Hello All,

I'm getting things organized for this day and age.  It seems that the best way to get your ideas out for all to judge is to keep it a secret, everybody loves secrets :-). 

First off, I'm getting slightly disheartened that there are people in my country that continue to choose to support such divisive propaganda, so I'm going to start tagging particular pieces of this propaganda, the meme, with #anotherfinepieceofartfromrussiantrolls

Frankly, I'm tired of the bell-curve only half ass'ing it.  People have become so dense that they cannot fathom another frame of reference, apparently the adage of not judging another person until you have walked a mile in their shoes has been forgotten.

Then, there is the saying that money is the root of all evil...I disagree.  Money is a tool, neither good nor evil, it just is.  No, the root of all evil is greed...greed in ones' time, financial greed, greed for attention, greed for compassion...greed, greed, greed.  I truly believe that if we can get a handle on that within ourselves, the outcome overall will be positive.  I think it is OK to desire something, it is OK to have the drive to be better, but when the compulsions change into greed, our judgements become increasingly clouded, and the costs of such become too great.

As all things, politics shift with time, a once conservative belief could become a liberal one, and vice versa.  In the United States, classically speaking, a "conservative view" is one that sees the application of the law as it is written, whereas a "liberal view" is one that sees the application of the law as it was historically intended.  One viewpoint seems to intend the laws to be re-written as society requires and the other viewpoint seems to intent to have a single law that can carry through societal changes.  Our laws here are written both ways, some inherently conservative intended to expire, some inherently liberal intended to last the test of time.  Overall, even around the world, I would argue that generally speaking, and crossing into the religious world, people value intent in meaning with what is written over what is actually written.  The genius, and the problem, is that intent is subjective...change a few ingredients and now you have two opposite opinions of the intent of what is written. 

That is why it is so important for people to stop half ass'ing it.  People need to try and understand HOW someone came to their conclusions and WHY they believe the things they do, before passing judgement on what their conclusions and beliefs are.  The how and why are more important than the what.

#Profty

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There are a lot of things I like to think about, many in the realm of "what if..."

  • What if, we substitute the word 'Universe' for the word 'God' in the bible, would it seem to truly be a story of us, would it perhaps make more sense?
  • What if, the idea of a universe is contextually attached to an individual self, a soul?
  • What if, time was the gateway to each individual universe interacting with one another?
  • What if, our level of consciousness, our level of self-awareness, drives our ability to control our own universe?

I have so many others that I want to share, so I had to create a "What if..." category!

The things that figuratively keep me up at night are the abstract questions, the ones where the answers exist all around us, just in pieces.  I believe much of that knowledge is buried deep into the traditions we follow daily.  From our laws and rules we build that sets the framework for civilization, to our general understanding of simple constructs, it's time we take another look and finally wake up.

Here's the category link for easier access:  What if...

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I enjoy thinking about a lot of things, I like to take the reality that we see around us and try to explain things that we still aren't quite sure about.  I talk about these things with my friends and family, but I feel as if there may be a larger audience to some of my crazy ideas.

I fancy myself as part philosopher, whereas my particular trade is within the information systems space.  For the better part of the last decade, I've picked up on particular patterns throughout the world.  I realize that my viewpoint is particularly biased towards first-world ideology, however specific happenings, and at times the lack of a reasonable action, leads me to believe that something is driving us to a particular goal.  What that goal is and whom is doing the driving are two facts that elude my capture.

I'm trying to build a view of the world and humanity that is compatible with today.  There is just so much incredible nonsense, that we need some kind of reset, and I hope to be a part of that process.  I hope that how I see things can be imparted on those interested in seeing things from a different perspective.

I've always been told, since I was barely walking, that I view the world around me in a unique way.  I failed my kindergarten entrance exams because I answered the questions and executed the tasks in the manner that was asked, but not in the manner that was expected.  I taught myself unique methods of higher level mathematics in ways that I found simpler than the methods in the textbooks.  I've argued with professors on the finer points of particular physical proofs, displaying a proper methodology and successful result however failing the exam due to using a method never applied to the particular problem presented.  I've even stormed out of a math class, telling the professor to meet me in his office after class because he spent 60 minutes on a mathematical proof, 5 white-boards full of math, and then said oops, that isn't right. I let him know that this math is hard, and he should have already done the proof before he tried to do it on the fly in class.  We were now imprinted with the improper method of solving those types of problems.

Yet, put me in one of those 'easy A' classes, and I struggle immensely.  And please don't misunderstand, I was in no way a straight-A student after my elementary education, my life choices dictated a different path ;-)

I have a hard time understanding how those around me process information.  This at time leads to major misunderstandings in my intent, until of course those people get to know me.  I have, luckily, been blessed with a sociable personality.  With all my 'weirdness,' most would not consider me socially awkward, although some would consider me aggressive with my agendas. 

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Two years ago on April 20th, I “came to” while I was being guided to a stretcher with the remark “Hey guys, what’s goin’ on?” in a very calm and somewhat lackadaisical manner. 

The paramedics started to explain what was going on and I was asked a couple of questions, for which I got one wrong, but not really a big deal.  I understand that if I regain consciousness and there are paramedics around, and I’m standing, and I’m being cooperative, and I walked myself down the stairs…I’m probably OK and the whole ambulance ride is a formality.  I could see that my wife was a little distressed, so I knew something happened.

Turns out I had a grand mal seizure.  The doctor said that it was likely caused by general stress, the car accident I was in a few months prior, or from a bug bite which I got when I was working in the yard.  I was told that a single seizure in a persons life is not uncommon.

I mention this just as a point of reference, a starting point so to speak.  This journey that I am on, and will take you with me, will be weird.  It will challenge your understanding of yourself and those around you.  It will be confusing, and may not particularly like what I have to say, but I challenge you to suspend initial disbelief and just think…

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