I made it my blog name because it sounds funny, not because I think philosophy is that simple.

Hmm? I try to reply to all replies. That’s what I have reply to replies for. Looking through my tumblog, I don’t see any posts you’ve replied to, so maybe it’s a glitch. If you meant if you reblogged it, there’s no guarantee I’m going to see that. I’ve gotten to the point where I follow too many people to catch up on my whole dash. I did reblog your reblog of the nuclear thing, though.

If you really want me to respond to something that I missed because I was offline, just shoot me an ask saying you reblogged “the post about XYZ.” (I’d say send the URL, but tumblr doesn’t let you do that anymore, now does it.)

Good question. For me, mostly through learning style, social tendencies, lack of automatic respect for authority, and body language. Based on your wording, you probably already realize this, but to anyone else who reads this: my particular symptoms in no way reflect the entirety or even the majority of Asperger’s diagnosees; it is a widely differential disease.

Now, to describe in more detail,

1. I learn very quickly and the first time I hear it, especially abstract facts. I very easily and automatically connect concepts in my mind. Causal relationships are very easy for me to understand, and to learn math, I must understand the theory. (I have to know why A=pi*r², not just that it does. I often create proofs for mathematical concepts, completely on my own.)
2. In terms of sociality, I am introverted and antisocial by nature, however I never feel self-pity for this; sociality is not naturally appealing to me. However, I have mostly overcome this through treatment. Though I have preserved all of my previous introversion, I have learned the proper ways to engage in social activities, though I still do not seek them out with earnest.
3. One of the more interesting symptoms in Asperger’s diagnosees is lack of natural respect for authority. Even before full logic and reason develop, many children do not respect authority figures until they think they have earned the respect. I exhibited this throughout my life. I never had the childish fear of stepping out of bounds.
4. I still have trouble with body language. It is very easy for me to understand it, in fact, like many Asperger’s diagnosees, I understand it better than normal people. However, I do not naturally mirror it properly. I have had people ask me, bluntly, “do you hate me? You always look at me with a scowl.” Of course, I have no idea I’m doing it, and my body language doesn’t reflect my internal emotion unless I consciously make it. (This also contributes to my higher than normal ability to lie. Deceit comes naturally for me.)

CONGRATULATIONS! As the asker of a question that has been asked way too times now and a victim of the unfortunate phenomenon of my search box not working, you shall be the first entry in the FAQ page I will now be creating! I’ve considered making one for a while, but I didn’t feel like going trough my archives to find the old answers.

So, here it is: it represents transhumanistic-manifest panspermialism. It is drawn as an open circle with three upwardly radiating lines, covered by an arch. The circle represents where we are now, and its openness the perpetual deficit of knowledge that drives the search for more. The lines represent postmodern panspermia, the spread of humanity throughout the universe. The arch represents unity of species and approach to perfection achieved by transhumanism. However, since perfection can never be reached, it is not a line but an arch: perpetually expanding, pushed by the forces of panspermia.

I’m not romantically attracted to males, nor am I usually sexually attracted to males, but there are exceptions. But I didn’t write “bisexual” because I’m not bisexual, and I’m not going to devalue the label for people that actually are, like so many teenagers who have the same teenage impulses do. The only difference between me and the typical teenager that identifies as purely “straight” is that I don’t reject the impulses because “hurr durr dat’s gay.” Not that I’m saying there aren’t teenagers who are purely straight, they are just in the minority, really.

YES

YES THERE ARE

I ATE SOME BURGERS THE OTHER DAY, SO YEAH.

ALSO

I’M SOCIALLY INEPT AND INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED

THAT COUNTS TOO.