easy-digital-downloads domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/erikphillip/public_html/conflictresearchgroupintl.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131Actually I’m not impressed in telling someone their experiences, feelings and opinions are wrong. It’s not only negating, but it’s the first step to gaslighting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting Yet telling others what they think is a real common strategy for the social justice warrior crowd. Second who the fuck is the author to authoritatively state ‘this is … [Read more…]
Living in a world of social media, where passion is considered on a par with information and where surrounding oneself with a coterie of sycophants passes for critical thinking and cherry picking sources is as close as most people get to being “well informed” I want to give Greg Ellifritz some kind of medal.Some background. … [Read more…]
“I am better than Them because: They are all the same. They are all prejudiced. They are all closed-minded. They base all their views on stereotypes. They are all racist. They are all sexist. They are all privileged. They are all judgmental. They all have preconceived beliefs. They all need to learn respect. … [Read more…]
The above video series is great examples of a Belief System. What is a belief system? According to Wikipedia: A “belief system” is a set of mutually supportive beliefs. The beliefs of any such system can be classified as religious, philosophical, ideological, or a combination of these. In layman’s terms: “Belief systems … [Read more…]
Unarmed White Teen Gunned Down by Black Cop… Where’s the Outrage? Commentary: Here’s a hint. Whenever anybody gets emotional about an issue, seriously start questioning the veracity of the information they’re providing and motivations behind the emotions. These come from a different part of the brain than logic and reason. (The person who you REALLY … [Read more…]
Let me re-frame something. We’re in the midst of infinity. Infinity is one big ass place. Like make-your-head-explode ‘big.’ Our beliefs are walls that keep us from having to see infinity. They block our view to help maintain our self-importance. After all we’re the kings of all we survey — even if it’s a small … [Read more…]
There are very few facts. There are very few truths. There may be one best way to do a thing, but in an infinite universe the odds that your way is the best way is, roughly, zero. There are very few facts, and no one gets emotional about facts. Diamond scratches talc, never does … [Read more…]
The recent uproar over the latest product enabling women to test for date rape drugs brings to mind the question of “How do you test an article, post, or comment for being infected with ‘Toxic Ideology’? Toxic Ideology is no laughing matter. It has the potential to spread like a virus among vulnerable victims. Toxic … [Read more…]
Imagine you’re sitting at a high school football game. Yeah, I know, that’s pretty old school right off the bat. But now we’re really going to get into the Way Back Machine. Your set of bleachers sit across from the other team’s. Yay us! Boo them! From where you’re comfortably sitting in the middle of … [Read more…]
Here’s a fundamental problem, sooner or later judgement, morals, heuristics and biases ARE going to come into the equation. This especially if the case goes to court. The challenge is to avoid including those from the start. However, let me tell you what I tell attorneys. I’ve looked into the Kitty Genovese case. That’s the … [Read more…]