Ok so I've been meaning to ask this for a while now. I've been trying to find the origins of some of the most universal symbology that's been used in ancient cults since the dawn of our species. Stuff that appears over and over again in ancient texts, rites and depictions regardless of culture or time period, and for most of them there's relatively simple explanations:
>dragons
Dragons are just the mythified (is that a word?) version of snakes, and snakes are humanity's oldest predator. Our fear of snakes goes back so far long before we even stood upright, but snakes have also been observed to shed their skin (regeneration) and disappear into nothingness that we can't help but ascribe supernatural/magical abilities to them. >vampires
Humans quickly understood that blood is a vital life fluid, so naturally anything involving it would mean a de- or increase in ones mortality, but the most likely origin of the "vampire" idea is probably bats or insects which suck blood from animals. >flood myth
Most likely because of the end of the ice age causing a lot of rivers and shores to literally flood, which ancient people observed. >messiah figure born on 24/25th december
"Basic" astronomy, sun worship is one of - if not THE oldest forms of cultism, makes sense ot make the central hero of your religion synonymous with one of the most important pagan holidays. >heaven and hell
Basic "good vs bad" dichotomy, going along the intrinsic human notion of up=good, down=bad (thumbs up/thumbs down etc).
Only one problem... where the FUCK do giants come into this? Every major religion and mythology has them. All the other things I mentioned all stem from real-life phenomena, you can see where they come from even if they've evolved over millenia. We have 0 (zero) historical evidence of giant hominids running around 8000 years ago, and yet the Torah, the Bible, the Edda and shitloads of other ancient texts and legends speak of them. What gives? What are they not telling us?
I would like to break up the subject into more speicifc pieces.
Why hasn't anyone thought of this theory for ADHD?
1. ADHD Type 1
There are some people who are actually born with downregulated dopamine receptors/transporters. They tend to do things to increase stimulation such as wreckless driving, impulse, etc. (as a child)
Think of it like a type 1 diabetic. Type 1 Diabetics don't product insulin, they were like this at birth.
Medication + Therapy is best course of action.
2. ADHD Type 2
Enivornmental onset ADHD. There are people who are constantly overstimulated. Dopamine receptors downregulate, and now normal things can't stimulate them. Therefor, a sudden increase in stimulating activites will occur (wreckless driving, impulse, etc.)
Think of this like a type 2 diabetic. They used to produce a ton of insulin but environmental factors caused an inability (such as eating too much sugar, and chronically raising it), causes the receptors to downregulate. In this case, it's social media, chronic internet use, masturbation,etc.
Usually, depression is coupled with this type.
Doctors and the medical establishment don't see a difference here. And will treat it the exact same way. Dopaminergic drugs. But here is the catch. Type 1 barely had any dopamine receptors to downregulate. Type 2 has pleanty more.
Wouldn't the best way to "cure" type 2 ADHD would be to simply remove the source of overstimulation instead of adding to it? Upregulation of dopamine receptors is possible and happens in recovering addicts. Could it be that those who have this syndrome/disease are just chronic social media/online users. I'm not saying that those who have type 2 are lazy, or not feeling as if they have lack of focus or whatever. They do. But could the treatment be different, and actually yield long term, lasting results.
Hi, I stumbled upon a relative’s blood analysis and was curious to know their health condition. I haven’t seen them in years.
What they wrote is as follows:
- GGT: 110
- CDT: 2,2
- Takes 50 mg of methadone
- Takes Rivotril
- Has Hepatitis C
They used to be (or maybe still are) a heroin addict.
Also, does them taking Rivotril mean they suffer from epilepsy?
Are there five, or eight official characteristics of life?
I remember only learning about 5 in school, but when I looked it up recently, people said there were eight, so which is it /sci/?
I saw one of these in the Atlantic yesterday. Rose out of the water without a sound, paused for about 20 seconds, then shot into the sky at a fucking unbelievable speed. It looked pretty much identical to Fravor's description except the things on the bottom were extended down like spikes instead of folded. If it's an American black project, it's easily the most impressive thing ever made by human hands. Nothing comes close.
How would you feel about mandatory RISUG/vasalgel injections for boys at puberty to stop teen pregnancies? The vasalgel can be removed when the boy is in his 20s.
Have you cheated during your time as an undergraduate and graduate? Cheating is to be defined as using your phone during a exam and or having preemptive knowledge of what will be on an exam due to studying from a former exam which was acquired without the professor's knowledge.
