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13 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 03 December 2013 02:46PM

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Comment author: chaosmage 04 December 2013 11:35:40AM 1 point [-]

I put online a video that is a "spiritual atheist" ritual/meditation that very reliably gives people deep experiences entirely free of superstition, by using techniques of mindfulness meditation and NLP.

It also obeys a stricter set of formal rules than almost anything of its length ever published in the English language: strict common meter, double rhymes, no first or second person singular (so it can be spoken in unison, ceremonially) and strictly facts-only with only the slightest use of metaphor.

I've released it into the public domain, and it is the first of seven of its kind: the Seven Secular Sermons.

Please see it, upvote it, send the link, react to it, remix it etc.

Comment author: drethelin 06 December 2013 01:31:30AM *  3 points [-]

consider hiring a voice actor who does not sound so unbearably smug.

Edit- I think this is the primary reason Katydee was so offput by the video.

Comment author: chaosmage 06 December 2013 09:41:37AM *  2 points [-]

It this point, any native speaker of English would probably be an improvement!

My hope to find such, or even trained voice actors, to speak the text is part of the reason I put it into the public domain. If you, or anyone, would like to do a better performance, please go ahead and outclass me.

I will find (a) trained voice actor(s) for it eventually. But since this project has barely started (I have six more Sermons to write), I'm not in a hurry about that.