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• Commented on Becoming a Parent
  I think that the ways of parenting that we define as "good" or "best" can vary quite a bit depending on what we want the children to turn out like. Different people tend to want very different things from their...
• Commented on Life is Short, Stay Awake for it
  The other day I slept for 11 hours straight, when I didn't really need to. I don't remember turning off my alarm at all. I woke up feeling sore and worse than if I'd had 5 hours of sleep. It...
• Commented on Eternal Sunshine of the Uneraseable Mind
  Once our minds are merged with machines, human made computer brain systems will be designed for much easier access to unwanted memories....
• Commented on Pick Your Battles
  I felt like this situation was less connected to any one specific concept, and more just resulting from learning about lots of specific concepts that together created in my mind a way to remember that the behavior of my uncle...
• Commented on Less is Definitely More
  This effect is very interesting. If I was a scam artist, I would take it upon myself to learn how to best circumvent the bystander effect, first by making the bystanders feel that I am dependent on them. It is...
• Commented on "You Guys are Wrong! But..."
  It would be interesting to see how a single dissenter early on could influence which way people choose to conform in a critical moment. Like, say if there is a dominant authority figure in the room that wants to do...
• Commented on Can True Love Conquer All?
  Good luck attracting your future wife! You will probably do better than many, if you stick with this down to earth and realistic philosophy. As for the question of whether true love can conquer all, I think that while true...
• Commented on Are You Really In Control?
  It is a bit of difficult concept to wrap our heads around, isn't it? How do we even define which parts of our minds are included in the idea of "us"? Can we really tell people that "I decided that",...
• Posted Pick Your Battles to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  The study of human psychology has greatly impacted my life at times. One particular instance involved one of my uncles at a family gathering. I think most people can relate to having an uncle or two in their family that...
• Commented on Social Facilitation and the History of the "rabbit"
  Definitely true for paid and unpaid work, in my unpaid work it was much harder for me to do the tasks I didn't want to do than in my paid work when someone was watching me. Also, this illustrates why...
• Commented on "F~R~I~E~N~D~S"
  I noticed that when I went away to college, my relationship with my father became much better for both of us. Once we were no longer living together, it was something of a fresh start, and we became much closer,...
• Commented on The Death of Reason = The Human Heart
  It is hard, at least for me, because changing my mind involves admitting that I was wrong for a very large period of my life about something. It is especially hard when I've invested a lot of time, effort or...
• Posted The Death of Reason = The Human Heart to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  I've spent 21 incredibly, lucky and wonderful years on this Earth, and as screwed up of a place as it is, I hope to spend many, many more here with you all. Humans, for all our faults, continue to...
• Commented on The Chipotle Manipulation
  While I am a Chipotle fanatic and get around 1/3 of my calories from their delicious burritos, I absolutely agree with your sentiment that there should be truth in advertising. The success of the consumer choice (and by extension the...
• Commented on Hail Seitan
  I appreciate your input! It is indeed easy to do these days, especially with fortified foods, such as most breakfast cereal and various milks. However, the notion that a human will be "cutting out" protein is the biggest myth about...
• Commented on Hail Seitan
  Sorry, I'll make the next one shorter. I'm not an expert on child nutrition, but I know that getting enough fat on a vegan diet is easy, and that most kids in the US, Canada and several other nations could...
• Commented on Hail Seitan
  First of all, historically our early ancestors ate around 98% plants and maybe 2% of their diet consisted of plants. Thus we have the digestive system of omnivores, not carnivores. And while it is true we do not have the...
• Commented on Vegetarianism...Vegetables...NASTY!
  I left a super long comment on here last night, I'm assuming it was too long to be let on the page? Whoops. It is very hard to have a protein deficiency unless your diet does not include enough calories....
• Commented on Humans & Apes... Same Size Brain?
  It might be interesting to compare the various brain sizes of all of the great apes together - as humans actually are apes, comparing human brains with "ape brains" is a little confusing. Ape body sizes also vary widely from...
• Commented on Can you tell someones sexuality by looking in their genes?
  I also read the piece in rolling stone about the policy of neutrality on school bullying, and it was very sad indeed. The statistic about children of parents who do not accept their sexuality being 8 times more likely to...
• Commented on Vegetarianism...Vegetables...NASTY!
  Two veg blogs in a row! HIGH FIVE! I would like to point out that the study mentioned in the Telegraph article was geographically limited to the UK, so the results don't necessarily apply to a place like Minnesota, where...
• Commented on Hail Seitan
  Correction - I wrote that the first the article was written by Paige, the mother. It was not, the author was Natasha Mann....
• Posted Hail Seitan to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  By John Corrigan Question : Is it possible for humans to get all essential nutrients from plants alone, and to maintain health on a diet of entirely plants? As mammals, we are what we eat. Right? Food and water go...