censorednomore (34)in #children • 7 years agoParents with Learning DisabilitiesThere is a lot of popular attention to help children with attention deficit/hyperactivity or other learning problems, but adults may suffer from the same difficulties. The…censorednomore (34)in #life • 7 years agoReal FreedomDifferent people have different ideas about how much freedom is desirable, and when in the lifespan freedom should begin. Traditionally, children were considered the property of…censorednomore (34)in #photography • 7 years agoMondello, Italycensorednomore (34)in #life • 7 years agoSex, Love, and HysteriaThe word “hysteria” commonly refers to irrational feelings or behavior, whether directed toward some specific stimulus or free-floating hysteria toward multiple possible stimuli.…censorednomore (34)in #photography • 7 years agoSegesta, Sicilycensorednomore (34)in #politics • 7 years agoPropaganda and EducationAn important question that should be faced by libertarians, anarchists, and anyone else interested in freedom of speech is: where does voluntary persuasion end, and coercive…censorednomore (34)in #sex • 7 years agoPolyamory: the Virtue of Multiple ParentsA polyamorous family consists of more than two adults and may have several children who are not necessarily related to each other biologically. What makes a family polyamorous is…censorednomore (34)in #sex • 7 years agoThe Rind Study: censoredThe belief that sexual “seduction” of children is usually seriously harmful was popularized by Freud over 100 years ago, based on his observations of 18 hysterical patients (1).…censorednomore (34)in #sex • 7 years agoEmotional Incest“She was very controlling, very manipulative. She ruled like a dictator…When I got to high school and learned about [Hitler], I thought, Oh my God, he must be related to my…censorednomore (34)in #sex • 7 years agoNudity and the Halo EffectWhenever someone defends nudity, the traditional assumption is that the writer is probably a bad person: possibly a sex maniac, and maybe even a devil-worshiper. Conversely, when…censorednomore (34)in #politics • 7 years agoDangerous KnowledgeOne of the most dangerous things about the Internet is that common citizens are becoming too well-informed. In the past knowledge was a privilege of the rich, since all books…censorednomore (34)in #politics • 7 years agoSex, Morality and the LawEverybody has moral beliefs or judgments about what sexual conduct is right or wrong. Some of those beliefs become encoded into laws that everyone is expected to obey, on pain of…censorednomore (34)in #health • 7 years agoNocturia and Sodium-Potassium BalanceTable salt (sodium chloride) has gotten a lot of bad press in recent years, due to the discovery that high sodium intake is associated with cardio-vascular disease. The average…censorednomore (34)in #introduceyourself • 7 years agointroduceyourselfI was born in the NYC area and graduated from the University of Wisconsin. Philosophy was my main subject of study but my official major was in the department of French and…