,,,,,cross fit, vegan's, climate change, flat earth, big foot, weight lifting, running, wheat allergies, its endless. its the human condition of tribalism. its evolutionary biology. everyone has their tribe.
Yeah, that's the kind of thing I'm thinking about. It's well intentioned, and not really much zealotry in the recommendation. An overstated claim - as you said, something pretty common in MA.
Your discussion style does tend to come across as more than a little dismissive at times, Jobo.
Suggesting something for health benefits, with scientific evidence that it provides health benefits, has nothing to do with cults. It could be a cult being suggested, or it might be a dumbbell workout routine. In both cases, the scientific evidence is patently relevant.
In my day, I've been zealous about a few things. I also played Simon Zealotes in Jesus Christ Superstar in college. Type casting, I tell you.i see religious zealots
I'm being very patient on the. Grounds she is your lady, my views are my own and not a personal attack on her, perhaps you could have xplain that over croissants and wine
Ah, she doesn't need any extra patience, man. She'll fight back when she feels the need and drop it when she's done. She's not as fond of arguments as I am, so you probably won't have as many long threads with her.
Oooh, great! Hey, @gpseymour , I guess I'm your property now! So, is it ok if I don't worry my pretty little head with this anymore? You let me know right after I go paint my nails fuchsia pink.
I am not a religious zealot presenting scientific evidence (which I actually haven't seen before - but ok, whatever). I am a regular person who has experience in something and presents scientific evidence to support it. So, again, this comment is irrelevant.
Yes, I am an opponent of ignorance. And when someone makes an ignorant statement - I call them on it. Too bad you expect to make ignorant statements and suffer no consequences. Again - that's kindergarten stuff. I don't think I got away with such silliness even when I was five, and I don't let other people get away with it either.
i think that might be a waste of good nail varnish
no, but just because. It has science doesn't mean its nit a cult,all cults have scientific evidence of benefits
no i don't think its,style dependent, but yes, there are elements of cult about ma, in general and some in particular,
people join cults for a variety of benefits, it could be as simple as food and shelter, it could friendship or belonging, but by and large there has to be an advantage to joining, that's then traded off against the aims of the group
Rarely, but it's possible.
I'll disagree with the "in general" part, and agree with the "in particular" part. There's a lot of areas of MA where there's not much cultishness to be found - no more than in any social group. I don't know if that would be the majority of it, but certainly a large portion.
well at its most basic, food and shelter has scientific evidence of its benefits, if a person in general has a need for it, then its a scientifically proven benefit
