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By: Silky Johnson, Fleet Admiral of the Tank Armada

Silky Johnson, Fleet Admiral of the Tank Armada — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:07:18 +0000

Condolences, JK. Like many others here from the sound of it, I’ve been touched by addiction as well. My cousin committed suicide (with a gun illegally acquired at a gun show, I might add) while in the throes of a heroin addiction, and my best friend’s sister died of a fent OD a few years ago. It’s an epidemic on Long Island (I know at least 10 people who have died from it in/around my hometown alone), and it’s extremely difficult to quit once hooked. Belittling addicts marks you as one of the shittiest possible kinds of people. Being an addict has nothing to do with IQ, intelligence, whatever. It has to do with your social circumstances and your genetic predisposition to addiction.

Also, as a professional philosopher, I can reliably cite expert opinion here and say that he has not been at all influential in our field. Because his arguments are puerile and because he’s not a philosopher. I’ve read The Moral Landscape, and it’s one of the worst attempts at “philosophy” I’ve ever read. And I’m sympathetic to moral naturalism and scientific approaches to morality (an unpopular approach in my discipline, to say the least). Like Jordan Peterson, he pivoted from a career as a mediocre scientist towards writing pop-“philosophy” for a general audience, and got rich off it. But it has nothing to do with his competence or his intelligence. It has to do with who he’s writing for.

By: The Honorable Cock Jowles

The Honorable Cock Jowles — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 15:37:33 +0000

My condolences to you JK. Of the couple dozen friend who moved to Florida from NY, five of them are now dead of OD, mostly H and fentanyl. I almost lost two of my best friends to it too, guys who are now excelling in their chosen fields after undergoing MAT with Suboxone. My cousin is in a very famous alt-prog band and got kicked out over his addiction, which allegedly consumed >$300k of his money. Luckily he cleaned up and rejoined the band. Their bassist, who stuck up a drugstore for pills, was not so lucky.

By: GianaDani

GianaDani — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 04:33:32 +0000

JK 47, I’m really really sorry for your loss.

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 02:31:25 +0000

Bob- I am pretty well versed on the topic. In particular, I have very deep knowledge of the kind of people who buy into this nonsense. While I am all about following the data in basketball no debate has ever made me more aware of the limitations of statistics than the one about race and iq.

JK47 – That is absolutely terrible. Having a family member who is an addict is, I know from personal experience, extremely difficult and I am very sorry for your loss.

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 02:20:37 +0000

I’m just going to tale a wild stab that Mr. Harris believes his claim to intellectualism stems more from his work as a Dr of Neuroscience rather than if he does or doesn’t believe in an invisible sky man…..

I’m well aware that Harris has a PhD in neuroscience. Harris is not famous for his neuroscience and I’ve never seen a news article comment on his use of fMRIs. He’s famous for writing on religion and philosophy, two areas he’s not qualified to speak on. Literally any philosopher remedially well-versed in the areas Harris is famous for will quickly dismiss any of his arguments. Even atheist philosophers will dismiss Harris for his intellectual laziness on the subject.

If you go look on his Wikipedia page, or really any page on Sam Harris, you’ll be hard pressed to find more than a passing reference to his actual academic work.

By: bobneptune

bobneptune — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 01:48:54 +0000

Sam Harris’s claim to intellectualism is proffering atheist arguments that were rejected centuries ago.

I’m just going to tale a wild stab that Mr. Harris believes his claim to intellectualism stems more from his work as a Dr of Neuroscience rather than if he does or doesn’t believe in an invisible sky man…..

By: bobneptune

bobneptune — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 01:38:40 +0000

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/27/15695060/sam-harris-charles-murray-race-iq-forbidden-knowledge-podcast-bell-curve

For a little context…

Owen…. if you are actually interested in the subject listen to the actual podcast the author gives his opinion about and then decide for yourself.

By: Early Bird

Early Bird — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:11:44 +0000

I tried to stop him and get him to take an IQ test so I could determine if he had mental health issues or just had a low IQ but he wouldn’t stay still long enough for me to adminster it.

Sounds like he gets a score of zero IQ since he didn’t answer any of the questions correctly. Guess Giani is right. **I cannot emphasize how strongly sarcastic this is and how unnecessary this disclaimer ought to be.**

Anyway I’m done. Thank you Cronin for the new thread.

By: JK47

JK47 — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:11:11 +0000

My sister got ravaged by an opioid addiction, got kicked out of the house because she would steal everything that wasn’t nailed down, tried and failed to rehabilitate herself many times because kicking an opioid addiction is extremely difficult, would eventually be allowed back into the house and then would steal everything within 24 hours, then would get kicked out again, and ended up homeless and living on the street until she died of an overdose at age 28. She was a smart and gifted person but like many, many people in the state of Florida she got hooked on opioids and didn’t survive it.

So fuck you and your “low IQ” bullshit, reub. As always, you’re a moron and a piece of shit.

By: ess-dog

ess-dog — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:03:44 +0000

Hopefully the main point that everyone can agree upon is that “the homeless“ isn’t a group of identical people or a “type.” They are all radically different humans with an unimaginable range of problems and talents. There’s certainly no one cure for it.

That would be like saying an intensive passing clinic would solve every basketball player’s problems and turn them into demonstrably “good” players. It’s just not the case.