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	<description>Love, Life, Meaning, Zen, and Science, by Norm Bearrentine</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on Meditation, Smiling, Mood Control, and Relationships by Meditation zeitgeist, Oct 29, 2008 &#124; Wildmind Buddhist Meditation</title>
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		<dc:creator>Meditation zeitgeist, Oct 29, 2008 &#124; Wildmind Buddhist Meditation</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Meditation, smiling, mood control, and relationships [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Why Is This Man Smiling? by Meditation, Smiling, Mood Control, and Relationships &#124; The Short Version</title>
		<link>http://www.rentine.com/theshortversion/2008/03/25/why-is-this-man-smiling/#comment-363</link>
		<dc:creator>Meditation, Smiling, Mood Control, and Relationships &#124; The Short Version</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] I have written before about smiling as a mood-altering technique, and fortunately, it soon occurred to me to apply it to this situation. I started smiling at the [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Eve Ensler, Sex, Compulsion, and Freedom by Tracy E. L. Poured</title>
		<link>http://www.rentine.com/theshortversion/2008/09/19/eve-ensler-sex-compulsion-and-freedom/#comment-358</link>
		<dc:creator>Tracy E. L. Poured</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello Norm, 

I appreciate Eve Ensler's TED talks, and your thoughts above. 

I invite you to consider:  
Many women also have "strong biological compulsions toward reproduction". They often express it differently from men within social structure. 

Two different drives can be in play in the male compulsion for sex. Some, granted, do want to reproduce: some others (who have taken steps such as vasectomy) still have the drive for sex - without no intent to reproduce. 

There are also times when women say "yes" and men say "no". These could be outside your vision or paradigm, and they do happen. 

Caution is tied closely to responsibility. 

Both sexes are commonly taught that their reproductive organs are "disgusting". It is not uncommon to see the negative reference many women have toward their menses: a natural and beautiful process unaccepted and shameful by much of society. It perpetuates a form of violence toward each other. 

An "Us vs. them" paradigm is harmful to all, for in essence, we harm ourselves with each act of conquering and scarcity we commit in the world.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Norm, </p>
<p>I appreciate Eve Ensler&#8217;s TED talks, and your thoughts above. </p>
<p>I invite you to consider:<br />
Many women also have &#8220;strong biological compulsions toward reproduction&#8221;. They often express it differently from men within social structure. </p>
<p>Two different drives can be in play in the male compulsion for sex. Some, granted, do want to reproduce: some others (who have taken steps such as vasectomy) still have the drive for sex - without no intent to reproduce. </p>
<p>There are also times when women say &#8220;yes&#8221; and men say &#8220;no&#8221;. These could be outside your vision or paradigm, and they do happen. </p>
<p>Caution is tied closely to responsibility. </p>
<p>Both sexes are commonly taught that their reproductive organs are &#8220;disgusting&#8221;. It is not uncommon to see the negative reference many women have toward their menses: a natural and beautiful process unaccepted and shameful by much of society. It perpetuates a form of violence toward each other. </p>
<p>An &#8220;Us vs. them&#8221; paradigm is harmful to all, for in essence, we harm ourselves with each act of conquering and scarcity we commit in the world.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Sexual Awareness Unfolds by Eve Ensler, Sex, Compulsion, and Freedom &#124; The Short Version</title>
		<link>http://www.rentine.com/theshortversion/2008/03/20/sexual-awareness-unfolds/#comment-336</link>
		<dc:creator>Eve Ensler, Sex, Compulsion, and Freedom &#124; The Short Version</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Vagina Monologues,” and a talk of hers, “Finding Happiness in Body and Soul,” on TED in an earlier post. Another of her talks, “Security and Insecurity,” was recently made available, and it is [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Vagina Monologues,” and a talk of hers, “Finding Happiness in Body and Soul,” on TED in an earlier post. Another of her talks, “Security and Insecurity,” was recently made available, and it is [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on Love, Romance, and Meaning by The Short Version &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Is Your Self a Thing or a Process?</title>
		<link>http://www.rentine.com/theshortversion/2008/07/17/love-romance-and-meaning/#comment-334</link>
		<dc:creator>The Short Version &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Is Your Self a Thing or a Process?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] early thinkers fell for a trap I wrote about in an earlier post, “Love, Romance, and Meaning,” the trap of abstract thinking: abstract thinking allows us to imagine questions that don’t [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on All the Short Version Images Full Screen by normbear</title>
		<link>http://www.rentine.com/theshortversion/2008/07/13/all-the-short-version-images-full-screen/#comment-306</link>
		<dc:creator>normbear</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey mister you wrote some groovy songs, how’s come you ain’t famous? Good to hear from you, Bert.</description>
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		<title>Comment on All the Short Version Images Full Screen by Lonesome Bert</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lonesome Bert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey mister you took some groovy pictures how's come you ain't famous?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey mister you took some groovy pictures how&#8217;s come you ain&#8217;t famous?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Healthful Ejaculation by The Short Version &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Normal?</title>
		<link>http://www.rentine.com/theshortversion/2008/05/20/healthful-ejaculation/#comment-295</link>
		<dc:creator>The Short Version &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Normal?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] of my own observations were recently written in “Healthful Ejaculation,” and since I don’t consider myself “normal” in any conventional sense, I think I’ll [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on “Heart” versus “Mind”? by normbear</title>
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		<dc:creator>normbear</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I'm thrilled that you approve, and that you added the example of your daughter. I have found the ideas you present in "The Emotion Machine," to be wonderful enhancements to my thinking about how the brain works, and have referred to the book several times in this blog. I keep thinking that at some point I'll do a comprehensive discussion of it on my web site, but time being what it is, so far I've only succeeded in referring to a few choice concepts as they appear useful to my current hot button issues; which is often. It's a truly seminal work that, once again, puts you in the forefront of creative thinking about how this machine works, and I thank you for it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m thrilled that you approve, and that you added the example of your daughter. I have found the ideas you present in &#8220;The Emotion Machine,&#8221; to be wonderful enhancements to my thinking about how the brain works, and have referred to the book several times in this blog. I keep thinking that at some point I&#8217;ll do a comprehensive discussion of it on my web site, but time being what it is, so far I&#8217;ve only succeeded in referring to a few choice concepts as they appear useful to my current hot button issues; which is often. It&#8217;s a truly seminal work that, once again, puts you in the forefront of creative thinking about how this machine works, and I thank you for it.</p>
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		<title>Comment on “Heart” versus “Mind”? by Marvin Minsky</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marvin Minsky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for that discussion.  I had not heard about those interesting Northeastern experiments, and I think that lab is only a 10-minute walk from my home—so I'll go and talk to them.  Anyway, I like your explanations.   This reminds me of another example:

My daughter was doing her high school algebra homework.  Some pop music was blasting away in her room along.  I asked,  "How can you think with all that noise?" and she replied "Actually,  I can't think about math without it."  I asked what she meant, and her answer was, "It must be because I'm an adolescent.  You see, we adolescents are bothered by all sorts of irrational phobias and sexual thoughts and social concerns—and I'm the one who my friends are always asking for help.  So I find that my mind keeps getting occupied with thinking about their problems.  But when I turn on this loud music stuff, all of social concerns go away -- and then I'm free to think about the binomial theorem and stuff like that."

This looks as though the pop-music somehow saturates (or anesthetizes) her "social thinking" resources, and they can't interfere or compete with her math-related processes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for that discussion.  I had not heard about those interesting Northeastern experiments, and I think that lab is only a 10-minute walk from my home—so I&#8217;ll go and talk to them.  Anyway, I like your explanations.   This reminds me of another example:</p>
<p>My daughter was doing her high school algebra homework.  Some pop music was blasting away in her room along.  I asked,  &#8220;How can you think with all that noise?&#8221; and she replied &#8220;Actually,  I can&#8217;t think about math without it.&#8221;  I asked what she meant, and her answer was, &#8220;It must be because I&#8217;m an adolescent.  You see, we adolescents are bothered by all sorts of irrational phobias and sexual thoughts and social concerns—and I&#8217;m the one who my friends are always asking for help.  So I find that my mind keeps getting occupied with thinking about their problems.  But when I turn on this loud music stuff, all of social concerns go away &#8212; and then I&#8217;m free to think about the binomial theorem and stuff like that.&#8221;</p>
<p>This looks as though the pop-music somehow saturates (or anesthetizes) her &#8220;social thinking&#8221; resources, and they can&#8217;t interfere or compete with her math-related processes.</p>
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