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mirkwood reacted to Traveler in Let’s Talk About Mental Illness
I am personally aware of several. The first for me was while seeking (through fasting and prayer) for empirical proof of the Book of Mormon – because I did not believe (or understand) I could testify of something to be true unless less I had empirical proof. I have found that the details of my experiences are not comforting to many so I keep then close – but I do have experience and know that unclean spirits are not uncommon nor is their influence even though I cannot provide the empirical proofs on demand.
The Traveler
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mirkwood reacted to estradling75 in Let’s Talk About Mental Illness
Because medicine is in the realm of science and spirits are in the faith... and science is incapable of crossing the line in faith.
People of faith in the church usually seek out both priesthood blessings and medical care... but generally only share details of medical care. Because blessing generally fall in the category of sacred
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mirkwood reacted to NeuroTypical in Let’s Talk About Mental Illness
yjacket's over-the-top rhetoric is not groundless, but it is over the top. And it is rhetoric.
It is true that diagnosing mental issues can be vague and subjective, hardly a refined and settled science.
It is not true that doctors prescribing medication all don't know what they're doing. Medical treatment for mental illness, although still not perfect, is always improving and has been shown to be effective for millions. Studies, although limited as to what we can study and what we can and can't explain, give practicioners information on what works and what doesn't.
We can be unsettled and uncomfortable that the current state of affairs is in the realm of "We tried this with 100 people, and 80 reported a favorable outcome", but that doesn't mean we know nothing. We can keep an open mind about what's effective and ineffective, without using scare quotes and insulting language to demonize our medical professionals.
And yes, it's important to talk openly about stuff like depression, schizophrenia, ADD, PTSD, and the whole range of mental issues out there. People have experiences and know things, and often are afraid to say anything out of fear they'll be judged or buried under bad advice.
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mirkwood reacted to zil in Stats You'd Like to See
Are you trying to say something here?
Thread-jackers Unite!
PS: As a programmer, I can tell you, that's a pipe-dream (or a full time job after the software's been updated1 to enable that FTE to evaluate each post and flag it as off-topic (or leave it un-flagged if on-topic)). But first we have to gather requirements - is every off-topic post a thread-jack? Or do you need a certain number before it becomes a thread-jack? How far off-topic do we need to go before we declare "threadjack"? We may need a BSA and some use cases.
1 I suppose they could make it an admin's job to put the emoji in every post that's part of a threadjack... Then a new query could count posts with this emoji in them...
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mirkwood got a reaction from person0 in Leaderboard tab
What @MormonGator doesn't know is I have a bunny rabbit and a hand grenade.
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mirkwood got a reaction from SilentOne in Leaderboard tab
What @MormonGator doesn't know is I have a bunny rabbit and a hand grenade.
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mirkwood got a reaction from Sunday21 in Leaderboard tab
Well...normally we would do it like this and then make entry to manually clear the house.
But since you want to use siege weaponry we will change our plans to this:
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mirkwood got a reaction from zil in Leaderboard tab
Well...normally we would do it like this and then make entry to manually clear the house.
But since you want to use siege weaponry we will change our plans to this:
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mirkwood reacted to askandanswer in Leaderboard tab
Hurry please. While I'm generally in favour of police restraint, in this case I can't understand the reason for the delay.
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mirkwood reacted to zil in Leaderboard tab
We'll have to move the trebuchets closer together, but I'm sure we can fit the catapult near the gate. I'll schedule it for the weekend - it'll be fun to lob some practice pumpkins (added to the grocery list). PS: Yesterday I saw @mirkwood in person - he's not nearly so scary without the hat... We'll be fine. (Excuse me, I need to go check whether we have enough barrels of oil and wood for the kettles...)
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mirkwood got a reaction from SilentOne in Leaderboard tab
@SilentOne when I serve the search warrant just follow me through the blown apart front door. You can look around all you want when I finish up with @MormonGator
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mirkwood got a reaction from Sunday21 in Leaderboard tab
@SilentOne when I serve the search warrant just follow me through the blown apart front door. You can look around all you want when I finish up with @MormonGator
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mirkwood got a reaction from Blackmarch in Road Trip Audio Mix
My text ringtone is the minions laughing. On more then one occasion I have heard a kid suddenly yell out, "minions!"
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mirkwood got a reaction from Sunday21 in Road Trip Audio Mix
My text ringtone is the minions laughing. On more then one occasion I have heard a kid suddenly yell out, "minions!"
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mirkwood reacted to anatess2 in So what happens after the protests?
So we went downtown today and a handful of people were out there holding protest signs on behalf of Women's Rights. I asked one of them what they mean by Women's rights? And every single one of them said Reproductive Rights (the right to abortion). So I ask them how does the new administration threaten Reproductive Rights? They said Defunding Planned Parenthood and putting pro-life judges on the Supreme Court. So I said Ok and walked away.
And so I thought to myself... I wonder if they would qualify me as a Woman. Because I want to defund PP and put pro-life judges on the SCOTUS.
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mirkwood reacted to askandanswer in Why Creationism or Intelligent Design is Important
Just wait a little longer Zil. Try harder to keep the commandments and be good and righteously exercise faith, and your turn will come to be transformed into the next form of evolution.
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mirkwood reacted to zil in Which Ink? (or: This place is too serious right now.)
Blood would most definitely clog my pen. The only red color I have (and I can't get more today, so other shades are out) is:
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mirkwood got a reaction from askandanswer in Which Ink? (or: This place is too serious right now.)
You should prick your finger and use your blood. I vote red. By the pricking of my thumbs...
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mirkwood got a reaction from Blackmarch in Which Ink? (or: This place is too serious right now.)
You should prick your finger and use your blood. I vote red. By the pricking of my thumbs...
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mirkwood got a reaction from zil in Which Ink? (or: This place is too serious right now.)
You should prick your finger and use your blood. I vote red. By the pricking of my thumbs...
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mirkwood got a reaction from Sunday21 in Which Ink? (or: This place is too serious right now.)
You should prick your finger and use your blood. I vote red. By the pricking of my thumbs...