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Once Upon a Winter: A Folk and Fairy Tale Anthology: A | Josie Jaffrey, Rebecca F. Kenney

Taking this for a spin, thanks to @TheBookHippie
#OnceUponAWinter #Anthology #WinterSolstice

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie this collection is WAY better!!! 7d

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics Yes. I like it very much. 🤍❄️ 6d

TheBookHippie It‘s a series I need the rest!! 6d

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GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I saw that. I got Once Upon An Autumn when I got the ebook version. Autumn and Winter are my favourite seasons, so I thought I would start there. I‘ll have to get the paperback of Autumn (along with Spring and Summer) when I get a job. The ebooks aren‘t bad at $4.99 each for the wonderful writing I have experienced so far. 6d

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I‘ve only read the first two stories so far, but they are just far and away better than the last book, and I‘m seeing the allegory in the first story. I did not see that ending coming, that‘s for sure. 6d

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I love this book, however I‘m in the minority 🫠🤣🫣 so welcome to that 🤣🤍❄️🤍 I think there‘s a good mix in this book. 6d

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie people don‘t like this book? Seriously? Wow 6d

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The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice | Carolyn McVickar Edwards

bailed

I‘m sorry. I just can‘t bring myself to read another sentence. A lot was promised, none of it was delivered.
#CarolynMcVickarEdwards #TheReturnOfTheLight #unpopularopinion #DNF #bail #couldntdoit

GingerAntics Of the 12 stories, only 6 can be readily found independent of the book in any form. Of those 6, three are either misnamed or given the wrong location, and a fourth is heavily changed, to the point of being a different story. The final story is part of Epiphany celebrations in Italy and nothing new to Catholic school pupils who had creative religion teachers. 7d

GingerAntics The “solstice” songs at the end are Christmas carols she changed some of the words to. The activities are slightly augmented Christmas traditions from around the world. She has sources, but even those don‘t come up for half the stories, so she‘s either changed them beyond recognition or combined multiple stories. 7d

kspenmoll Great review! 6d

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The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice | Carolyn McVickar Edwards

Okay, so no part of this paragraph makes any sense. She has velvet in her ears? I tried looking up the original story… IT DOES NOT EXIST! Is she just making this up (poorly) as she goes? That certainly explains a lot.
#CarolycVickarEdwards #TheReturnOfTheLight

Dilara 😂 😂 It's got to be some kind of purple prose spoof! 1w

GingerAntics @Dilara that is a perfect description! I haven‘t read a word of this book since then. I‘m thinking it may be time to just cut this one loose. A lot of people love this book; I‘m just not one of them. 1w

Dilara @GingerAntics Yes, some books are just not worth our time 😃 1w

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The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice | Carolyn McVickar Edwards

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@TheBookHippie you read this one, didn‘t you? What were your thoughts? I have officially gotten to the end of the intro and I am SO annoyed, I‘m not sure I want to continue… especially considering she‘s doing retellings instead of the original stories.

TheBookHippie You are asking a cynic 😂 the general population loves this- so I recommend it for that 90 percent. I don‘t ever read intros because in general they make me not read the book. So all I can say is I‘ve only met one other person who said this was okay instead of fantastic. It‘s surface level. No brain needed. 😂😵‍💫 2w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie lol of course 🤣😂🤣 I‘ll see if I can turn my brain off enough to mildly enjoy this one. We‘ll see. 2w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie so as a cynic… what did you think? I‘m feeling kind of cynical at the moment. 2w

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TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I understood why ppl liked it. It‘s not for me I like DARKNESS 😂😂😂😩😵‍💫. However it‘s helped so many depressed teachers in winter… so I say it‘s worth the read. 2w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie YES! That was literally the thing that was driving me crazy! Some people and traditions celebrate the dark, the rest, the change of pace, and she does not seem to be aware of that at all. 2w

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics saccharine reading I call it! 2w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie wow. I have ready many myths and NONE of them would I describe as saccharine. She really did do a retelling. Oh my gods. 2w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I read the first story today… it felt very… what‘s the word… cute. It didn‘t feel authentic. It felt like a knock off of the real thing. Is it wrong to say that? 2w

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics that‘s it in a nutshell. 🙃 2w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie ehhh 2w

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The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice | Carolyn McVickar Edwards

Wait, these are retellings? So she‘s using other cultures‘ stories from her own perspective? Gods help me. She is losing me FAST! Clearly she can‘t fathom that anyone would be welcoming the dark. Oh no. That‘s not her perspective so it doesn‘t exist here. 🙄
#CarolynMcVickarEdwards #TheReturnOfTheLight #retelling #misappropriation #annoying

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The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice | Carolyn McVickar Edwards

Does she know what the word dalliance means, because this sentence suggests that she either does NOT or has no respect for the field of anthropology. Neither looks good. Then again, she‘s starting paragraphs (and by extension sentences with the word “and,” so I may have to skip her horrible introduction all together.
#CarolynMcVickarEdwards #TheReturnOfTheLight #getadictionary #whotaughtyouhowtowrite #badgrammar #notafan

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The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice | Carolyn McVickar Edwards

I could never remember the actual holiday on December 25th, but I knew it wasn‘t Saturnalia. Sheldon Cooper is wrong more than he is right, I swear. It makes him even more insufferable when you know just how often he is wrong. If he‘s so smart, shouldn‘t he know he is wrong and, you know, NOT be wrong?
#CarolynMcVicktarEdwards #ReturnOfTheLight #wintersolstice #sheldoncooper #tbbt #romanhistory #prechristianholidays

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The Return of the Light: Twelve Tales from Around the World for the Winter Solstice | Carolyn McVickar Edwards

I actually bought this last year, but the beginning of the end of my job was starting and I was just too tired to read much, so I never read it. It feels like this is a good time to take this for a spin.
#CarolynMcVickarEdwards #TheReturnOfTheLight #WinterSolstice

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Free Will | Sam Harris

so-so

This book certainly gives one things to think about and starts conversations; however, it leaves some questions. Perhaps this is meant as a simple introduction - which it did, sort of - but there is definitely more to be covered and answers to be had that are not found in this book.
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GingerAntics I was just expecting more actual discussion of how free will isn‘t real, but this seemed to sort of push through and say “trust me” on a lot. I can‘t help but feel a bit disappointed. #FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp 4w

TheBookHippie It infuriated me I had to bail 😫😬 4w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie this is the second Sam Harris book I‘ve read, and the second time I was disappointed by a Sam Harris book. Sorry bro, but I think I‘m done. 4w

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GingerAntics @TheBookHippie also, you probably didn‘t miss anything. 4w

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics my brain is mush and it was making me angry 😂 4w

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie that is fair. I think I managed to plow through with the audiobook and the ability to listen at 3x speed. 4w

kspenmoll @TheBookHippie I plowed thru but I could not tell you a word I read. Speaking of mush! 😂🤯 (edited) 3w

GingerAntics @kspenmoll it used a lot of words to not say much. 3w

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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GingerAntics Is this an intro to another book? I feel like there was very little explanation. I almost feel more confused than when we started. 4w

GingerAntics I seem to be disappointed in the Sam Harris books I read. Every single one is a like, but or an eh. 4w

kspenmoll I would have bailed but for your discussion questions! 3w

GingerAntics @kspenmoll I struggled for discussion questions. I am not going to lie. 3w

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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Did anyone else feel like it ended abruptly? Maybe that‘s a separate question.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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kspenmoll There was a point where i was reading Hitler‘s People about Nazi movers & shakers & I thought they had free will & made choices, fully aware of what Hitler‘s & his minions‘ policies, despite denials post war.

Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich

GingerAntics @kspenmoll he failed to define what he meant by free will, because that‘s a game changer. Did those people have choices, yes they did. Were they as open ended and free as one might hope? Probably not. Get on board or die isn‘t much of a choice, is it? It is, in fact, a choice though; and some people chose not to get on board. Sadly, they died so we have no idea if they later regretted that choice. 3w

GingerAntics @kspenmoll to say no one has any choices is obviously false. To say anyone can make any choice, that‘s also obviously false. Our choices are limited by socioeconomic status, gender, where we live, etc. So free will in the sense that anyone can make any choice at any time is false. He never said how he was using the term. He did make it out like a person who kills someone didn‘t make a choice (possibly from a selection of crappy choices anyway). 3w

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GingerAntics @kspenmoll they didn‘t have the option to choose something different. In that day and age, your husband made the decision and did as you were told. To say they could have chosen to join a different party or something is giving women greater agency and control over their lives than they actually had. We‘re talking 1930s and 1940s. 3w

GingerAntics @kspenmoll oh yeah, some/many were die hard nazis, 100%. We just have to take into account that these women weren‘t really the decision makers involved. They were supposed to shut up and breed more little nazis. 3w

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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This ought to be an adventure. I cannot wait to reads these answers.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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TheBookHippie I will catch up 😅 1mo

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I think we are all feeling a little wonky and off at this point. We‘re lucky I‘ve kept up with this book since the election. 🤣😂🤣 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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I did accidentally read last week‘s chapter the well before, but I did come up with another question.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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kspenmoll All that you mentioned! 1mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll sadly, I feel there an amount of character development that is entirely out of control of the individual… up to a point. If you were raised poorly, as an adult you have to make the choice to learn differently. You also have to be free and choose to question your beliefs. Unfortunately, very few people actually do this. The genetics you can‘t really do anything about, though. 1mo

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We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience | Lyndsey Stonebridge

This book has become very… necessary… in recent weeks. There has been a lot of talk about us reading this. We talked about ending our year with Free Will. It may be a good plan to start our year with this. We could start the first weekend of January (1/5/25). That would give everyone time to get their hands on a copy, as some of us are having a moment trying to get our hands on one. Thoughts? Prayers? Anyone you‘d like to smack upside the head?

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GingerAntics #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp 1mo

Chrissyreadit that gives me time to 1mo

TheBookHippie @kspenmoll has it going I think??? 1mo

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GingerAntics @kspenmoll are you doing this one or is it a dead philosophers society thing? I guess I got confused there. 1mo

kspenmoll No problem. We can all do this- I just wanted to make sure people with library books could start now if they need to. Or if they can get a renewal? 1mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll that‘s fair 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

I think I accidentally read/listened to this week‘s chapter last week, but I need to double check for sure. How is everyone doing so far this week?
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp

kspenmoll I am behind, having trouble focusing- 1mo

AlaSkaat I am couple chapters behind! With my twins funeral and cremation and developing a womb infection!!! It‘s been the hardest past 8 weeks of my life. Life always gets in the way of our book discussions! I‘d love to finish this one but might be a little late 1mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat oh my God! I am SO sorry! We are so not important right now. We will discuss this whenever you want. Big digital hugs! I am so so sorry for what you‘re going through. We‘re here if you need to talk, or vent, or whatever. 🤗🤗🤗 1mo

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GingerAntics @kspenmoll same! I feel like I‘m just escaping and doing whatever I can to just ignore the madness. 1mo

kspenmoll @AlaSkaat Sending you love love love. I am so deeply sorry. 💕💕💕 1mo

AlaSkaat @GingerAntics @kspenmoll Thank you guys ❤️‍🩹 books are actually my escape atm so it‘s very helpful. But my mind is working slow so reading is going slow, but I‘ll get there 1mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat there is nothing wrong with that, just take your time. 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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On this, the most stressful day (and probably week) of the year, how are you doing? Everyone getting some down time and taking care of themselves?
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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AlaSkaat Sorry I‘m a couple chapters behind! It‘s been such a rough month. I‘m going to have time to rest this weekend so I‘ll catch up then!! 2mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat I‘m not so sure about that now. We just have to conclusion, but it may have to wait a few weeks. We‘ll see what everyone says. 1mo

ravenlee I‘ve been having one of the most difficult months of my life…and then the election happened. Sorry I haven‘t been present for the read. 1mo

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GingerAntics @ravenlee it‘s definitely been a month or so! That election certainly didn‘t help anything. Ugh! I‘m keep hoping there is some kind of irregularity found or something (ANYthing), but I know there won‘t be. It‘s just so hard to give up on hope. 1mo

kspenmoll @ravenlee I have been in & out myself & behind in reading. Sending you hugs- & hope that despite the election, your personal life gets better. 💖 1mo

kspenmoll I am behind like everyone else… 1mo

GingerAntics It‘s a good time to be behind. I‘m glad we scheduled specifically to have wiggle room. We will get through this together. 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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This one is a real thinker.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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kspenmoll No it would not. Harris says a few things such as “The urge for retribution depends on our not seeing underlying causes of human behavior.”(55) 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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I have to say, this one made me chuckle. It would be fun, wouldn‘t it?
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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GingerAntics Eph charging COVID! Let‘s charge the president elect! (For all the good that absolutely will NOT do 🙄sigh) 1mo

kspenmoll @GingerAntics Totally agree! 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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This one really made me stop and think for a minute… or 20… I even had to look up the actual definition of psychopath.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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kspenmoll Yes I think there can be psychopaths- lack of free will does not negate behavior that hurts/harms society. 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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Here we go, kids. I‘m hoping our sparking conversations can distract me today, but I‘m thinking I‘m going to pull a teenager today and just have my headphones on all bleeding day?!
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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kspenmoll Keep those headphones on! 1mo

kspenmoll I have to read the chapter on Moral Responsibility- behind 1mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll eh, the chapters aren‘t too involved, so no biggie. Headphones on, smutty, escapist books on repeat, animal crossing in front of my face. I‘m still in the hide and deny stage, I think. 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

Sorry guys! I‘m sucking at life right now. I will post later today. I need anything to distract me from the dramatic wait to find it if I need to have my tubes tied and start putting in applications for political asylum.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp

Cuilin It‘s going to be a rough few days. Hang in there. 💗 2mo

CBee Sending love to you - I totally understand 😥😥 2mo

GingerAntics @Cuilin @CBee I‘m trying to take it one step at a time. Step 1: no more 🤬🤬🤬ing political ads. I‘ve started singing Dave Barnes‘s Little Lies over them. 2mo

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GingerAntics UPDATE: all of the places I need to call about getting my tubes tied before January doesn‘t open until 9. Seriously people? I have stuff to do today and you are only the beginning. 1mo

GingerAntics @Cuilin it ended SO quickly! It was terrifying. It was like a replay of 2016… just worse! 1mo

kspenmoll @GingerAntics @Cuilin We are in the same place…love & community- I love the singing of Little Lies- we are not watching news right now. 1mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll girl, I am avoiding the news like the bleeding plague! Half of it is just “who knew America was so sexist and racist?” I just want to bang my head on the wall and run away to my animal crossing island. 1mo

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Dancing with a Ghost (Restless Spirits of the Southwest #3) | Angela Pepper

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This is a much better book than the second one. The mystery was compelling. There were multiple possible murders, and the actual murder was not revealed until the end. It was in no way connected to the first two books in the series, but still worth a read.
#AngelaPepper #DancingWithAGhost #RestlessSpiritsGhostMysteries

GingerAntics I listened to this on 3x speed just to get it over with, but in the end it was actually really good. 2mo

kspenmoll Stacked! 1mo

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Date with a Ghost | Angela Pepper

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This was nowhere near as good as the first one. It was in no way related to the first book either. Then it just sort of ended. It took me weeks to pick up the story again. I was kind of avoiding it, honestly. I‘m not sure I even want to listen to the next one.
#AngelaPepper #DateWithAGhost #RestlessSpiritsGhostMysteries

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Interview with a Ghost | Angela Pepper

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I loved the mystery. I loved that there were so many potential killers and the actual murderer was only revealed at the end. This is so different from The Paranormal Mysteries series, but it was so good! I can‘t wait to read more by this author.
#AngelaPepper #InterviewWithAGhost #RestlessSpiritsGhostMysteries

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Free Will | Sam Harris

I felt like the point he made about reading was perfect for us.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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kspenmoll Read to learn, to grow, to change, to expose myself to other‘s perspectives & ideas, to escape! 1mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll girl, I am still entirely in the escapism zone! What makes you choose to read for those purposes, though. Maybe a better answer, what makes you choose to read at all? 1mo

kspenmoll @GingerAntics Deep thinking question. I grew up being read to, surrounded by book & generations of readers,had free access to parental books,(how I found Agatha Christie so young), weekly library visits…books as Christmas/birthday gifts…we still exchange books with the younger generation- shared books & discussed them with my closest cousin/brother when he was diagnosed with melanoma & died🔽 (edited) 1mo

kspenmoll Within a year- the night before he died in his sleep I gave him a book -he read until the end. So maybe I can say that for me it was more of a milieu I was immersed in, I did not think about choice; it was who a was, a book. 1mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll whatever you gave him must have been that good, that he needed to know how it ended. What a wonderful, special memory. 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

Sorry, guys. I had these ready to go on my phone, then I fell asleep for the rest of the weekend. I hope everyone‘s Monday is going well.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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GingerAntics Oh, the stories I have about being told how to control my thoughts. Of course, the beyond trite idea of prayer as a means to control one‘s mind. More like, allowing the person giving the advice to control one‘s mind. 🙄 2mo

kspenmoll Yes, societies institutions, families, etc. especially when young,pass down their beliefs as written in stone. 1mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll 100%! It‘s actually terrifying to see the amount of indoctrination small children face on a daily basis. No one calls it that, though, until the beliefs being indoctrinated disagree with those of the parents‘ beliefs. 1mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

What choices do you really have?
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kspenmoll Again, not sure I fully grasp Harris‘s take on free will but given the state of our country at the moment, I have to think that while I may have no free will in some areas with the coming president, I have to hope I can protest & act freely in ways I can - 1mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll I‘m sorry, but I just do not believe that some people are just hard wired to vote for evil and the downfall of a nation. I‘m not. Choices have been made here, and those choices could have been something else. I feel like we need Harris to give us a very clear definition of “free will” as he is using it in this text. 1mo

kspenmoll @GingerAntics I totally agree with you! That‘s why I have had such trouble wrapping my mind around his thinking/words. People have made clear choices, that‘s what voting is. Not voting is a choice as well- with the exception of discriminatory practices. We have this 2025 administration because people chose. 1mo

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Breast Cancer Notebook Journal 6x9 Inch, 100 Page, Blank Lined Notebook | Global Journal Notebook Publishing

I know I said I was going to explain back in August. Time has really flown, but since it‘s October, this feels like a good time to finally put this out there. On 7/8, my mother was so weak, that she fell outside of our apartment on the sidewalk and I couldn‘t get her up, so we had to have an ambulance come get her. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

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GingerAntics She was really weak from the side effects of the Ozempic she was on, that was making her sick. Late that morning we found out she had stage 4 breast cancer. She had ignored the lump for a long while because she was afraid it was cancer. She spent 2 wks in hospital and 2 more wks in rehab. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 2mo

GingerAntics She came home exactly a month later on 8/8. Later that month she did 5 days of intense radiation. She is responding well to treatment, and her current prognosis is much better than we ever expected when we first got her diagnosis. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 2mo

GingerAntics The tumour had broken through her skin and it was necrotic, so she was on some pretty heavy antibiotics for a while. The gaping wound she had has since closed and no longer needs to be dressed or wound care. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 2mo

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GingerAntics To make matters worse, on 8/1 I went into work to a “happy anniversary” email. I had worked there for 2 yrs that day. By the end of the day, I no longer had a job, because I didn‘t have enough PTO to cover all the medical appts I needed to get my mother to. Family medical leave was apparently not an option. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 2mo

GingerAntics Obviously, I am looking for a new job, and feel like I‘m scrambling to get us both through this madness. Things have settled down a little bit, and I‘ve even had one job interview. The best news is how well my mother is doing, though. The last 4 months have been a crazy, wild ride. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 (edited) 2mo

GingerAntics If you think ANYTHING might be up with your girls, please get it checked out. The sooner it‘s caught, the easier it is to treat. As we have learned, even stage 4 cancer isn‘t an automatic death sentence anymore. Take care of yourself and the women in your life. 2mo

GingerAntics Finally got this written up and posted. Sorry it‘s taken so long. Please don‘t feel bad. I was supposed to go meet my father the weekend after I lost my job, and I still haven‘t met him yet. Whoops. #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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GingerAntics Maybe this is why I have been practically addicted to animal crossing the last few weeks. On my island, I a millionaire (I am willing to pay my fair share of taxes in bells of course) and it‘s a perfect little island in a Cerulean Sea and oh my god I SERIOUSLY wish I were there! Can I just run away and live in her majesty‘s forest. I promise I‘ll be no trouble. 2mo

Amor4Libros So glad your Mom is doing better, and I hope everything pans out job-wise for you! 🫶🏽 2mo

Chrissyreadit i am glad you shared this! Family care is hard and exhausting and often overwhelming- i am hopeful you will find a job that also values family! Sending you love and please feel free to reach out to vent or celebrate or any of the feelings! Litsy family have been core to my own survival these past few years❤️ 2mo

TheBookHippie Oh honey. Whew. Sending so much love & light. 2mo

Eggbeater I'm so sorry for all you and your mother have been through, but you are an amazing daughter. I'm so happy things are looking up for you. Thinking healing thoughts for your mom and job prospects for you. Hang in there and keep fighting. ❤️‍🩹 2mo

jewright I‘m so sorry to hear about your mom. Best wishes in your job hunt. 2mo

Balibee146 Sending the gentlest of virtual hugs to your mom and you. Your mom sounds like an incredibly strong resilient person, as do you. Hope things continue on a positive trajectory xx 2mo

quietlycuriouskate That is a lot to deal with! Sending best wishes of strength, calm, and healing. 2mo

julesG So sorry you have to deal with all of this. Big hugs! 🫂🫂🫂 2mo

Hooked_on_books That‘s a lot. I‘m glad some of the tough bits are behind you. It‘s good to have books and games to fall into as a distraction and solace in hard times. 2mo

marleed Oh my gosh, if only Littens could reach out and make this journey easier. Oh wait, is that a bundle of Littens right over there in her majesty‘s forest! We are her for you! I‘m sending virtual positive vibes for your mom‘s healing and your next job! 💕💕 2mo

GingerAntics @marleed thanks! ☺️ I think many of us have run away to her majesty‘s forest! I‘m so happy there are no political ads there! I am so over them! I sent in my mail in ballot almost a month ago. The ads just put me on edge now. 2mo

GingerAntics @Amor4Libros I had an interview on Monday morning. I was told I would hear something either way in 2-3 days. It‘s pretty much Saturday and I haven‘t heard a thing. So frustrating. This is the second job at this company I have interviewed for, and I never heard a word from either one of them. I‘m thinking I would be applying or interviewing with this company again. 2mo

GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit thanks! It definitely makes me want to find a job that isn‘t going to be horrible. I have an appt on Monday to start donating plasma, so at least I‘ll have a little bit of money coming in. 2mo

GingerAntics @Hooked_on_books I am all about distraction and escapism these days! 2mo

Bookwomble It's good to hear your mum is responding well to treatment 💖 Wishing her well in her recovery, and you in your job search 🌠 2mo

kspenmoll I am so so sorry I did not see you & your mom were going through all of this trauma, cancer, job loss, etc. sending you love & hugs & hope. 💖💖💖🩷 1mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll thanks 1mo

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Vol. 1: Deserted Island Diary | KOKONASU RUMBA

Wasn‘t sure how to tag this, since it incorporates two different books.
#SarahJMaas #ACOTAR #NightCourt #RebeccaYarros #FourthWing #AnimalCrossing #NewHorizons #ACNH #IslandFlag #BookishIsland

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Somewhere Beyond the Sea | Tj Klune

Why yes! Yes I did!
This is the perfect island tune for my bookish island!
#BeyondTheSea #BobbyDarin #SomewhereBeyondTheSea #TJKlune #AnimalCrossing #NewHorizons #ACNH #IslandTune #BookishIsland

GingerAntics Why yes, I do have a cute little bookish island in the cerulean sea… and I do, in fact, wish I were there. 2mo

Traci1 Every few months I google to see if there's any update on a new AC game coming in the nearish future. I'm always disappointed. 2mo

GingerAntics @Traci1 I think they‘re all in on new horizons. They did a 2.0 update. I think they‘re just updating this one. They‘ve come up with some great story lines in this one, though. Just this morning I got the ability to literally change the island. I can build cliffs, move the rivers or get rid of them entirely. It‘s fun! 2mo

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GingerAntics @Traci1 I just heard some interesting news that Nintendo seems to be doing a final push with New Horizons before releasing a new came in the franchise next year. Fingers crossed. I‘m trying to figure out what the next thing to do with New Horizons might be (though, admittedly I‘ve only been playing it off and on for about a year, so I‘ve spent way less time with it than a lot of other people). 2mo

GingerAntics @Traci1 I literally just finished “plan K” yesterday (Monday), and then it ran the credits, so I‘m kind of wondering if that was the end of the official story line? I dunno. Now I have to find this dude to open a cafe in the bleeding museum. No clue, anymore. I wouldn‘t mind a new game either. 2mo

Traci1 Oh, the Cafe is great. I love Brewster. The credits are sort of the end of the beginning. It basically opens up the ability to do everything in the game. If you have the Happy Home Paradise DLC, there's more to do there as well. 2mo

GingerAntics @Traci1 I was debating the DLC. I didn‘t know until I went digging that they haven‘t updated ACNH since 2022… I didn‘t even start playing it until then. 2mo

GingerAntics @Traci1 so the big announcement was that pocket camp is become pocket camp complete. So now there is an entire game on your phone. Still no further update for NH and no way to play PCC on switch, so that kind of sucks. I‘m not sure I want to play a complete game on AC on my phone. 2mo

Traci1 I downloaded pc to my phone because there were a few items that you'd be able to buy from the abd machine in resident services if you did (like a campsite sign which is adorable), but i never played it. I think a new AC won't be brought out until the next nintendo console comes out. I'm just hoping that it does eventually happen. 2mo

GingerAntics @Traci1 I‘m kind of hoping they‘re not going to wait that long. Nintendo has invested way too much into the switch, and moving to something else (not just an improvement on the switch) would really piss people off. It‘s not like they have really finished ACNH. It‘s kind of annoying that they are doing PCC and there is still a bunch just hanging there in NH. It‘s actually kind of annoying. I dunno. 2mo

GingerAntics @Traci1 I played PC for a while. I didn‘t have a switch at the time, so I never knew about that small connection. Now they‘re wanting to change $20 for an app, another $25 for the DLC. NH was like $50 or $60. It‘s like they don‘t care about the game itself anymore. I dunno. Maybe it‘s just me. I‘ve considered picking up PC again, but I‘m leaning towards not going to, because the whole social aspect is being removed, so I don‘t see the point. 2mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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This is seriously all I‘ve got.
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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kspenmoll Just connecting free will with the books I was reading

Hitler's People: The Faces of the Third Reich

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kspenmoll And confusion. 2mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll it does get very complicated. 2mo

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This was such a short chapter.
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kspenmoll This book is so small but I feel like I am flailing in the dark. My initial idea was no, animals do not have free will but then I think of all the bears roaming around -how do they choose which garbage can to get into? Smell? Past success? Some of my cats behaviors seem to be habit, but what about when they choose to show up for a snuggle- its not predictable & not about food. So are they making some choices/ free will lead decisions? 🤯🤔😺🥴 2mo

kspenmoll And what about the sea,trees,plants that nurture us as we nurture them.I feel such a part of the earth,life when I am in the sea, by the sea, gardening-I have missed my connection to my garden because i have not been able to be in it since the spring of 2023 when my shoulder caused intense pain-right handed,right shoulder/bicep surgery 9/7/23.My surgeon thinks I will be able to really dig etc next spring. Does my garden feel my abandonment? 2mo

kspenmoll Free will ? All sentient beings? 2mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll there isn‘t a readily available answer, is there? Cats have limited options, but they will do whatever they want within those options, even/especially if told not to. I think if anyone has free will, it‘s cats. This is my new philosophical position on free will. Only cats truly have free will. Prove me wrong! 2mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll ouch! I hope you can get back to your garden in the spring. I don‘t know if it misses you, but I wonder if it thinks it‘s just having a nap or something. 2mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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I have seriously missed these conversations where we grapple with these ideas! Welcome back, ladies!
#FreeWill #SamHarris #Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
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TheBookHippie I‘ll be in tomorrow! Just home from mountain adventures. 2mo

kspenmoll I will be in later this week- sorry for the delay. 2mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll I‘ve been an animal crossing addict this week. We‘re lucky I remembered to read at all. lol 2mo

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie oh, I hope you had fun! 2mo

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I did and now finished all my doctoring 😅😂🤣even a mammogram so I can catch up my posting!!! 2mo

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AlaSkaat When he talks of our bodies working for us, rather than us making those decisions. Do we decide to get sick? It reminded me of law of attraction, where people ‘cured‘ their illness 2mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat I don‘t think people choose illness - consciously or unconsciously. I think that‘s about the natural systems of the body being disrupted by things from outside those systems. You are making me think about the belief in free will and that people have far more control over their health than they really do. 2mo

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AlaSkaat This part was very interesting to me! Do criminals really not get that ‘shouldn‘t do this‘ thought at all? Does it really not occur to people not to do something that can harm others? 2mo

AlaSkaat His example with water got me thinking. It seems like at any available moment, we have only a few selected thoughts/choices entering our brain. When thinking of what to drink, we don‘t automatically think ‘pickle juice‘ right? Why? Something has to happen for us to think of it. Water and thirst has a connection in our mind. But we‘re still free to think/drink whatever but why doesn‘t it cross our mind? 2mo

AlaSkaat So I‘d say we are ‘free‘ to make that choice, but are we able to? 2mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat I think water and thirst are definitely hard wired into all mammals, including humans. When I‘m thirsty, though, my choices are dictated by several factors I don‘t have any control over. I have to make sure I‘m not going to throw off my electrolytes. Water by itself causes GI issues since I was on that evil wegovy. What I have access to in that moment. 2mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat I feel like some criminals do that that thought and others don‘t. I think it depends on previous experiences and what was modelled for them as children. None of those things are really in their control. It does bring up the question of how/when can we hold people accountable for their actions and the choices they made within the limited options available to them. This chapter really got me thinking. 2mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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AlaSkaat That‘s an interesting question. I‘d say it‘s because they were exposed to new experiences which allows them to make new thoughts/choices that in turn allows them to act differently. And yet, some people who have done this, have done so just on their own, simply by having had enough. So nothing ‘new‘ came into play. The ‘had enough‘ - is that new? Or is it that they all felt it but only one felt they could do something about it? What was different? (edited) 2mo

AlaSkaat He said ‘I‘m not free to do which does not occur to me‘ which is what we‘ve already said in past posts. You can‘t do what you don‘t know exist. But how do people know they can leave a bad situation then, if everyone else in the past stayed? Even if they met someone who left and it opened up their mind to that, how did THAT person know they can do that? 2mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat right? I feel like every answer we have, leads to another question. 2mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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AlaSkaat I can‘t make up my mind about my opinion about this. I believe in cause and effect. My logical mind cannot comprehend making a choice that I never was exposed to before. So I sort of believe that we are governed by physical laws and such. But not that we are totally helpless as to our choices 2mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat I definitely agree with this. Don‘t even get me started on cause and effect. I had a prof that had WAY too much fun with the question “is cause and effect real” for an entire semester. 🤯🤯🤯 2mo

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kspenmoll I will come back to these questions later this week- 2mo

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Date with a Ghost | Angela Pepper

The first book was so cute. This one is somehow (at least right now) completely different characters, and the story is entirely independent of the last one. I‘m not sure how I feel about this, yet.
#AngelaPepper #DateWithAGhost #RestlessSpiritsGhostMysteries

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Interview with a Ghost | Angela Pepper

I loved the Eli Carter and the Ghost Hackers so much that I got this and part of another series by this author that was describes as Gilmore Girls crossed with ghost hunting. This one is a trilogy. The other has like 20+ books, so I thought I would start here.
#AngelaPepper #InterviewWithAGhost #RestlessSpiritsGhostMysteries

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The Dog Who Barked Fire | Angela Pepper

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This one had a happy ending for everyone and DRAGONS! The team seems cohesive and like they are ready to take on the future together. I really wish there were more books in this series. I‘ve really fallen in love with these characters.
#AngelaPepper #TheDogWhoBarkedFire #audiobook #EliCarterAndTheGhostHackers #TheParanormalMysteries

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The Ghost Who Wasn't There | Angela Pepper

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This one has a fun twist and a confused ghost. Eli‘s girlfriend has since made friends with the ghost cat.
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The Cat Who Went Bump in the Night | Angela Pepper

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I read all three of these in one night. They were short and sweet.
A really cute, quick read. I love that there is a ghost cat that goes home with people who live boring lives to give them a little excitement in their lives.
#AngelaPepper #TheCatThatWentBumpInTheNight #EliCarterAndTheGhostHackers #TheParanormalMysteries

GingerAntics MY ORIGINAL REVIEW: Fun little book. Nothing heavy. Just some nice fluff. Great for the relaxing and enjoying a slightly goofy story. The three main characters were great. The girlfriend of the main character is an absolute tool, but hopefully she‘s gone by the second book. I guess we‘ll see. $3.99 for the audiobooks? Why not listen to all three? (She‘s in all three books, but she gets better. I feel like there is more to learn there.) 2mo

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The Dog Who Barked Fire | Angela Pepper

These are just flying by. I am really adoring them, though. They really go great with Animal Crossing!

#AngelaPepper #TheDogWhoBarkedFire #audiobook #EliCarterAndTheGhostHackers #TheParanormalMysteries

GingerAntics @BookmarkTavern this is the third book cover 2mo

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The Ghost Who Wasn't There | Angela Pepper

These are definitely short, but I am adoring these characters.
#AngelaPepper #TheGhostWhoWasntThere #audiobook #EliCarterAndTheGhostHackers #TheParanormalMysteries

GingerAntics @BookmarkTavern this is the second book‘s cover. 2mo

BookmarkTavern I really adore the color composition these all have! 2mo

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The Cat Who Went Bump in the Night | Angela Pepper

I originally listened to this on the train from Dallas to Fargo. I only remember bits and pieces, but I liked it enough to get the rest of the trilogy. It seems like a good book for October, so here we go!
#AngelaPepper #TheCatWhoWentBumpInTheNight #audiobook #EliCarterAndTheGhostHackers #TheParanormalMysteries

BookmarkTavern What a cute cover! 2mo

GingerAntics @BookmarkTavern they used to be different, but when the third book came out, the first two got new covers. The whole series has this cute theme going on. 2mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

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ravenlee Yes, but we have to remember that we don‘t all start from the same point, so the options I have are different from yours, based on my past experiences and privilege. 2mo

kspenmoll I agree with what you have just stated @ravenlee Not sure what Harris means when he ends the chapter with “You ate not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm” metaphor for what? I seem to be missing something here. 2mo

AlaSkaat @kspenmoll this part really confused me too 2mo

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AlaSkaat @ravenlee I agree! And like my comments on previous posts, it is all based on experiences. There is no manual we are born with that our brains know how to follow, it‘s just a game really of what we pick up when growing up. I guess it isn‘t really conscious then, just random 2mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll that was confusing. I really hope he elaborates on that further. 2mo

GingerAntics @ravenlee 100%! I think this is what a lot of highly privileged people forget. In some (many?) cases, they are taught the belief that everyone starts from the same place (birth), so everyone has the same choices. It‘s not their fault if other people choose differently. 2mo

GingerAntics @ravenlee which is a serious over simplification of life, of course. 2mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat it does feel very random, doesn‘t it? How come many people are born into a dirt poor families, but a select few are born into rich families? Is it because the rich folks can afford birth control? Is that really all there is to it? It really makes the idea of a “loving, all knowing god” laughable. Why would this living entity choose for most people to struggle under the few who only act in their own best interest? 2mo

AlaSkaat @GingerAntics do Christians and people of other religions believe in free will? Can it exist with their idea of God? You often hear them say ‘it‘s Gods plan‘. Does that mean they‘re mere puppets and so they really think they‘re not responsible for anything in their life? 2mo

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ravenlee Well, saying no feels disingenuous. Sure, we all have thoughts that seem to come from nowhere, and some of them are even taboo. But would we accept a child pornographer excusing their actions because they couldn‘t help their bad thoughts? 2mo

kspenmoll I think to a certain extent we are responsible, but it seems Harris seems to be saying that our physical brain knows our thoughts/actions before our conscious thoughts- I do not think we should excuse any immoral actions because they are not able to help their bad thoughts. @ravenlee 2mo

AlaSkaat I have mixed opinions about this. I believe that experience influences our mental states. It‘s basically a program in our minds. The cause and effect. But that‘s not to say it Cannot be changed. 2mo

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AlaSkaat I think it‘s a tough question to answer. As some people really have had no good experience and can‘t even tell Right from Wrong. We aren‘t born just knowing any of this, our brain build connections and those connections make those thoughts, it‘s a difficult one 2mo

GingerAntics @ravenlee I‘ve had a similar thought. If someone is a pedophile, but chooses not to act on his/her desires and that attraction to children exists only in their minds: is that something that allowable? Is that something the person has control over? I think the action on the thought is the important part and the only place we can say a person is free to make a choice. 2mo

GingerAntics @ravenlee I think this gets dangerous. I‘m attracted to men. I don‘t know why. A lot of men are way more trouble than their worth. Given the choice, I might actually choose some alternative. I have a friend who is bi. I‘ve got a coworker who is gay. We don‘t believe they have choices in the matter. So if someone is a pedophile, but chooses not to act on that, is there another choice they can make? Is conversation therapy an option for this person? (edited) 2mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat exactly! This is where I struggle with the victim of generational abuse who continues the cycle versus another that chooses to break it. How much of that is a choice? Does one have more access to therapy and/or other supports than the other? Does that make them superior to one who doesn‘t? 2mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll I agree with this. I have horrible thoughts all the time. I choose not to act on them because I know they are wrong (but sometimes it‘s fun to react to another assassination attempt on Trump‘s life with “thoughts and prayers” 🤷🏼‍♀️). The thoughts themselves are proven to be good outlets and most of us never act on the thoughts, but some people do. 2mo

GingerAntics @kspenmoll we literally have laws that say if a person does not understand their criminal actions were wrong when they committed them, they either can‘t be sent to jail, they can‘t be charged, or their sentence must be different in some way. They are meant to protect mentally handicapped persons, but does not being taught an action is wrong (say theft if it‘s that or starve?) count? What is the limit to that? 2mo

AlaSkaat The last comment! I was watching Law&Order SVU a while ago, the whole show. And how angry I got!! Every defence ! I couldn‘t believe that actually happens. ‘Because this happened to me years ago, I am not responsible now‘ and so much more. The law is of the opinion that we have no free will 2mo

AlaSkaat And acting on our thoughts. How some choose to act on them and some not. What about alcoholic parents. One child end up an alcoholic, another drinks none. What happened in their brain? They were exposed to the same situation, why did one decide not to follow suit? 2mo

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Let the games begin!
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ravenlee Yes, but what exactly we mean by “free will” isn‘t clear. I believe in having the ability to choose among various options before me, and how and why I make my choices is unique to me and different from any other person. There is no cosmic figure directing my choices like some mystic puppeteer. 2mo

kspenmoll Yes, but I have just accepted the idea & not questioned it. I have already sticky noted every page- much to think about, mull over. 2mo

AlaSkaat Yes and no. I guess what‘s exactly meant by free will. I believe we have a choice, but that choice is based on everything we know/experienced. We cannot make a choice that we don‘t know exist, but to me that‘s not free will. This is super confusing for me ! 2mo

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GingerAntics @kspenmoll I think that‘s how most people come to a belief in free will. It‘s just what you believe in because it‘s what we are told is true. 2mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat it is a trip! I always say that I believe a person is only free to make choices based on the available options for them. Does a kid in the inner city have a choice to not join a gang? Everyone‘s in one. If you‘re not in one, who is protecting you from the gangs? The few who choose not to join, they‘re on their own. We can talk about support groups or whatever, but then that becomes another gang. 2mo

GingerAntics @AlaSkaat does a poor person really have the choice to save money? If every dollar you make has to go to survival, it‘s not a choice. You can‘t choose not to pay rent or eat or keep the lights on to save some money just in case (like not having food or the lights getting turned off or being evicted). 2mo

GingerAntics @ravenlee this is the best part of philosophy! How is each person defining the term? Harris says we don‘t have free will, but what does he mean by that? Is it the same as another philosopher? Is it the same way you use the word. 2mo

AlaSkaat @GingerAntics oh interesting you say that a poor person has no choice to save money!! I am of the opposite opinion on this and think they STILL have the choice to, but choose not to because of rent/food. They choose nutrition over starvation. It‘s a choice. Even if some are not fully conscious by us. Ultimately we still all choose one over the other 2mo

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Free Will | Sam Harris

Nothing kicks off a great book like a horrific murder of all but one member of a family on your birthday in 2007! I think I‘m going to need a stiff drink.
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kspenmoll Apologies-waiting for this book! 2mo

kspenmoll Book arrived cannot believe he is writing about the Petit murders- he was my brother in laws MD, well known in CT, approximately 24 miles from where I live. I have friends in the community.Utterly devastating. I have to stop reading & collect myself. Totally unexpected. 2mo

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