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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 13 Nov 2017
    Replying to @ConceptualJames @GodDoesnt

    It made me very uncomfortable and I resolved never to think about it again.

    12:42 PM - 13 Nov 2017
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      2. Kevin‏ @Intrinsic29 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt

        Noticing the implications of our lack of libertarian free will has done more to balance me and make me feel comfortable with the world than probably anything else I've ever experienced.

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Evan Sandhoefner‏ @EvanSandhoefner 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Intrinsic29 @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt

        How much lag was there between learning about no-free-will and reaping the benefits? Was there some extra factor? Did you work at it?

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      4. Kevin‏ @Intrinsic29 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @EvanSandhoefner @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt

        It's hard to say. I've been consciously focusing on trying to improve myself for many years. I saw the sunk costs problems with retribution before I started thinking about free will and self authorship and it just made it all sort of click.

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      5. Kevin‏ @Intrinsic29 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Intrinsic29 @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt

        Now it only takes a moment's introspection to realize I have no good reason to dwell on harmful emotions, but even that is often more than I can find. These intuitions are extremely difficult to overcome imo.

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      6. Evan Sandhoefner‏ @EvanSandhoefner 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Intrinsic29 @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt

        Do you meditate? I think we line up really well on the truth claims here, but it seems you've done more to translate them into skills and habits than I have. Lately I've been trying to do so via meditation (with limited success so far, but I'm optimistic).

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      7. Kevin‏ @Intrinsic29 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @EvanSandhoefner @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt

        I'm still learning to meditate but I grew up with a pretty bad anger problem and mitigating that was one of my main goals in my early 20s. I'm 38 now so I've had a lot of work at that. That said, you have me beat in terms of actualizing good ethics by being a vegan. I'm not, yet.

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      8. Evan Sandhoefner‏ @EvanSandhoefner 15 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Intrinsic29 @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt

        That's cool to hear. Seems like you've made a lot of progress. I'm still getting used to the idea that things take time.

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      9. Evan Sandhoefner‏ @EvanSandhoefner 15 Nov 2017
        Replying to @EvanSandhoefner @Intrinsic29 and

        On veganism, this might interest you: http://sandhoefner.github.io/omnivore.html  In terms of direct effects, veganism is only very slightly better than vegetarianism, and just cutting out a few high-impact products (e.g. chicken) is almost as good as going full vegetarian.

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      1. Chris Baker‏ @Zacnaloen 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose @GodDoesnt

        I have free will and THAT IS THAT

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