I Am a Child Abuse SurvivorIf you want to fight back when people tell you that you're worthless, then the trick is to learn to know yourself. If you don't know who you are, then you can't really fight their ugly views of you, not with any real strength, because you keep...See More »
I Am LonelyI don't have a place in this world - not in terms of other people. Not in terms of what I feel in my heart. And I don't know if I ever will.
I Have Random ThoughtsWe all run away from freedom and the responsibility that comes with it, while also craving that same freedom. Giving away our choices to leaders and conventions and causes - all the sources of group-think - is just one more manifestation of that...See More »
I Am Frustrated With SocietyCan anyone recommend literally any social site on the internet where stories/posts/etc have even close to the kind of length and/or depth that used to exist in the earlier days of EP? Or has this modern texting-mentality killed all of them?
I Have Random ThoughtsMost people's opinions and worldview are partially (if not mostly, or even entirely) based on clinging to pre-existing viewpoints, and knocking away any opposing viewpoints. They never open their worldview to real challenge, which keeps it from ever...See More »
I Am Going to Say Something ControversialIn my experience, people on the political far-left rarely look deeply at the issues - they just react to what's on the surface. Homeless people are needy, give them money. I don't like what these people are saying, so lets try to silence them. The...See More »
I Have Random ThoughtsAsk yourself this: When it comes to the things that you REALLY believe, with utter conviction - do you have that level of conviction in those beliefs because you've questioned them, and allowed others to question them, and they've truly stood the...See More »
I Am Ashamed Of Us As A SpeciesAsk yourself this: do you argue like someone who's actually trying to find the truth, or do you argue like a debater, pushing your preexisting viewpoints and trying to "win" at any cost?
I Believe Love Is Very PowerfulI'm not sure if love is "just-one-thing" to the point where one definition is necessarily better than certain other definitions. I think that one good definition is that love is care-ful - it takes the time to really consider what's best for the...See More »
I Am Disgusted By The Evil In This WorldI look at evil like I look at love - so many people have so many different definitions of it. You could write a few lines defining it, and if you wrote them well then people would look at them and say "yeah, that's a pretty good description of...See More »
I Believe Love Is Very PowerfulI've never bought into the idea that you have to love yourself before you can love or be loved by others. I think that loving yourself helps to make it easier to love other and to let them love you, but I also think that loving others and being loved...See More »
I Carry a Lot of GuiltGuilt says "I need to change because who I am or what I'm doing isn't good enough." Love says "I want to change because I want to be happy and changing will help me to do that." I think that when people go on a journey of personal transformation, it...See More »
I Think We Need to Get Illegal Immigration Under ControlThe reality is that anyone in Mexico who really wants to come to the US is going to come to the US. There isn't any way to stop it unless we truly start to enforce the deportation of illegal immigrants. The way things are now, with the country so...See More »
I Am An ArtistA true artist is part of what they make. A true artist puts themselves out there in their art in a deeply authentic way. Whether you love her or hate her (and there are plenty of reasons for both) - Madonna is a true artist.
I Have Memories That Give Me A Sense Of NostalgiaAll social media has been slowly going downhill over the years - meaningful connections have been slowly replaced by a texting mentality where nothing real is said. I was around in the early days of EP when every comment had at least a small...See More »
I Enjoy Philosophical and Thoughtful DiscussionYou can't put your opinions out there on a public forum and then say "no one respond to this. I only want to speak, I don't want to listen or talk about it," and expect people to listen. You can't speak on a subject and stay aloof from the subject at...See More »
I Am Frustrated With SocietyThe bar has been lowered quite a bit in recent decades. People limit themselves much more tightly in their smaller circles than we used to. I'm old enough to remember when kids (myself included) automatically became friends with every other kid in...See More »
I Have Random ThoughtsI define "having an agenda" as someone who focuses utterly on either the negative or the positive of something (depending on which side their agenda is on), and ignores the other half. It's the approach of a debater, instead of a truth seeker.
I Am An Athiest And Religion Does Not Bother MeSome more zealous atheists get the idea that the existence or non-existence of God is the end-all-be-all of religious faith. I was at a class taught by a Buddhist monk, and someone asked him about his beliefs in terms of the more mystical aspects of...See More »
I Have Random ThoughtsThe world is a fair place, where goodness and justice ultimately win. Where honesty is answered with respect, and doing the right thing is answered with support from most people. This was my answer to the question: "tell me a lie."
I Want Serious Answers To Serious QuestionsComedy-oriented people vs serious-oriented people. I'm starting to think of it almost like introverts and extroverts. From the comedy-oriented perspective, serious stuff is boring and often pointless, and if they spent too much time with it then...See More »
I Like To Think About Life And Big QuestionsEven once we're gone, the rest live on. And even once they're gone, the rest live on. And even once THEY'RE gone, the rest live on. It's true of men, and it's true of stars. And even once the universe itself fades away, there'll still remain whatever...See More »
Okay, so when you think that everything you're doing isn't good enough - that's guilt. But what would you call it when......Someone else thinks that everything you're doing isn't good enough?
I Have Random ThoughtsTry to destroy the evil, by any means necessary, and all you'll do is become the evil. Nothing's put more bodies into the ground than people's need for simple solutions.