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Post by tatiannaalonso on Sept 14, 2015 4:46:31 GMT
Tatianna Alonso
Professor David Lane
Critical Thinking: 999
13 September, 2015
Q(1) When I was in High School I dated boys, as one does- at times I would ask myself “Why am I dating this person?”. I would specifically test out the compatibility in a scientific way; with a question to see how like minded we were on controversial topics. Anyone who has an interest in politics knows a controversial topic can definitely draw blood between two people if they disagree. When testing out this compatibility question on the first guy I quickly found out we bumped heads. My question was simple, How do you feel about Gay people? You see I asked this question specifically because my brother is gay and if I were to get more serious with this guy I would eventually want to bring him around my family. His response to the question was very defensive, he quickly stated it was wrong and he would never support it. This conversation wasn't long because both of us were heated. You may figure this relationship ended quickly after. My scientific experiment worked in my favor by letting me escape a big judgmental waste of time. Science won again.
Q(2) Just as in VoodooVoodoo I did some similar type of ritual, although my way may be a little different it's still superstitious in the way i believe it works. I do a thing called “Power Pose”, and by statistics it was proven to ultimately improve the chances of success in the situation it's used in. Let me explain what power posing is, you stand in a Superior pose for 30 seconds or so and confidently repeat optimistic sayings. For my Senior Project I power posed religiously and I thought it worked in my benefit because before both of my speeches I power posed rigorously and after I was notified I looked comfortable and confident the whole time, enough to give me perfect scores on both times. I practiced power posing before both of my only two interviews in life, needless to say it worked and I was hired both times. The most effective time it was used so much to my advantage was before my behind the wheel DMV test. Minutes before I went in the car I went to the restroom to power pose multiple times, probably too many times. By the end of my test i was told i passed, I say it worked most this time because that day I went over a curb and don't think my signaling was the best. I would say the power pose worked for me because I sincerely believed it worked. I now only use it in times I desperately need it. Overall it made me feel more confident even if I didn't think I was qualified enough for the situation I used it in.
Q(3) Calvino believes nothing is ever certain even when certain. I can relate to this because in High School I belonged to a student cabinet, I was more than involved and thought by the time I was a senior I would for sure have the spot as President. This didn't happen. As bummed as i was it made me reflect on this concept, nothing is ever certain, even when certain. Although I thought I was destined to be president the other students did not believe so. This should be a guiding principal when claiming something is certain because it may show some people the world doesn't always go the way you want it to. A harsh reality but the bitter truth is better than a sweet lie.
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Post by tatiannaalonso on Sept 14, 2015 4:49:45 GMT
11632 Tatianna Alonso
Professor David Lane
Critical Thinking: 11632
13 September, 2015
I got my first job at the beginning of 2015, I was hired at Subway and soon after that there was a series of events that relate to the Star Trek metaphor. Captain Kirk being the Mid Brain and Heart strings was reflected when I had met a boy in my second period senior english class. All seemed well as we began to date and months later I discovered his mother was by boss. Things seemed messy and that's when I felt a bond with Scotty being the Reptilian area of the brain, my instinct to survive and react was an immediate assumption that I should put feelings aside so I don't put my job at risk. Even when I wanted to be the Cerebral Cortex Spokian I simply couldn't due to biology; I wanted to put my emotions aside yet couldn't. Its simple who won in the scenario, Captain Kirk. I remained dating the boy and just came up with a more logical solution and that was to just start looking for another job. I am a very resourceful person and I used that to my advantage; a normal day at my Subway job someone came in from the library next door and let me and my coworkers know they might be hiring soon and it would be wise to put in an application. Spock immediately kicked in and I went that same day after I got off, I attached my resume to hopefully persuade them a little more. The survival instinct was well as scotty influenced me and soon enough I had an interview. For the interview I wanted to show all sides of the Star Trek Team, I showed my Spokian side by letting them know work is a first priority to me aside from school, my social life is always going to be put after those so they wouldn't have to worry about me being a committed employee. I showed my Captain Kirk side by pointing out some things on my resume, I have an extensive amount of Community Service hours meaning not only am I involved within my community but i'm not afraid of being social with people I don't generally know. I let them know I'm a kind soul with an inviting smile. When it came to being Scotty I referred back to my subway job, regardless the high pace situation I was put in I always handled it with more than enough effort. Never did I break under stress and never did I loose my cool when dealing with angry/rude customers. Knowing I Aced the interview I left confidently. The next week I was notified I got the job without a question, showing all my metaphorical Star Trek sides worked to my advantage and I will continue to use it.
Drawing from Surfing the Matrix I would refer to my job situation again. I didn't know at the beginning of my subway employment I would so desperately want to leave, my urge to leave was because I became quickly infatuated with the son of my boss and I couldn't stand being so unprofessional. That being my motive to flee I became much more aware of my surroundings and had I disregarded the day the guy from the library came in I may have never upgraded from that job. I would have stayed at subway being content with my already secure job. Instead I went with a different instinct and it became one of my best decisions. Getting hired at the library I became a County Employee with a higher pay and more hours. It was crazy to me how the whole situation played out. What if I didn't meet that boy in my class? What if I stayed content with working at subway? Would life be different than how it is now? All questions with no answers but i'm glad with the way things worked out. Bertrand Russell would probably refer to my incidences as coincidences. I think of it as the universe's way of playing out, a skeptic would think i'm delusional and probably believe everything didn't rely on my feelings it relied on the choices I made.
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Post by Hernesto Villacorta on Sept 14, 2015 5:26:01 GMT
Hernesto Villacorta Professor:David Lane September 13th 2015 Philosophy 8 Code:999 1. Drawing from the movie "we are all scientists" describe several incidents in your own life where you thought and acted scientifically. Be sure to detail how your thoughts or actions were scientific. One incident i recall from my childhood had to be in seventh grade in middle school. The reason being was because in the middle of my semester we had to dissect a frog let alone figure out where exactly to dissect it from so we wouldn't gut its organs apart. Typically, as a young student being introduce to science we think its disgusting to do such a thing, but that day for me i felt like a real surgeon when he goes into the operation room and has to operate on his patients. That day i was the surgeon and the frog was my patient. As stated in the video "We are all Scientists"there is no difference between a science mind a human mind as we both can think logically and operate the same tasks with exception that one will think more scientific and the other more emotionally, but never the less getting back to my frog dissection. I remember my partner was so scared to dissect the frog because he didn,t know what was gonna happen that's when i told him we should hypothesis on what we can find when we dissect the frog. So, we did and i hypothesis that every organ would be in tact just frozen and my partner said there was gonna be blood and squirting all over because of the pressure of the knife pressing into the frogs body. Little did i know that my partner was right as soon as i inserted the knife into the stomach of the frog a little squirt got in my shirt. I wasn't upset because he was right on his hypothesis i was happy because we both thought scientifically that day and it made us feel very well because we figured that for not being scientists we made a hypothesis based on our views from the frog. Another incident that i recall was recent from one of my bio 3 classes. We had to figure out what was the purpose of bees in the ecosystem and what they create for the environment. That day we figured that bees help maintain the air free and that they eat little insects so they wouldn't destroy the plants of farmers in the countryside. We also had to find out what causes the ozone layer to deplete in the atmosphere on earth. We rationalized and said that air being polluted caused it to deplete. Another idea was that to much fossil fuel burning cause the layer to deplete more and more. To finalize, "we are all scientists" teaches us that it takes patience and faithfulness and a verification in order to receive the right answer or hypothesis.
2. Using the movie "voodoo voodoo" as your prompt, have you in your life ever used a "magical formula" (from prayers to mantras to chants to childhood rhymes, etc.) to secure what you wanted or to protect yourself, etc? Feel free to tell your recollections in story form. How would you today rationally explain how and why it worked? In the film "voodoo voodoo" it describes an event where the professor and his younger son go to the beach and find out that no waves are present and so what happens is that the professor tells his son to chant a little ritual to summon some waves and to his astonishment from his son saying voodoo voodoo bring some waves they came it might have been a miracle or maybe the chant worked either way we all have been there maybe not in the beach but maybe at work or in class or at a retreat. One incident i recall is when i was going into my junior year in high school. I joined the cross country team that year and i knew i wasn't fast enough to beat the guy who was always first, i always came in second and it irritated me so much. So a few months pass by and we are in a meet and this will define if we win or not and go to CIF. So, of course im paired with the fast group of guys and so i decided to pray to God and i asked him to help me win the race and come in first place. Then all of us sudden, i hear the gun go off and i start to run and i felt this surge of energy that i don't know where it came from but throughout the whole race coming into the fourth lap i remember i wasn't tired i had so much energy i felt like the flash when i finished my last lap i remember the announcer saying here comes Hernesto with a time of 4 minutes and 28 seconds and i couldn't believe it. I told myself that day that every time i would run i would pray and it happened again and again. Maybe it wasn't a miracle but everyday i thank God for giving me the speed and the ability to finish the race strong. If i was to rationalize why i won maybe it was the fact that i would practice and practice my miles until i was happy with my time and all my dedication to that paid off in the race that day. To conclude, whatever when down that day i know God was by my side till the very end.
3. Calvino's shuffle is an important metaphor. Why should it be a guiding principle when claiming something for certain? Give examples. Calvino's Shuffle is an important metaphor because it speaks about how one should view nature and realize that at one point you become the observer and nature becomes the player, but then it changes as said in the video You become the player when its your turn and nature becomes the observer to see what you change from nature. Another example is when in science when you write an answer but you falsify it and then it changes the course of nature as stated in the video. You don't really know what's gonna happen until the last card is played, basically saying that in life and nature your not destined to follow a path with a straight line, but instead follow a path created by your own imagination because without an imagination nature is just nature with no sound and no views. Furthermore the video goes on to say that Socrates believed that your not happy until you are dead. Why, because in nature you can be happy for a certain amount of time, but then it fades and you don't know what when wrong. When we die he says you will know if you were really happy with your life or not. One more example they said in the video was that nature was like cards with different aspects in the game, one being physics or another being biology or another being sociology it isn't until they start revealing a little about themselves that you start to realize that nature can change the way we view things in just matter of seconds. That's why its true we become a player in nature and in return nature will become the observer only then will our views in nature change because as an observer we watch things change without us changing, but as we become part of nature we start to see things in different views and angles. To sum it up, Calvino's Shuffle metaphor is important because we have to see to the very end in order to realize our true aspect and purpose in life with nature.
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Post by sfrausto95 on Sept 15, 2015 4:34:26 GMT
Sara Frausto PHIL 8 Professor Lane Tuesday 3:30-6:40 Test #999 Part 1: Drawing from the movie “We Are All Scientists” describe several incidents in your life where you thought and acted scientifically. Be sure to detail how your thoughts and actions were scientific. One time I can recall acting as a scientist is when I made the decision to teach myself to cook. A lot of the steps in the beginning were trial and error, testing out the things I had proposed were good methods or ingredient combinations and seeing if they would work out in the actual cooking process. Tasting and testing out the dishes I was preparing proved somewhat scientific as well because I had to rely on measures of tastes such as acidity, richness, bitterness, sweetness and more to either balance each other out or neutralize each other, so that no elements of a dish would be too overwhelming. Another instance in where I act scientifically is actually, believe it or not, when I play video games. As it states in the film, we think scientifically when we form hypotheses – ill-based as they may be at times. In my particular choices in games, a lot of figuring out the games is just making educated guesses about what the player is supposed to be doing. Not all games, and especially not the older ones, give you a clear guide on what to do so the player is left to figure things out on their own. Therefore the more you play, and the more wild guesses you take to figure out what you’re supposed to do, the more likely it is you will succeed in that game as well as games you might play in the future. It is scientific in a very unexpected manner, because getting through some more detailed games is a long process of making educated guesses from what you’ve learned about the game already to either beat challenges or progress further. Part 2: Using the movie "voodoo voodoo" as your prompt, have you in your life ever used a "magical formula" (from prayers to mantras to chants to childhood rhymes, etc.) to secure what you wanted or to protect yourself, etc? Feel free to tell your recollections in story form. How would you today rationally explain how and why it worked?) When I was very young my grandpa taught me the “Starlight, Star Bright” chant to make wishes upon the stars I would see at night. He was always sure to tell me that I could only use it on the very first star I saw at night, or else it wouldn’t work. Though it was just for fun I took it very seriously and as soon as I would see the first star at night, if I wanted something, I would say the chant and make a wish. Thinking back on it in with a more rational view, I feel as though the only reason the chant ever “worked” for me was because I often had a tendency to wish for things that I already had and wanted to remain intact; or I would make specific wishes around the time they would come true or after I had done something to help them come true – such as wishing to pass a spelling test that I had already studied for, or wishing to get a specific gift for my birthday that I had already told everyone that I wanted. When it didn’t work for me, I often blamed it on making a wish upon the wrong star by mistake. In reality the chant was merely that – a chant. No matter what star I was looking at it made no impact on my life, though the chant was merely a magical element of my life that I had fun with, I would say that I had a habit of making rational wishes as a child and that’s the only reason I ever thought it worked. I used the star as a backup mechanism and did much of the real effort to make my wishes come true on my own, I just couldn’t see it at the time. Part 3: Calvino's shuffle is an important metaphor. Why should it be a guiding principle when claiming something for certain? Give examples. Calvino’s shuffle should be used as a guiding principle before claiming something for sure because the metaphor itself gives reason as to why one can never really be one hundred percent certain of something. The metaphor describes that no matter how certain of something someone may be, new information can always turn up proving that they aren’t truly correct in their statement. As it is compared to a deck of cards, you never know what will turn up, from where it will come, or when it will happen. Take, for example, fad diets. These appear like clockwork every few years claiming to be good for your body and health and people will believe them, moving on from one to the next. However, after some years of popularity it is usually revealed that most of these are wrong, causing people to move on to the next. Such as when low fat diets were declared to be absolutely good for your health and guaranteed weight loss was a result of said diet. It was then discovered, despite these claims, that a diet lower in carbohydrates was actually better for your health and weight, and new low carb diets for weight loss are now springing up left and right. No matter how many of these diets are considered fool proof due to the fact they are based on research, a new and more recent discovery will take the dieting world by storm that proves that the absolute best diet for your health is actually far from being the best diet according to recent research findings. Though most of these are underdeveloped diets based on the current beliefs of the dieting masses (hence the name fad diet), it demonstrates Calvino’s shuffle metaphor in that none of these diets ever proves to be the right solution due to new findings being reported as nutritionist move forward with their work, wither rounding out and editing old claims or proving them wrong altogether.
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Post by mcee20 on Sept 15, 2015 6:03:06 GMT
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1. Drawing from the movie "we are all scientists" describe several incidents in your own life where you thought and acted scientifically. Be sure to detail how your thoughts or actions were scientific. An incident in my life where I thought I acted scientifically was when I learned how to make one of my mom’s favorite recipe “pozole”. It was a huge deal for me, because pozole is one of my favorite dish, but I always thought it would be so complicated to make. I say “complicated” because my mom loves making everything from scratch, from creating your own spice, to having the perfect taste. She provided a long list of ingredients for me to purchase and then, she walked me step by step, from how to prepare the sauce to finely cut all the ingredients. Now that I have my family, I cook it for my boyfriend and son and they love it. Another incident where I thought I acted scientifically, was when I purchased my first car. It was a huge deal for as well, because it was my first car and I did have a budget. I knew exactly that I did not want to get a brand new car, I was just not ready for the monthly payments. Instead, I looked online different ads of great car deals and I went based on location, status of the vehicle, and price range. It took me about 4 months to find a car that I was satisfied with. This was 5 years ago, today I plan on taking it an extra step and purchasing a new car soon. I will most likely be following the same steps, the only difference this time is that I want a brand new car from a dealer.
2. Using the movie "voodoo voodoo" as your prompt, have you in your life ever used a "magical formula" (from prayers to mantras to chants to childhood rhymes, etc.) to secure what you wanted or to protect yourself, etc? Feel free to tell your recollections in story form. How would you today rationally explain how and why it worked? When I was younger my mom would always tell me how important it was to attend church regularly and obtain God’s blessing. There was a time during my teenage years, where I found my friends, school, and sports more important. I no longer wanted to go to church on Sunday afternoons. I implanted in my brain that I believed in God, so he will protect me and cherish my thoughts, even if I did not go to church “mass”. Every night before bed, I will say my prayers and thank God for my blessings and hoped for a better tomorrow. I wanted to protect myself, because even if I did not attend church regularly, God was still with me because I thanked him for all that he’s done for me and my family. Today, I would rationally explain that I was holding up to my “prayers”, because I believed that if by praying all will be fine, even if I did not attend mass and obtain the “body” and “blood” of Christ, he was still with me. A “prayer” that only made sense to me, because I believed in it to protect me from any harm.
3. Calvino's shuffle is an important metaphor. Why should it be a guiding principle when claiming something for certain? Give examples. Calvino’s shuffle is an important metaphor and should be a guiding principle when claiming something for certain, because nobody can always know that something is for certain. Even if you agree at the time that something is for certain, opinions and answers can change over time. For example, the other day I took my son to Walmart because he was looking for a toy he seen on YouTube. I got the description of the item and I went to Walmart. I get super impatient when it comes to “Walmart”, I just get overwhelmed with all the products they have. I decided to ask an employee and she “double checked for me”, at least that’s what she claimed, they did not have the item in stock. I tried to explain it to my 4 years old, and he did not understand, because YouTube said Walmart sold the toy. Sure enough, I took my son to the toy section and we “magically” found the item, when the employee had “double check” if the item was in stock.
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Post by DelightfulDirtbag on Sept 17, 2015 0:48:07 GMT
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Post by Ana Vallejo on Sept 19, 2015 4:09:59 GMT
Question1: Provide two or more examples of "Gumby Land" thinking in your own life or from someone you know. Feel free to tell it 1. Provide two or more examples of "Gumby Land" thinking in your own life or from someone you know. Feel free to tell it in story form.
Answer: At work people always complain about the amount of work we have to do. They are so positive other departments don’t do as much us. I guess you can say they think the grass is greener on the other side. The thing is we don’t know. We don’t work in the other departments. We wont ever know unless we leave and find out for ourselves.
Another example of “Gumby Land” is the religious people I’ve come across. If been told I have to “Accept Jesus as your lord and savior.” If I do then I will go go to heaven when I die. They show me pictures of heaven is a what a wonderful paradise this will be. But how do they really know what heaven is like? Have they died and gone to heaven? Some people say the life we are living in now is heaven. I don’t know what to believe. I guess one day I will find out if there is a heaven or not.
Question 2: Describe two or more examples from your own life where you have been caught by "maya" and how did you extricate yourself from such a delusion? You may also use examples from others you know. Answer: When I was in Jr. High I dislocated my knee. It was in so much pain and I was taken to a “natural healer”. I was carried into his home and he promised my mom I would be walking out on my own two feet. He massaged my knee and he “healed” it. It was sore but still but I could walk on it. I was really surprised it actually worked. Unfortunately, years after I had a similar injury. This time there was no healer around. I was in pain but I stood up and I was able to walk on it. I was taken to the Emergency Room for treatment. X-Rays were taken and nothing was permanently damaged. The doctor explained to me how my knee dislocated but does go back to its normal position. It pretty much slips out of socket. It made me think the last time I had this injury I hadn’t even attempted to walk. This natural healer really didn’t heal me. My knee would have been fine on its own. He duped me.
Another time I was caught by “maya” was at a local fair many years ago. They have so many games where you could win this or that. The fair employees make it look so easy to win. I really wanted to win this teddy bear for my niece. I thought for $2 that’s a great deal. All I have to do is toss a ball in the basket…piece of cake. First attempt ball went in and popped right back out. Darn it! “So close. Try it one more time” said the employee. Yeah, I can do this. I gave him another $2 dollars. Second try…. ball pooped out again. The worker said, “third time is charm”. So I gave up another $2 dollars. I thought for sure this would make it in. Nope didn’t happen. I was so frustrated and was about to give it one last shot when my brother showed up. He said, “you’re never going to make in”. I replied, “ I totally can”. He pulled me to the side to look at the side of the basket. It was tilted in a way that it would be so difficult for the ball to stay in. I was young and naïve. Of course it was a set up. These stands would run out of prizes if it were that easy. Thankfully my brother showed up or I would have lost a lot more money.
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Post by Jose Rico on Sept 19, 2015 16:47:48 GMT
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Question1: Provide two or more examples of "Gumby Land" thinking in your own life or from someone you know. Feel free to tell it 1. Provide two or more examples of "Gumby Land" thinking in your own life or from someone you know. Feel free to tell it in story form.
Two or more examples of “Gumby Land” thinking in my own life would probably be my brother and his theories as to how to do well in online game and predicting traffic levels whilst going on a trip. My brother enjoys playing Call of Duty, don’t get me wrong I do too on free time. He always comes up with theories as to how he’ll come out on top. Sure it may work once but the rest of the other times he can’t prove those strategies consistently work. He’ll try to add on to his theory or change something but still, he can’t prove that if you play the exact same every time you’ll be first place in each game. Another example would be predicting traffic levels. Sure one might say go on your cell phone and use the maps app. Sure it gives you a description as to how the traffic levels are but you cannot always rely on it because maps cannot predict if there will be an accident that causes major traffic.
Question 2: Describe two or more examples from your own life where you have been caught by "maya" and how did you extricate yourself from such a delusion? You may also use examples from others you know.
Two or more examples in my life where I have been caught by “maya” would be my trip to Disneyland. Like in the video we saw it brings up how children think theyre driving when on that particular ride. However, now that I’m older and I revisited the park I now know I wasn’t the one driving. Sure it felt like I was and it feels like that for any other child going on the ride. The crane game at “Maya” would be the most deceptive. There was a stuffed bear or toy not too sure but it looked easily attainable. I was surprised nobody has taken it yet. I try and get the claws of the crane on the bear but failed to pick it up. So I try again and again, finally after spending $6 I realized the bear looked easily attainable however, it was too heavy for the crane.
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Post by Omal Matharaarachchi on Sept 20, 2015 6:39:41 GMT
Film Exam Question 03
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I had one of my good friends Elijah Weaver from OKC showed me some good tricks from a card pack. He asked me to select a card remember the number and the sign, yes I did it, and he asked me to place the card in the pack, and he shuffled it few times. Then he asked me to select another card from the pack and memorize the number and the sign. Then he asked me to put the card back in my pocket. Afterward he done some tricks with the card pack and asked me to take the card out of my pocket, and it was the first card number and the sign, but not the card which I put inside my pocket. I was amazed by that.
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My grandfather had a picture of a Lord Buddha, and it was kind of like 3D when you caught up with the delusion in the image. When you go deep inside with your eyes actually you can see the Lord Buddha in the front and all of the other small designs were moving inside the picture, but when you blush your eyes it goes away and comes back to the normal picture. I was staring at a Moving wheel with different colors, and I kind of felt like I was hypnotized. I was deeply fragile by that for few minutes. I couldn’t remember what I was thinking, but only thing I felt I went somewhere with no thinking, dreaming, or fear and came back alive.
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In this video his deliberate conclusion of flying sources. He declared there is no such a thing exists, but on the other hand he certifies that if someone cannot prove it then they are very unscientific. At the end of the video he said there must be possibility of having flying sources or not. As a student I can put this theory on something to guess the future regarding science and physics. The speed of light and the speed of science is another positive fact of that I can study throughout that video. That will help me to decide some future facts scientifically. According to the video it describes the facts about flying sources, math, science, and physics. Related to all of these topics there was such an explanation regarding getting a decision properly through a practical way. This video helps the observer to think critically. Like Albert Einstein said “Logic will get you from A to Z, but imagination will get you everywhere”. In conclusion, instead of trap in the same theory and facts, a real observer should imagine things throughout his period of research or study to gain a proper definition to the question.
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Post by Omal Matharaarachchi on Sept 20, 2015 6:46:20 GMT
Film Exam Question 03
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I had one of my good friends Elijah Weaver from OKC showed me some good tricks from a card pack. He asked me to select a card remember the number and the sign, yes I did it, and he asked me to place the card in the pack, and he shuffled it few times. Then he asked me to select another card from the pack and memorize the number and the sign. Then he asked me to put the card back in my pocket. Afterward he done some tricks with the card pack and asked me to take the card out of my pocket, and it was the first card number and the sign, but not the card which I put inside my pocket. I was amazed by that.
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My grandfather had a picture of a Lord Buddha, and it was kind of like 3D when you caught up with the delusion in the image. When you go deep inside with your eyes actually you can see the Lord Buddha in the front and all of the other small designs were moving inside the picture, but when you blush your eyes it goes away and comes back to the normal picture. I was staring at a Moving wheel with different colors, and I kind of felt like I was hypnotized. I was deeply fragile by that for few minutes. I couldn’t remember what I was thinking, but only thing I felt I went somewhere with no thinking, dreaming, or fear and came back alive.
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In this video his deliberate conclusion of flying sources. He declared there is no such a thing exists, but on the other hand he certifies that if someone cannot prove it then they are very unscientific. At the end of the video he said there must be possibility of having flying sources or not. As a student I can put this theory on something to guess the future regarding science and physics. The speed of light and the speed of science is another positive fact of that I can study throughout that video. That will help me to decide some future facts scientifically. According to the video it describes the facts about flying sources, math, science, and physics. Related to all of these topics there was such an explanation regarding getting a decision properly through a practical way. This video helps the observer to think critically. Like Albert Einstein said “Logic will get you from A to Z, but imagination will get you everywhere”. In conclusion, instead of trap in the same theory and facts, a real observer should imagine things throughout his period of research or study to gain a proper definition to the question. Code : 64247
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Post by Ken on Sept 20, 2015 15:01:03 GMT
Week four code #64247 When asked to come up with two examples of Gumby Land I found this very difficult because it involves admitting that I fell for some totally false scenario and upsetting my ego or beliefs. This seems to be a very similar concept to the Maya video. I will always believe in Jesus and God so I will not discuss religion in an adverse light, but I did have a poor experience at a Christian Church in AZ when I went to visit my grandfather who was dying from cancer at the time. He had been going back to church and was brought up Catholic, my mom and the majority of my family are born again Christians. We all went to a church service at a local Christian church and for the majority of the sermon it seemed like an extended sales pitch on why we should join this specific church and come back again. I was there to get healing and some closure with my grandfather who I knew I wouldn’t see again as he was very ill. I was disappointed in man that day in delivering what I thought would be an inspirational healing message instead I got a sales pitch. The idea of Jesus and God is what I hold on too, I know man is not perfect so many bad things come and go from a men run institutions so I overlook this because the concept still is a good moral idea that gives me guidance and a healthy outlook for life and life after death. The Maya concept I equate to the Fools Gold concept. About 18 years ago it was all the rage to get involved in these pyramid schemes to make some instant money and people raved about them so it seemed legitimate because my closest friends were seeing results. One of my co-workers started up a pyramid tree where each person would enter on the lowest level with two thousand dollars and each person on the bottom level was then required to bring in two more people to push them up to the next level and so on until eventually the person could cash out at the top level with twenty thousand dollars in cash. My co-workers had gone through twice. He brought me in a guaranteed that he would help me get through. Also the person that cashed out was supposed to jump back in to someone’s tree to help push them out. When I arrived at the meeting my co-worker came to me and gave me two thousand dollars in cash and told me I wouldn’t have to pay but he wanted to cash out so he would put in a certain amount to get some of the money, he did the same with another co-worker. Me and my other co-worker then moved our way to the top but when we got there the well dried up and we were stuck with a bunch of angry people below us that couldn’t get their money back. My friend who had gone through 3 times quit his job and went back to school to get his bachelors in business while we were stuck holding the empty bag.
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Post by lopezruben95 on Sept 20, 2015 17:26:21 GMT
ID: 64247
Provide two or more examples of "Gumby Land" thinking in your own life or from someone you know. Feel free to tell it in story form.
There was a time where I had broken my wrist. I did not want to believe that my wrist was broken because I had broken it before and it was a long process for it to heal. Given that it was not hurting that bad, I just simply disregarded it as sprained. After about a week or two, it started to get swollen, so I then decided it was time to go to the doctors. At very first sight of my wrist, my doctor asked how I had broken my wrist this time. I stopped him to ask how he knew it was broken by just looking at it. He said that you can tell because it was slightly angled and it was swollen. It was after this that I had to accept that fact that it was broken and not just sprained.
My dad owns his own company for fire extinguisher servicing. Recently, his job has been suffering as there hasn't been many jobs available out there. Whenever I work with him, we make $200-$1000 a day. He claims that its the lord blessing him since I am by his side. But, I believe its the fact that I am able to help him find better / available jobs in whichever area we are working in that day. I also think its the fact that I give him motivation to work when I am with him.
2. Describe two or more examples from your own life where you have been caught by "maya" and how did you extricate yourself from such a delusion? You may also use examples from others you know.
My friend who claims to have sold his soul for the devil is a tall, white, blonde, and blue-eyed guy. After “selling his soul” he claims that the devil gave him the power to attract any women he wants and to be able to do whatever he wants with them. I asked him what else the devil “gave” him in return. He says that the devil said he will give him money. Until about a week ago, my friend was still broke living off that idea. I told him to see it for the fact that he was a guy that many girls like and that he has not received any of the devils money. He then saw it that way and no longer believes that he sold his soul.
There was this time where my friend and I were driving to another friends house. On our way, some guy had cut me off and proceeded to brake check me. As I was about to do the same, my friend told me to stop and let god give hime his revenge. So I stopped and let nature take its course. Sure enough, almost immediately after, a car came out of nowhere flying by and did the same thing to that car. I am not sure who or what caused that to happen, but I believe it was karma.
3. How would "Feynman's Imperative" help you to think more scientifically in the future? Now, how would Ivash's caution help you in not being so cynical?
Given Feynman’s imperative, it will help me to think more scientifically in the future because I believe in what he says. Our world is made up of many irrational thoughts and image created to fit mans desire and own dreams that it often gets in the way or scientific rationality. Ivash caution will aid me in not being so cynical as to be able to see that there is not only one belief or way that I should follow. I should look in many ways or forms of an idea and not give in to just one.
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Post by jxssie0628 on Sept 20, 2015 18:37:52 GMT
Code#64247
1) Provide two or more examples of “Gumby Land” thinking in your own life or from someone you know. Feel free to tell it in story form.
My first example is from High School, a good friend of mine went on a retreat for the summer and when she returned she was in awe with what she had experienced. So she shared with me that many people received miracles from this Holy Water that was brought from “The Holy Land” Jerusalem. She said that the priest and everyone else there were absolutely convinced that the miracles witness there were due to the Holy Water. I remember I was a bit doubtful, so I asked her if she had been granted a miracle or if she knew anyone personally that was granted one. Her answers were simply no, but as I kept asking different questions I realized she became upset. The more I asked the more infuriated she looked and sounded. So I avoided that topic with her as much as I could from then on. My next example is probably a more common one, I’m pretty sure everyone knows someone who does this or they themselves have been caught up in this mindset. When the Denver Broncos play my friend is absolutely predictable. The minute he wakes up till the very last minute of the game, he religiously has a routine from what he eats, were he goes, who he talks to etc. I remember one time I went over to watch the game to his house, he had his lucky tee shirt on, he drank from his favorite cup all day and even sat in the same spot throughout the game. I found it pretty strange, but after observing him made me realize that maybe his brain was under a placebo effect trying to avoid at any cost any negativity towards his team loosing, but without him even knowing it.
2) Describe two or more examples from your own life, were you have been caught up by “maya” and how did you extricate yourself from such a delusion? You may use also use examples from others you know. When I was little my cousin and I were playing outside on the yard, he said he had to go home so I walked him outside my drive way. I ran back inside my house and he was sitting in my couch watching cartoons. So I asked him how he got inside so fast and before me. He looked at me confused and he said that he had been inside the whole time. I didn’t know if I should believe him or if he was just trying to mess with my head. But it was impossible for him to get inside my house before I did and till today it’s a mystery I always wonder about. I don’t know if my memory fails me and causes me to believe that delusion. My next example is a very odd one. My mom’s swears that one night she was checking up on everyone and she walked into my room and to her surprise she saw two of me. She said my body was lying in bed and the other me was flooding in air in the same position above my physical body, but that the flooding me looked transparent. Every time I asked her if she is sure she wasn’t dreaming or if she was half asleep and awake and maybe she just thought she saw that, she says no she knows for sure that it was real. The video on “maya” states that “we see things that are not there, perception filling in is how our spectra of visual compensates from missing information”… What I make out of that is that my mom was probably awake, but maybe not all her senses were, so her mind fooled her into seeing things that are impossible to be seen.
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Post by celeste on Sept 20, 2015 21:32:09 GMT
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One example of “Gumby Land” is when a friend was very naive when it came to a guy that fancied her. She would believe every word that he threw her way. He would invite her out to places and into her car even after meeting a couple days beforehand. He was the type who would tell her “jump” and she would say “how high”. It was very frustrating because she would not listen to anyone’s advice even though he was also having other relations with other girls. Another example is my current situation with my younger brother. He did one semester of college before dropping out and started working at Primerica. He was completely brainwashed into thinking he would make tons of money and he would have lots of people working for him. He is completely delusional when it comes to the fraud this company has committed and he still stands by this company seeing the evidence.
An example of “maya” would be when my little brother and I went to Knott’s and instead of spending on food for the day he decided to spend it all on the rigged games. He spent most of his time actually believing that he would win but alas he won nothing and being the generous older sister, I had to purchase his food and convince him to stop playing at the rigged games.
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Post by Mjacob on Sept 21, 2015 0:35:06 GMT
FILM QUESTIONS 3 #64247
1. Provide two or more examples of "Gumby Land" thinking in your own life or from someone you know. Feel free to tell it in story form.
I think people who feel like being gay is wrong and people who say that you can choose to be gay or straight are people that have "Gumby Land" thinking. I myself did not choose this lifestyle, it just so happen I like women and I thought as a child it was ok. It was and is normal. If anything I embrace my sexuality and people who tell me that it is wrong to love the same sex and had a choice to be gay or straight are the ones who can't preach to me about what is right and what is wrong. Those people do not know who I am and what I am about, so until they walk in my footsteps they cannot judge.
Another example, it is believed that some people we should not help those who are less fortunate. I have a co-worker that feels like most of the time they are drug addicts, prostitutes, and/ or alcoholics that are trying to scam all of us to pay for their addictions. Though, there may be some truth to this, I do not believe all of the people who are less fortunate are this way. He feels that all of them are, but we cannot judge or assume that all homeless are addicts. Just like my first example, we cannot assume or judge a person if we do not know where they are coming from. For me, if I see someone in need of food, I usually give my leftovers if I just came from my lunch break, or sometimes if I see someone standing with their sign at the off-ramp I don't really think about weither they are scamming me for their habits. If they look like they need help. I will help them.
2. Describe two or more examples from your own life where you have been caught by "maya" and how did you extricate yourself from such a delusion? You may also use examples from others you know.
My first example is when I was a kid in 2nd or 3rd grade. I had just seen a Reebok shoe commercial about the latest shoe craze...the Reebok Pumps. In the commerical the star basketball player, Dee Brown, is preparing for his greatest dunk ever, the King Kong Jam (literally dunking a ball up a basket that is hanging off a window of a skyscraper building). He is pumping his shoes up but the commerical doesn't really show him making that dunk. However, as a kid I was so sure that if you buy these shoes you can slam dunk, no matter how tall you were....THAT is how I interpreted the commerical. I begged my mom to buy me these shoes and I gave her my reasoning and of course she thought I was crazy and would not buy me those shoes. I was a kid, naive as natural, but of course later on in life I realized that my mom was right not to buy me those shoes. And of course I found out later that Pumps were to only give you custom fit and support when you pump them, and would not magically make you a " slam dunk champion" like Dee Brown or let alone give you the capabilities to slam dunk a ball.
My second example was the first time I went to Disneyland's haunted mansion. You how when you first go in your kind of are squished in this room, they dim the lights, and they prompt this scary music/ voice over. Suddenly it appears that the room is either going down or the walls are moving up. Well as a kid I couldn't quick figure out if we were moving at all, but I want to say I thought we were moving down, like how an elevator would. It tripped me out though as a first-timer. As of today, however, when I went to the haunted mansion this summer, I was observing the wall and the ceiling. Obviously I am still a bit confused about it (lol) but looking at the walls and how the room was moving I want to say that we ( meaning the floor) isn't moving at all and the delusion is the walls are moving up making it look like we are moving down. Lol I could be wrong or right, but as an adult...hell...I may never know...one of life's mysteries I guess...lol!
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