Comments on evolutionary psychology: The core delusion

Hi Phil,Could we please exchange links with your w...

2008-11-15T11:03:00.000-08:00

Hi Phil,
Could we please exchange links with your website : http://www.guys4men.com/links.php please contact me back goudzrj@hotmail.com
Thanks.

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2008-09-13T13:23:00.000-07:00

http://www.ntius.com/default.asp?p=product/prod_mainery good and right-on--Art Therapist here and rather than going into depth about this since we are both probably MENSA members , assuming, after reading "The Core Delusion", I have another post and real concern and maybe some advice re: Guys4 Men site, as am a member and just recentl, this profile named 'Sidwishes', Sidney Fernades. His last email to my reg email, was dealing at 32 with his sexuality and religion conflicts/family disowning....all shit that is in my carry-on baggage in this life, but this guy first off, came on to me obsessively, he is HIV NEG and me POZ, and this alll happened over course of a week and half....He started talking suicide and thank God I am aware of 'Psychic Vampires', thaat are just looking for another place to haunt and move to....he has started calling me obsessively and I am always careful, but this is a total Jeckyl and Hyde scenario....he is looking for someone to take him away from all his problems and this is too much even for my kind heart, but no longer wanting to carry any more baggage, let alone a psycho mooch. Just FYI incase you have any other complaints. The religion struggle with old school Puritanistic parents is pretty bad stuff, but was unable to contact you via my pC as I do not have Outlook Express as my defaul mail client and found this,and glad I did. Also, these psychoreligious fanaticals that clain being gay is a CHOICE, they too often forget how many have been victims of preists....If I were a psycho serial killer, I would go after those people in a viligente way....LOL

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2008-09-13T13:19:00.000-07:00

Hi Phil, Paul Michael here and I am interested in ...

2008-03-25T10:06:00.000-07:00

Hi Phil,

Paul Michael here and I am interested in chatting with you about your g4m site. I am a graduate student at the University of California Riverside in the Southeast Asian Studies department and my research is on Filipino online communities. I have been observing the community specific to your site and was hoping to get some background on how you had come to develop G4M. You may reach me at tru2hzwrd@hotmail.com and I look forward to hearing from you at your convenience.

This is nice article...

2008-02-24T08:02:00.000-08:00

This is nice article...

Wow!Phil,All that you say is mostly authentic acco...

2008-02-15T09:28:00.000-08:00

Wow!
Phil,
All that you say is mostly authentic according to our Ancient Vedic Scriptures..I'm really surprised to see this witting from you..Well u can mail me @ sourendra.das@gmail.com
I can tell you more things that you may include in your article and study..Being myself a student of Vedic Science & Vedic Scriptures learning it from the Source where it generates from..From Rasik Mahatmas and Saadhus (In English Saint who are liberated souls)..
I'm so happy to know this side of yours..
Am really happy Phil..
All the best..
And I'll hope to hear from you soon..
Am amazed to see this from the webmaster of g4m..
Its great to see the Spiritual side of yours..
ALL THE BEST AGAIN!

Urs Well-Wisher Friend.. :-)

PS - We will share more through email..

Hi Phil, The only limitation to my freedom is tha...

2007-09-13T16:24:00.000-07:00

Hi Phil,
The only limitation to my freedom is that you can't please everyone and please yourself.

In the end I see life as art. If there is no real time. Then the past present and future all exist simultaneously and whatever I do leaves behind a permanent mark in the universe. If there is only present, then my actions would most felt if they echo far into the future.

The thing that keeps me longing for a reality beyond my immediate means is that I dream a lot. I dream of achieving one thing after another. And everything ends at the point at which I have everything. If I could have everything, do everything, and know everything, I would be bored. Human beings thrive best on challenges. We achieve the most when the standards are highest. My only gripe with Buddhism and with the idea of eliminating irrational goals is that striving to make those dreams reality is what makes life good.
That's why I set lofty goals and don't give a damn whether I achieve them. As long as I give it a shot, I'm satisfied. If I don't meet them, that's okay. I guess I rejoice in my triumph and downplay failure.

I think the scariest thing about the disconnect between people's present situations and their imagined futures is the salesmen who sell bridges to that future. Lottery tickets, brand name clothing, expensive cars, and penis enlarging pills are all aimed at people looking for a quick leap to that imagined future. Sure they don't work, but would those people be happy even if they did work? I feel that very same imagined future was used in the holocaust. Nobody was told they would be exterminated, they were given an imagined future to cling to. If they just gunned down the jews in their houses they'd meet armed resistance, but instead the coaxed them along with the hope that they'd be okay eventually, and that hope for the future kept them from fighting their present situation.
I never really looked at the situation from a perspective of space time before, but simply as the lies that people have come to believe that keep them enslaved to various imagined futures. In essence, living in a country where the people carry enormous credit card debt and spend on ridiculous luxuries, I just want to scream out "buying that won't make you happy! The last thing that was supposed to make you happy didn't work either. Admit that you've been a fool and resolve that you won't be fooled again."
The funny thing is that I'm in marketing. However, marketing is a double edged sword that can be used for good or evil. I like to think I'm using it for good.

Profounder:i don't think there is anything wrong w...

2007-09-13T04:02:00.000-07:00

Profounder:

i don't think there is anything wrong with enjoying the fun things that the world has to give (e.g. games technology), provided you are not obsessing about needing to have a Wii or constantly day-dreaming about how great it will be when you can finally afford one. also, there is no harm in looking for greater financial security - actually it's quite sensible to do so (again, provided you are not obsessing about a perceived current lack of financial security).

our "life situation" is only a problem if we feel defined, controlled or limited by it. do you feel absolutely free? if in some way you don't, the question then becomes how much of what is holding you down and limiting your options is actually real (and if what's holding you back is something that took place in the past or might take place in the future then it is definitely not real).

Hi Phil, I couldn't quite consume your whole phil...

2007-09-11T10:41:00.000-07:00

Hi Phil,
I couldn't quite consume your whole philosophy in a sitting. It's long, really long, and covers more points than I can process. However I think I agree with it in many points. So, in order to break it down into actual bite sized pieces would you mind having a conversation in your comment section and discussing how your philosophy applies to real world examples?
Let me put forward some very real examples, and feel free to criticize and pick apart the way that I live my life. Feel free to suggest ways that I might better live my life to increase my overall happiness.
For example, right now I am determined to purchase a Nintendo Wii, largely for the new Metroid game. My reasoning is based on having enjoyed immensely past Metroid games, usually through the challenges overcome, the unfolding stories, and the rich worlds explored. I'm expecting 20-40 hours of enjoyment in my life and lasting sci-fi world concepts to stick around in my head. I don't think anything will ever make me complete and happy, but I do believe that I can buy hours of enjoyment.

As another example, I look for conflict. I enjoy playing games and matching my wits against others. By overcoming challenges by putting together a plan and executing it, I enjoy a great deal of satisfaction. Often it is because the parameters of a situation are difficult that I enjoy overcoming them. As this relates to life, it would seem that much happiness is relative and stems from the overcoming of suffering. Hence I would be afraid to be above suffering, for fear of boredom.
I try not to see things from a definitive perspective and apply different points of view to different situations, looking for the most advantageous and effective. I see no advantage in straining to change that which can't be changed, so I try not to focus on problems that I can't alter. At the same time, I could see some realities being preferable to the one I now inhabit, and try to change my situation accordingly. Rather materialistically, I'd like to change my reality to one in which I have a greater income, because despite the fact that most of my present income sits in the bank, I like the security of being able to afford things, like a year's rent, as this reduces my stress, however I'm sure that no amount of money will be ultimately sufficient to make me happy. However, the greater my bank account, the lower relative cost of all material things and experiences, and the easier it becomes to follow my dreams.

I'd appreciate your criticism of my life plans based on your philosophy. I do enjoy a good philosophical conversation, and will do my best to take any criticism constructively.

K slowly alters ones brain structure until one bec...

2007-09-07T18:20:00.000-07:00

K slowly alters ones brain structure until one becomes just another SHAPE SHIFTING REPTILE (frothing at the mouth). The only way out for one is to want to commit suicide, which will extinguish all THOUGHT. Believe me - I spent years exposed to this FALSE PROPHET. Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation [John 3: 16].
PEACE BE WITH YOU
MICKY