Great reads! IMHO, the historical perspectives presented here are some of the most informative and interesting on the internet, an oasis in the desert.
Aristotle said the job of a scientist is to discover facts, and the job of a philosopher is to ponder those facts. In these wrought times, it is a most critical step to present accurate, u…
Great reads! IMHO, the historical perspectives presented here are some of the most informative and interesting on the internet, an oasis in the desert.
Aristotle said the job of a scientist is to discover facts, and the job of a philosopher is to ponder those facts. In these wrought times, it is a most critical step to present accurate, usable knowledge; it is a giant leap to add meaning.
To find the deeper significance in this swirling maelstrom of deliberate ignorance and malfeasance engulfing the world today requires dedication, hard work, and an open mind. It's no easy task to get at the true motives of the people behind all the scary headlines. Worldwide climate disasters, wars and rumors of wars, extreme wealth disparity, dwindling resources, and even the destruction of democracy itself are the inevitable effects of manmade causes. So, just what the hell are the stupid, greedy bastards who made all this everyone's new depressing reality really thinking anyway, if anything, beyond the shallowest, most self-centered thoughts imaginable?
But more importantly, what are they feeling, and why? Until those ugly feelings and truly insane thoughts based on all those negative emotions are fully aired out and clearly understood by as many people as possible, the major rift in this country and those occurring in other influential democracies, as well as the discontent on the rise in autocratic countries suffering under minority rule, will only get worse, feeding on the host like cancer.
Yet, this is not about some godawful civil war raging against some fascist machine in some future wasteland; this is dystopia right now!
And the psychological roots run deep. The outward events destroying democracy -- indeed, the world -- are the poisonous fruits of the inward turmoil raging in people's minds. At this late date, on the brink of destruction, those are the hidden facts humans must now discover and ponder. There is no other choice that is not based on delusion.
Great reads! IMHO, the historical perspectives presented here are some of the most informative and interesting on the internet, an oasis in the desert.
Aristotle said the job of a scientist is to discover facts, and the job of a philosopher is to ponder those facts. In these wrought times, it is a most critical step to present accurate, usable knowledge; it is a giant leap to add meaning.
To find the deeper significance in this swirling maelstrom of deliberate ignorance and malfeasance engulfing the world today requires dedication, hard work, and an open mind. It's no easy task to get at the true motives of the people behind all the scary headlines. Worldwide climate disasters, wars and rumors of wars, extreme wealth disparity, dwindling resources, and even the destruction of democracy itself are the inevitable effects of manmade causes. So, just what the hell are the stupid, greedy bastards who made all this everyone's new depressing reality really thinking anyway, if anything, beyond the shallowest, most self-centered thoughts imaginable?
But more importantly, what are they feeling, and why? Until those ugly feelings and truly insane thoughts based on all those negative emotions are fully aired out and clearly understood by as many people as possible, the major rift in this country and those occurring in other influential democracies, as well as the discontent on the rise in autocratic countries suffering under minority rule, will only get worse, feeding on the host like cancer.
Yet, this is not about some godawful civil war raging against some fascist machine in some future wasteland; this is dystopia right now!
And the psychological roots run deep. The outward events destroying democracy -- indeed, the world -- are the poisonous fruits of the inward turmoil raging in people's minds. At this late date, on the brink of destruction, those are the hidden facts humans must now discover and ponder. There is no other choice that is not based on delusion.