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Talking About Suicide

October 29, 2020 by Joe Gray in Cultural Musings, Psychology, Rants, Thoughts

Some people think that talking about suicide will cause more suicide. I doubt it. The thing that causes more suicides is indifference, hate, and physiology. Abuse and neglect. Biological abnormalities and shitty luck cause suicides. Talking about suicide or joking about suicide doesn't cause suicide. Not any more than talking about violence causes violence. Talking about something removes the burden of trying to ignore it. Maybe talking about why we don't talk about suicide from more angles will help us see it more clearly. Here are some angles.

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October 29, 2020 /Joe Gray
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Cultural Musings, Psychology, Rants, Thoughts

What is wisdom? (No Answers Here)

September 28, 2020 by Joe Gray in Epistemology, Personal Development, Philosophy, Psychology, Thoughts

Growing up I always thought that intelligence was the most important quality a person could have.

I believed my mom was smart and my dad was dumb. Turns out my mom is intelligent. Alternatively, characterizing my dad as dumb might be disingenuous as it is filtered through anger and resentment.

Now, as I realize more and more the limitations in my intelligence and desire to know things I think that I would like to focus on being wise. But what does that mean?

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September 28, 2020 /Joe Gray
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Epistemology, Personal Development, Philosophy, Psychology, Thoughts

Questions about Panpsychism

December 02, 2019 by Joe Gray in Philosophy, Psychology, Thoughts, Consciousness

After listening to Sean Carol debate Philip Goff about panpsychism and materialism I had a few questions about panpsychism.

Are animals conscious?

If so, how would we find out?

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December 02, 2019 /Joe Gray
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Philosophy, Psychology, Thoughts, Consciousness

Some Questions about the Justice System

January 05, 2019 by Joe Gray in Cultural Musings, Ethics, Philosophy

If someone kills my son by running them over and it would have been morally and legally justified to have shot them before they ran over my son then why can't I simply walk up to them anytime after they killed my son and shoot him in the head? Why can I shoot someone who breaks into my house tonight but I can't go to their house and kill them tomorrow? 

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January 05, 2019 /Joe Gray
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Cultural Musings, Ethics, Philosophy

Online Ethics: Some Thoughts

September 28, 2018 by Joe Gray in Cultural Musings, Ethics

What considerations should be examined when looking at business ethics on social media?
Is it OK to promote yourself through multiple accounts? Why not just create thousands of accounts and follow yourself? 

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September 28, 2018 /Joe Gray
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Cultural Musings, Ethics

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