Hello people, 49 year old father of 4 sons, 17-27, eldest of 9,i come from a background of mormonism, my parents having been converted when i was 3.
So my reality was the dissonance of mormon dogma and theology vs what i was being ‘taught’ at school,vs what i experience for my self.
Now, having been through the divorce of my parents(gross hypocrisy if you’re a mormon) the suicide of my brother and my own divorce,also finding myself saying i would die/kill for my beliefs,i began to realise what a mess i was and started asking questions,leaving the church (demonstrating with placards every sunday for 2 years) in 1996.
So i found myself wanting and needing a new philosophy! I’m particularly interested in learning how to ‘be less wrong’! I’m still looking around and am currently interested in the non aggression principle.
I look forward to learning the tools i see here,so that i may make more considered choices.I recognise i’m a clumsy communicator and probably i’m somewhat retarded in comparison to a lot of you. Anyway i look forward to watching and learning,maybe even contributing one day! Tim.
Hello, Tim! Welcome to Less Wrong. Don’t be too impressed, we’re all primates here. If you’re interested in learning about the cognitive tools people use here, I recommend reading the sequences. They’re a little imposing due to sheer length, but they’re full of interesting ideas, even if you don’t fully agree. Best of luck, and I hope you find something of value here.
Hello people, 49 year old father of 4 sons, 17-27, eldest of 9,i come from a background of mormonism, my parents having been converted when i was 3.
So my reality was the dissonance of mormon dogma and theology vs what i was being ‘taught’ at school,vs what i experience for my self.
Now, having been through the divorce of my parents(gross hypocrisy if you’re a mormon) the suicide of my brother and my own divorce,also finding myself saying i would die/kill for my beliefs,i began to realise what a mess i was and started asking questions,leaving the church (demonstrating with placards every sunday for 2 years) in 1996.
So i found myself wanting and needing a new philosophy! I’m particularly interested in learning how to ‘be less wrong’! I’m still looking around and am currently interested in the non aggression principle.
I look forward to learning the tools i see here,so that i may make more considered choices.I recognise i’m a clumsy communicator and probably i’m somewhat retarded in comparison to a lot of you. Anyway i look forward to watching and learning,maybe even contributing one day! Tim.
Hello, Tim! Welcome to Less Wrong. Don’t be too impressed, we’re all primates here. If you’re interested in learning about the cognitive tools people use here, I recommend reading the sequences. They’re a little imposing due to sheer length, but they’re full of interesting ideas, even if you don’t fully agree. Best of luck, and I hope you find something of value here.
-Dolores