when i get anxious for no reason i know it’s because my parallel in another dimension is engaging in a skirmish of some sort. i channel my energy in these moments to give him the fortitude to be victorious
Being depressed as a child was hell because in most cases you dont have the language to communicate how much youre hurting. But instead of actually listening to you they act like youre over reacting and tell you it’ll pass
Being a highly intelligent outlier doesn't negate your ability to be retarded, paradoxically it actually enables far more creative ways of being retarded.
“Mountain Dew” is actually a staggeringly beautiful phrase that the soda has totally normified and almost bastardized but if you really focus on it alone, wow. that’s powerful.
This is basically what philosophers and anthropologists mean when they say that the 'individual' is a relatively modern construct, and that many other cultures conceive of people in a more porous, contingent, interwoven fashion. Weird as it sounds, it's just observably true.
Atheist Plays Devil's Advocate for God's Existence w/ Alex O’Connor
I always enjoy Alex in settings like this. Where he’s not necessarily trying to refute anything and just appreciating lines of reason for what they are and delving into how interesting he finds them. 💯 via Rainn Wilson