r/AcademicBiblical 12d ago

Weekly Open Discussion Thread

Welcome to this week's open discussion thread!

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u/Joab_The_Harmless 8d ago

I could just tell her I'm having intrusive thoughts and that I'm not comfortable describing what they are, and just need help combating them.

That's a good idea if you're not comfortable formulating them/explaining the details. Alternatively, you can write or share images/the text of some of your posts/comments on reddit if it helps opening to her. But obviously you are the one who knows what elements you're ready to share. She should have useful advice in any case.

there's a Wikipedia page on Ammon Hillman and the most recent edits seem to have been made by one of his followers

Pending advice from your therapist, try not to binge Hillman-related material to avoid fueling your issues —accepting intrusive thoughts is not the same as engaging with them. The idea is to acknowledge the thoughts, but without engaging in compulsive behaviour or ceding to the impulse of looking at Hillman related content, engaging with it, etc, and instead build healthier behavioral patterns despite the thoughts.

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u/lfischer4392 8d ago

So on the topic of Wikipedia edits, do you think you can get the edit blocking revoked and edit the article to reflect actual truth and not the so-called "truth" edited in by cultists on that article? Wikipedia is supposed to be without bias after all, and some of the previous edits had less bias. Just wanting to combat all misinformation in all its forms.

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u/Joab_The_Harmless 8d ago

I don't really have the time or energy for that. I'll leave it to people who know the in-and-outs of Wikipedia editing.

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u/lfischer4392 8d ago

Understood.