Re: [FRIAM] differential diagnosis of psychopathic vs spiritual experiences

2024-08-05 Thread steve smith
I jumped straight to the Artistic meaning of /frottage/ as coined originally by Max Ernst and while not as an act of psychopathy, it does have strong implications for the psychological/subconscious implications in this context? In any case, I find it a compelling opening line of the /call me

Re: [FRIAM] why musk bought twitter

2024-08-05 Thread steve smith
Re: effing the ineffable - I've Just been listening to Douglas Hofstadter's latest book/, //Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking /and trying to resolve it against my recent thoughts and readings around adjacent possibles, and assembly theoretic models of life, the uni

Re: [FRIAM] why musk bought twitter

2024-08-05 Thread Prof David West
Nuance accepted. But even when more than one person shares, ostensibly the same rare experience, e.g., direct communication with God, they do use metaphors and not the same ones. Compare the erotic metaphor of St. Theresa with the ascetic ones of St. John. Quite true that metaphor is not the so

Re: [FRIAM] I need some guidance about US corruption law and procedures

2024-08-05 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Oh good, Sarbajit, Thank you. I hate when that happens. Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology Clark University On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 10:06 AM Gary Schiltz wrote: > I was thinking more along the lines of Putin's friendly black hats > making up some dirt to he

Re: [FRIAM] differential diagnosis of psychopathic vs spiritual experiences

2024-08-05 Thread Prof David West
This is very interesting, and timely. I am completing an autobiography/essay/monograph for which this will be quite relevant. The opening lines of the work: *"An act of frottage triggered the self-recognition that I was a psychopath. I did not, of course, know either term or their meanings.* *

Re: [FRIAM] why musk bought twitter

2024-08-05 Thread Prof David West
Minor comment from a :metaphor obsessed colleague." I am teaching an honors course at the University of St. Thomas in the spring: Effing the Ineffable, with a colleague who teaches Theology. The basic premise: you just had this extraordinary experience and you want to communicate/share it with o

Re: [FRIAM] I need some guidance about US corruption law and procedures

2024-08-05 Thread Sarbajit Roy
Thanks Glen We got all the inputs we needed from your hat tip. Page 8-9 https://www.citizensforethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CREW-201-and-600-Complaint-6-24-2024.pdf US Presidents are "nominated" because they seek a nomination. regards Sarbajit Roy On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 7:19 PM glen

Re: [FRIAM] I need some guidance about US corruption law and procedures

2024-08-05 Thread Gary Schiltz
I was thinking more along the lines of Putin's friendly black hats making up some dirt to help get Putin's B*tch Donnie re-coronated. Call me a liberal conspiracy theorist if you like. On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 8:59 AM Nicholas Thompson wrote: > > Are we sure Sarbargit has not been hacked? this has

Re: [FRIAM] I need some guidance about US corruption law and procedures

2024-08-05 Thread Sarbajit Roy
No Nick My account is not hacked On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 7:29 PM Nicholas Thompson wrote: > Are we sure Sarbargit has not been hacked? this has a little bit the feel > of Nigerian Prince appeal? Nick > > Nicholas S. Thompson > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology > Clark University > >

Re: [FRIAM] I need some guidance about US corruption law and procedures

2024-08-05 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Are we sure Sarbargit has not been hacked? this has a little bit the feel of Nigerian Prince appeal? Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology Clark University On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 9:49 AM glen wrote: > Maybe? > > https://www.citizensforethics.org/about/contact/

Re: [FRIAM] I need some guidance about US corruption law and procedures

2024-08-05 Thread glen
Maybe? https://www.citizensforethics.org/about/contact/ On 8/5/24 00:39, Sarbajit Roy wrote: Dear FRIAMers I have some documents, official replies and appellate orders under India's Freedom of Information from India's Prime Minister's office as well as our Foreign Ministry which very strongl

[FRIAM] I need some guidance about US corruption law and procedures

2024-08-05 Thread Sarbajit Roy
Dear FRIAMers I have some documents, official replies and appellate orders under India's Freedom of Information from India's Prime Minister's office as well as our Foreign Ministry which very strongly suggest that President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden have received very valuable gifts from India