Sanity Check

... I think the keyword used to describe your hedonic treadmill is adaptation. Evolutionary adaptations are expressed as DNA in a genetic code. Which can be expressed as information and analyzed in terms of thermodynamics and energy. Energy is relevant in learning and adapting to new environments. Humans are known for having a tailbone, with no tail. If adaptations are not utilized they are actively shed as regressive traits. The general pattern would be one where a person temporarily achieved a higher energy state. Due to winning the lottery, etc. Like a satellite using its propulsion to temporarily achieve higher orbit. Only for the orbit to later decay back to its original energy state and lower altitude. There are parables and teachings encouraging religious and spiritual advocates to cultivate a mindset of thankfulness and appreciation. The holiday of thanksgiving in the USA is but one example. I think most of us are stubborn enough to not recognize the health aspect to cultivating a thankful and appreciative mentality. Unless circumstances force us to.

Images appear to be AI generated. Very interesting.

A silverback gorilla might be able to lift 500 kg with one arm. But the cost of it, might be reduced intelligence and brain capacity. The human brain uses most of the oxygen in our blood, resulting in diminished athletic ability in contrast to chimps and other primates. It was our growing physical weakness which paved our path to progress. Not as romantic or manly as some might expect.

I can offer basic science theory. When exercising under load, body heat rises. Temperature of muscles rise. Prolonged heat causes muscle fibers to break down. To prevent muscle disintegration, the body sweats, to cool down in stage 1. The second stage of muscle fiber loss prevention is the body releasing chemical compounds associated with fatigue. (People naturally sweat and tire to prevent overtraining in a way resulting in muscle loss) In theory, it is possible to get more reps and laps in before fatigue sets in, by addressing these phases of the bodies natural mechanisms preventing muscle disintegration associated with overtraining. Scientists studying these principles devised methods of cooling blood (and muscles) to prolong exercise athletes can accomplish, without risking muscle disintegration. (Similar to ice baths, but not identical). It is claimed that they can achieve results superior to steroids using these cooling based methods. Although this research was published in vetted science journals, virtually no athletes or sports experts have heard of this. The only reason I heard about it is due to me reading thousands of news & science articles published over the past 10+ years. There are potential methods of improving athleticism and physical ability using science and whatever else. There are techniques and methods which are not well known and underutilized. But technique, methods and equipment aside I think essentially what it comes down to is the hardest workers typically enjoying the most gains. Its the observed trend for decades past and in the current era.

My crude take on the trinity goes something like... Catholic church: "We represent an ISO standards compliant, non profit, monotheistic religion." Atheists: "You have God, Jesus and the Holy spirit. That's not monotheistic!" Catholic church: "!@#%. Ok. We'll merge God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit into a single unit in 300 to 500 AD and call it the trinity, how's that?" Atheists: "Cool story, bro."

"The aim of industry is not primarily to satisfy essential human needs with a minimal productive effort, but to multiply the number of needs, factitious and fictitious, and accommodate them to the maximum mechanical capacity to produce profits. These are the sacred principle of the power complex. Not the least effort of this system is that of replacing selectivity and quantitative restriction by indiscriminate and incontinent consumption."

Brutal. Are there other well known examples?

I think some elements of black magic trickled into pop culture and internet content. A youtuber I follow said those who have black magic cast on them have poor personal hygiene. Which I think is accurate. Probably the most legit observation I've seen or heard of about magic on the internet. When I was a child a youth group pastor looked at me and say "oh, you're into magic, aren't you". Later in high school a chemistry teacher said nearly word for word the same thing. Shocked speechless both times. I never felt any desire to learn about tarot cards, use ouija boards, or do anything like that. Till this day, I never read a book on magic, never studied it and as far as I know have never been around people who were the least bit interested in it. Yet somehow, whatever little I have heard or know, I stumbled across accidentally. And for whatever reason, my accidental, seems like its a little more than average...

accidental multi post plz delete

Above is one of my favorite bible verses from 1 samuel 8. 1. Israel demands a king. 2. God says, if you receive a king you will be enslaved by him. 3. Israel says: we don't care, we only want to be trendy and do what everyone else is doing. There are many good lessons and wise sayings in the OT.

I think the translation goes back to Lucifer's associations of Morning Star and Light Bringer in the pre fallen angel era. Biblical contexts of light and dark applied within a historical timeline.

January 15th, 2024. Martin Luther King Jr holiday in the USA. !

I try to not to think about or care about an afterlife or heaven. Simply do the right thing. The philosopher's stone. Seems like a western version of china's immortality elixirs. A form of specially processed mercury appears to be one the main ingredient of both immortality elixirs and philosopher's stone. Which makes for an interesting coincidence. As far as immortality goes... It is known that the maximum size of land animals depends upon the size of the land mass they reside upon. The maximum size of sea creatures depends upon the size of the water mass they reside within. This can be seen with fish in aquariums. Fish grow faster in large aquariums than in small ones. As if their biology has a built in mechanism which regulates their growth based upon the size of their habitat. There are some frogs with the ability to switch genders when there are too many male or female in the population. Which would appear to be another built in biological mechanism regulating fertility. I think species may also have a biology which reacts to environmental conditions and scales things like lifespan accordingly. Which could explain why some sources credit early humans with being long lived. Later when the human population grew and exceptionally long lifespans were no longer necessary to propagate species. The biological mechanism (or God) shortened the human lifespan to a more sustainable maximum age. More than a decade ago, I remember reading many science articles claiming the theoretical ceiling for human lifespan was around 500 years. None of their research or methodology had anything to do with what I'm saying here. Hacking human biology to extend lifespan is an old concept. Certainly, it is possible. But there is no one I have seen who has any good ideas for how to do it in real world application.