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The Health & Wellness Show: Role Models: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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Fri, 19 May 2017 15:00 UTC

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As a social species, human beings are highly influenced by the people in their immediate environment and the world at large. Role models, whether they be parents, teachers, neighbors, celebrities or world leaders, provide us with an example of personal development and serve as motivators to help us reach our goals. Personal success depends on behaving in certain ways and not behaving in other ways so on this episode of the Health and Wellness we'll discuss the topic of role models -- those who inspire us to great heights as well as those who set a bad example.

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Highland Fleet Lute · 2017-05-19T17:08:14Z

You know you're talking to an organic portal when they start talking about 'role models'.

Crucial to the concept of 'role models' is this fallacious idea that morality is an 'add on', that morality can exist on a 'fake it 'til you make it' basis. You only have to look at generation SJW to see the kind of evil that results in.

The Fourth Way teaches that morality comes from conscience. In The Fourth Way, conscience is not add-on, rather, it's something innate that must be uncovered. Therefore, what all this pushing of the concept of 'role models' is really about is smothering the potential of the soul.

Divide By Zero · 2017-05-19T21:48:02Z

Highland Fleet Lute Good point, same for authoritarian followers which may be one and the same.

I think the soul G referred to is really psychological no need for spiritual ideas, like in the tv series Westworld, we learn that true self awareness comes about from suffering to the point where there is only a place to face yourself.

The followers having no real inner struggle, follow the path of least resistance, which in many cases odds to put their faith and hope in idealism: some times represented by "heroes"

Ruth · 2017-05-20T09:30:45Z

Highland Fleet Lute I disagree, I think the concept of 'role models' can work with both OPs and non OPs. Of course if you look at the quality of an OPs response to a role model it will be mechanical, two dimensional, unquestioning and accepting. Kind of like programming a person.

A non OPs reaction to a role model will have much more depth and thought to it.

There for when it comes to being a role model, maybe it's more likely that a non OP would be one, than an OP? That would make sense to me, because OPs do tend to copy, rather than initiate.

Divide By Zero · 2017-05-20T13:12:16Z

Ruth Yeah, the op would trend to idolize and see the role model as someone superhuman or supernatural, while the rest would appreciate certain qualities or actions knowing that it's a person like them.

It was said that the major mythology of religion appeals to the op's, like Jesus being higher than human. I wonder if it also applies to the current trend of blindly thinking of aliens and other hyperdimensional entities as benevolent..

gdpetti · 2017-05-20T00:40:26Z

Of course, our primary role models are always our parents/guardians... for better or for worse:

Baby fed 'alternative' diet weighed less than 10lbs when he died with a totally empty stomach

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/baby-gluten-free-diet-dies-underweight-less-10-pound-lbs-lucas-beveren-belgium-a7740161.html

Niall · 2017-05-22T20:09:14Z

Don't get too hung up on the term 'role model'. People are always - and largely unconsciously - imitating others. It's hardwired in us; mirror neurons and all that. The question is; can we train that tendency to select 'better role models'? And then, of course, a second question is; what is a 'better role model?' As things currently stand, for example, an increasing number of grotesquely-tattooed tranny sex slaves are being raised in the West - because they're aping such role models. Is everyone down with that?

Highland Fleet Lute · 2017-05-22T22:50:24Z

"Don't get too hung up on the term 'role model'. People are always - and largely unconsciously - imitating others. It's hardwired in us; mirror neurons and all that."

That's called 'false personality', Niall, but hey - you're driving.

"The question is; can we train that tendency to select 'better role models'?"

Oh what, you mean 'good' false personality?

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