statement: God might judge you
request: at what level is this subjectively real?
Brian Gibbs
Mama Bear legal forms
Online forms and instructions for wills and powers of attorney. Request: Do they serve the highest good?
prohibition of alcohol
Request: Alcohol calibrates low but pervades a lot of cultures. Is banning it a viable solution?
Taita Querubín Queta Alvarado (shaman)
Request: a revered Colombian shaman that just turned 110 years old this past July 1st. He has been taking Yage (i.e., Ayahuasca) since he was 8 years old. Where does he stand in AD calibration after 100+ years of intake of this plant-based decoction?
Socratic questioning
to explore complex ideas, to get to the truth of things, to open up issues and problems, to uncover assumptions, to analyze concepts, to distinguish what we know from what we do not know, to follow out logical consequences of thought or to control discussions -- wikipedia
sense of accomplishment
Request: A sense of pride that you accomplished or finished something you set out to do. A pleasant feeling that you conquered an obstacle or reached a goal.
imposter
One who engages in deception under an assumed name or identity -- American heritage dictionary
Lord Don't Give Up On Me, by Merle Haggard
Lord, don't tune me out, don't go away / I'm just a wandering pilgrim, all alone / And lord, I'm only halfway home. (video embedded)
Bas Uterwijk's depiction of Jesus
Request: Is this an accurate representation of what Christ looked like?
"less thinking, more doing"
Anonymous quote. Seems to align with practical reality and options instead of hypotheticals, overthinking, and negative anticipation -- request
The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ, by Nicolas Notovitch
"In reading the account of the life of Issa (Jesus Christ), one is struck... by the resemblance of certain principal passages to accounts in the Old and New Testaments; and... the Buddhistic version and Hebraic and Christian records"
Colonel Douglas MacGregor (Ret.)
Request: The Colonel has been very outspoken about the state of America & it's foreign policy. He is a frequent guest on Fox News & podcasts.
Independence Day (1996)
Request: Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum fight aliens on July 4th. There's fighter jets and explosions. Fun watch.
impasse
"a predicament affording no obvious escape" -- merriam-webster.com
slot machines
Request: This is an interesting one because it’s wide knowledge that the house always wins in gambling. But, people still get lured in and some lose everything to these machines. There seems to be a desire loop that deep down you know will never be satisfied.