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American military leaders have been very successful in their task to create combat-effective units. In response to the War Department's World War II research that revealed that less than 25% of riflemen fired their weapons in combat, the military instituted training techniques--such as fire commands, battle drills, and realistic marksmanship ranges--that resulted in much improved combat firing rates. In the Korean War, 55% of the riflemen fired their weapons at the enemy, and by the Vietnam War that rate had increased to 90%.
Originally posted by Tazkven
In the end it is up to you to decide what you believe in and are comfortable with and maybe you need to have an honest discussion with him about it.
It is easy to say there is nothing to fear, however if one simply shrugs it off, the fear is allowed to lay dormant inside the subconscious mind.
Originally posted by TrueBrit
If I had the oppertunity to observe the fellow myself, I wouldnt have said anything until I had done so.
Ma'm, it pains me to say this, but your fellow appears to have become obsessed
And by that I dont mean a passing fad that he will shake off
Thankfully, this disorder can be treated with medication at that point, but it is recomended that one takes extreme care about such things.
With any psychological disorder there is the element of the unexpected, so even though your man might not precisely conform to the path I have outlined, it is still reasonable to assume that he has lost some vital element of his mental underpinning.
However, a few years ago a fellow named Jared Lee Loughner shot Garielle Giffords in the head. He killed six people,wounding thirteen, including Giffords, in an assassination attempt on her life (though Lord alone knows why). He was a member of our community here at ATS. A member who had shown CLEAR signs of being in the midst of a psychotic event.
Although I realise that the situation could be argued to be different, I think we have a responsibility to be vigilant where these sorts of things are concerned.
Originally posted by gortex
reply to post by SyntheticPerception
It is easy to say there is nothing to fear, however if one simply shrugs it off, the fear is allowed to lay dormant inside the subconscious mind.
Not if there is no fear to lay dormant , its nonsensical to fear something that doesn't exist , 2012 , Niburu ,shape shifting reptilian aliens are all constructs of peoples minds and we have no more need to fear them as we do Goblins and Elves or any fictional boogeyman .
edit on 8-11-2012 by gortex because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by gortex
reply to post by SyntheticPerception
It is easy to say there is nothing to fear, however if one simply shrugs it off, the fear is allowed to lay dormant inside the subconscious mind.
Not if there is no fear to lay dormant , its nonsensical to fear something that doesn't exist , 2012 , Niburu ,shape shifting reptilian aliens are all constructs of peoples minds and we have no more need to fear them as we do Goblins and Elves or any fictional boogeyman .
edit on 8-11-2012 by gortex because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by gortex
On the plus side its only a few weeks to go so he may come to his senses when he realizes nothings happened and its all rubbish .... if not seek help
Originally posted by SyntheticPerception
Just the fact that (whether we as individuals believe anything or not will happen) all the collective attention of humanity will be focused on a "possible" event, maybe never seen before on such a large scale.. If you believe consciousness creates then our collective consciousness at that moment in time will be "synched" on the event, even if on a subconscious level.
Originally posted by TrueBrit
reply to post by Spiro
I love a good conspiracy, but I dont fill a vehicle with supplies, and nor do I talk about them SO much that I alienate and scare the hell out of the people I love over it! That would be a sign of something being deeply wrong. Deep concern is not just warranted here, but absolutely necessary. There must never be another example of blatant ignorance of the possibility of a psychological issue coming to a dangerous head, that could have been averted by this membership. Its enough of a travesty that such an august body of thinkers as we have here managed to miss ONE potentially dangerous situation while it was evidently brewing, and it must never happen again.
If that means putting the wind up someone to make DAMN sure there is nothing worrying happening, then thats what it takes. I wont loose nearly as much sleep over that, as I might over saying nothing.edit on 8-11-2012 by TrueBrit because: grammar edit
Originally posted by ZetaRediculian
Originally posted by SyntheticPerception
Just the fact that (whether we as individuals believe anything or not will happen) all the collective attention of humanity will be focused on a "possible" event, maybe never seen before on such a large scale.. If you believe consciousness creates then our collective consciousness at that moment in time will be "synched" on the event, even if on a subconscious level.
Most people I talk to have no clue about this "large scale event". Even if If they are vaguely familiar with this, they don't even know what date its supposed to occur. If your world view only consists of ATS, your perception might be ...Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived
Originally posted by SyntheticPerception
Not sure why you have chosen my words here to pick apart. I would like to mention you have made some big assumptions on your part. My "world view" is not based off of this site, perhaps you should look in the mirror so to speak.
I was a very logical minded person, until a "contact" by something I can not explained changed the way I view the world around me. I did not come here looking for "information" I joined to be part of a community. I get my information from myself, I take things into meditation and contemplate "truths". I have been a member here for less than a month. Maybe you have been basing your "world view" from material on here, but not me.
The "large scale event" was me simply saying the majority of people on this planet will have at least heard of the 2012 date. Collectively consciousness will be aware of a certain date. If you seem to find a need to argue about that statement then perhaps ask your self why you felt the need to make assumptions about who I am or how I base my world view.
It's not awesome. It's boring and I wish I had more interesting people around...which is why I come here.
That is awesome most of the people you talk to have never heard of the 2012 date. Congratulations to you and your company. I was simply stating a good group of people on the planet today will have at least heard of this date being "significant" or possibly something "bad" happening.
Again not sure why you decided to misinterpret my words and and then accuse my world view being "Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived" as you put it.
syn·thet·ic (sn-thtk)
adj.
1. Relating to, involving, or of the nature of synthesis.
2. Chemistry Produced by synthesis, especially not of natural origin.
3.
a. Not natural or genuine; artificial or contrived: "counterfeit rhetoric that flourishes when passions are synthetic" (George F. Will).
b. Prepared or made artificially: synthetic leather. See Synonyms at artificial.
myself just threw a shoe at my head and said "leave me alone! I want to go to bed!"
Perhaps you should ask yourself that question. You have been a member here longer than myself, so it word stand to reason your "world view" is based more on ATS material than my own. I have been on this site for roughly 3 weeks maybe.
Thanks. But everytime I look into a mirror like this, there is another guy holding a mirror! and I can never get a straight answer from that guy.
Best wishes to you regardless. I just ask next time you decide to make sweeping generalizations about other members and make assumptions, maybe look in the mirror and see where those assumptions came from.