<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Re Dr Schmidt’s response to Bas,<div>Libspeak overworded jackassery at its finest.<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><img src="webkit-fake-url://5f487656-0604-46fb-bc8c-c1334f7efebc/imagejpeg"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jan 11, 2021, at 2:19 PM, Ted Schmidt via craic <<a href="mailto:craic@lists.integralshift.ca">craic@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>No basil you’re talking about prayer as it is radically understood being alone, away from the phoney influencers and mass Culturalproduction generally warmed over National consensus.Much of this of course is fermented by the Internet and social platforms which warped the trumpists And lead to catastrophic nonsense</span><br><span></span><br><span>Sent from my iPhone</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Jan 11, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Basil Mangano via craic <<a href="mailto:craic@lists.integralshift.ca">craic@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>By the way, who was my response going to?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Who is on the Crack list?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Bas</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent from my iPhone</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Jan 11, 2021, at 1:57 PM, Basil Mangano <<a href="mailto:basmangano@gmail.com">basmangano@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hello boys,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>The art of corralling herd mentality is not the exclusive domain of fascists. Media is quite adept at it, as can be professors, teachers, priests, etc. It’s one of the susceptibilities of the human animal, and regardless of our individual intelligence quotient, most of us are either drawn, tripped or unconsciously fall into the pool of herd influence at some point, or often, or always.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I aspire to gain the individualist perch of a critical thinker. To not fear rebuke and be willing to question and vet my own thought out positionings. To be willing to shift my perspectives and retain the desire to want to understand the veracity of the foundation on how others come to their perspectives.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>My curiosity must not narrow with age. </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>And now for something totally different, but maybe not too much different as the segue is the mentioning of age. </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I find that when I go on long, brisk walks, or for a slow paced run, I tend to do some excellent thinking. I’m wondering if the greater intake of oxygen during these sessions are stimulating that part of the brain?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I wonder if as people get older and fade into a more sedentary lifestyle, it leads to shallower breathing. </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>With lower oxygen intake, would the available oxygen be distributed primarily to the different organs like heart, liver, lungs, stomach, kidneys, which are required to keep the body alive, and therefore less proportions of oxygen will find it’s way to the parts of the brain that source imagination, and deduction and other cerebral functions. </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Therefore, if those parts of the brain are not adequately oxygenated, will it lead to cellular destruction and a lessening if cognitive and other brain skills. Is it possible that for some people the lack of adequate oxygenation in their older years leads to brain function deterioration?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So again, why do I suggest that thesis?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It just seems to me that when I go walking briskly for more than 30 minutes, or when going on long runs, the only change I notice is that my breathing is deeper, which means I am taking in more oxygen in than I do when I am sitting around or driving my car or generally being sedate.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Yet this activity almost always leads to many more creative thoughts, strategies or deductions than normal.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So one hypothesis would suggest increased oxygen to the brain stimulates the brain and increases brain function.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On the reverse, if it’s true that the brain needs suitable oxygenation, and yet one lapses into an increasingly sedentary lifestyle, can that person be more susceptible to brain cellular degeneration due to the lack of adequate oxygen?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Now, if someone is sedentary but always actively using their thinking skills, do they tend to breath a little deeper to compensate for their oxygen needs? Maybe the difference is subtle. But enough to compensate for the brain’s oxygen needs.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Does any of this make a little sense to you guys?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I mean, when we say the aging process will lead some or many folks to gradually lose some of their cognitive and thinking skills, is it possible that the leading cause of that is the reduction in physical activities and a reduction in oxygen intake?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Food for thought? Or Foolish thought?</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent from my iPhone</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Jan 10, 2021, at 7:53 PM, John Dickie via craic <<a href="mailto:craic@lists.integralshift.ca">craic@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>the lifelong conundrum of civilization, how to achieve your fascist goals as quickly as possible.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Jan 9, 2021, at 10:31 PM, Rob Anderson via craic <<a href="mailto:craic@lists.integralshift.ca">craic@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hitler said: </span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>“A mass rally is designed to switch off the thinking process. Only then would the people be able to accept the magical simplifications before which all resistance crumbles”</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>No doubt, the desire for magical simplifications increases as complexity increases. 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