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Semantics: Procedural Rationality vs. Substantive Rationality
[DISCLAIMER] The Words We Use Matter: On Feelings When providing psychoeducational lessons on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), I encourage people to consider that the words we use matter. Now, I invite you to contemplate the rationale underlying this conclusion. Regarding my approach to care for mental, emotional, and behavioral health (collectively “mental health”), I invite people to consider scripts which are rational (in accordance with both logic and reaso
Deric Hollings
Jul 1914 min read
Down the Rabbit Hole
[ DISCLAIMER ] Earlier, when listening to an electronic dance music (EDM) DJ set by Pivot Back , I heard him spin the track “ Rabbit Hole ” (2024) by Marsh and featuring ALLKNIGHT . Presumably, the song is a reference to the phrase “down the rabbit hole,” about which one source states: “Down the rabbit hole” is an English-language idiom or trope which refers to getting deep into something, or ending up somewhere strange. Lewis Carroll introduced the phrase as the titl
Deric Hollings
Feb 225 min read
Moral Panic: The Irrationality of Slogans Such as "Believe Women" and "Believe Victims"
[ DISCLAIMER ] Personal Anecdote The above photo is of me—the left: taken during seventh or eighth grade, and the right: taken during adulthood. When living in the Southwest Cottage of a children’s home in both seventh and eighth grade, I was placed in a residential setting due to financial insupportability. While there, I began intimate partner relationships with two girls who lived in the coed cottage. If memory serves, girl X was in my grade and girl Y was one grade
Deric Hollings
Feb 1619 min read
Social Contagion
[ DISCLAIMER ] “Things are done differently down here” When assigned to Marine Security Guard (MSG) detachment (det) Lima, Peru (2000-2001), I was ignorant about my role in support of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other United States (U.S.) federal law enforcement entities (“ spooks ”) in the country. Eventually, I learned. During one MSG det function (social gathering hosted by Marines for U.S. embassy personnel) I was approached by a female (“person X”
Deric Hollings
Feb 911 min read
Poisoning the Well
[ DISCLAIMER ] The Satanic panic In a blogpost entitled The Dark One , I noted that in my childhood my late mom dabbled in black magic . It was around that time that I learned of Aleister Crowley and his alleged use of sex magic with children. This is a well-discussed topic among some magic practitioners. Admittedly, I have the vaguest knowledge, wisdom, and understanding about this topic. Furthermore, I don’t care to learn more about the matter. Additionally, it’s
Deric Hollings
Feb 316 min read
There Is No War in Ba Sing Se
[ DISCLAIMER ] According to one source , “For months, Attorney General Pam Bondi promised the release of documents on the disgraced...
Deric Hollings
Jul 8, 20258 min read
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