)
- https://www.facebook.com/dylan.yoki
Lore's Blog
You can call me Mr. Morality.
Posted on May 13, 2013 at 7:30am 0 Comments 5 Likes
You are not prepared!
Posted on May 5, 2013 at 5:02am 5 Comments 2 Likes
Passion vs. Practicality Concluded.
Posted on April 25, 2013 at 7:08am 0 Comments 0 Likes
My Network Neutrality Informative Essay.
Posted on April 15, 2013 at 3:10am 0 Comments 1 Like
Passion vs. Practicality
Posted on April 7, 2013 at 6:57am 3 Comments 1 Like
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I'm so puffed up.
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Comment Wall (21 comments)
- At 7:33am on May 8, 2013,
The Shiznit said… tofu bacon? blech!!!
- At 9:30pm on March 31, 2013,
Luke Miles said… Alright! If you have time and you want to, I can help you out some time! I'm diamond/master as zerg, and currently switching to terran :D
- At 9:21pm on March 31, 2013, Luke Miles said…
Hey Lore! Would be really cool if we could play some games together! :D
What league are you in btw?
- At 8:16pm on February 4, 2013, The Shiznit said…
lol
- At 2:25am on January 31, 2013, The Shiznit said…
Forum
Condemning others to validate ourselves.
Started by Lore in I Power: Self-Development Activism. Last reply by Aya 12 hours ago. 10 Replies 0 Likes
The ethical implications of "Temporal Isolation"
Started by Aya in Off-Topic. Last reply by Aya on Monday. 34 Replies 1 Like
Lexical argumentation and its merit
Started by Anthony D in Off-Topic. Last reply by Anthony D May 16. 21 Replies 0 Likes
Latest Activity
Aya replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Empathy and understanding of a person's mindset and actions, while noble pursuits, do not provide an ability in relegating responsibility of such mindsets and actions to a certain party. Placing of blame and responsibility requires a…"
Nathaniel Mortazavi replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Cognitive dissonance. One of the most irritating human traits."
Nathaniel Mortazavi replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Absolutely, I completely agree. The only way to solve the problem is to eliminate the cause.
Exactly, the shooter gains worldwide fame over night. Why would a resentful, friendless, lonely, insane young man who wanted to leave an impression on the…"
Aya replied to Aya's discussion The ethical implications of "Temporal Isolation""From the last three lines of your post, I'm assuming you are applying the "better safe than sorry" mentality to life-rights over all of time. This addresses points 3) and 5) of my post on Wed 5/15, but does not address points 1),…"
Isaac Renshaw joined The Shiznit's group
Creating Your Own "Crew"
This is a Group for people who are interested in the idea of expanding I-Power by encouraging our members to create I-Power/SDA related cell groups, or "Crews" in their own communities.See More
Isaac Renshaw joined The Shiznit's group
The Transition Movement
The Transition Movement is a grassroots Network of communities that are working to build resilience in response to peak oil, climate change, and economic instability. Utilizing various concepts such as Permaculture and Local Currency systems, the…See More
Anthony D replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."An issue in the context of your reply is the so-called "mad/bad debate". And it very much plays into the perception of these rather extreme forms of criminal behavior.
From a legal and forensic psychological standpoint a…"
Lore replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Interesting. I think that just being aware that our behavior is not always justified and taking on some personal responsibility can go a long way."
Lore replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."Maybe I take empathy and attempting to understand such actions by people to the extreme, but I think it is important to understand the causes of such behavior. You do bring up a good point about school shootings Nathaniel, in that the media makes…"
Nathaniel Mortazavi replied to Lore's discussion Condemning others to validate ourselves."I agree with the principle to an extent. However, in the case of school shooters, I don't think it can be justified. Same with rape. There's definitely a line, but like you said, those are the most extreme cases.
On the topic of mass…"
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