philosophy
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A most miserable happiness
I’m a big fan of reality, telling the truth, representing yourself as the flawed human you are rather than the modern overprotected ego creation I described in earlier posts. For this reason I am often drawn to the philosophy written by critical thinkers. The masters of suspicion as Roderick references some of them in one Continue reading
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Respect
What would be the reason behind recognising that something that is not important to you, is in fact important to someone else? I watch a lot of movies, and in some of them I find moments of great wisdom that I suspect the writer deliberately included, stuff I think we all absorb and consider subconsciously. Continue reading
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The Gatekeepers
I have a theory, I often do, that each thing a person wishes to be or do involves a process where other persons get to use their power to either restrict or enable them, in doing or becoming. If I was to give this a name I would say “gatekeeping”. The ‘gatekeepers’ are they that Continue reading
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Do what you can
My partner Em worries about things she cannot change, at least not by her small participation in them. Problems with humanity, problems that can be solved but never are, mainly because nobody with the power to is willing to take the steps, or exert the influence, that could make a difference. I often think about Continue reading
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I met an horrific person
A car crashes and people die, the witnesses tell people how they felt about what happened, what a surprise it was to them that it happened, how they were ill prepared for it happening, how it has potentially impacted the thing that they were on their way to do. It’s almost impossible for them to Continue reading
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Keep people as pets?
People are not property, or are they? A person cannot own another person, but they can control another person through processes of coercion or manipulation. In every situation, your choice to participate is based on a negotiation in the form of an offer that meets your wish, a manipulation that meets some need, or in Continue reading
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Unfreedom
I don’t watch reality TV to be entertained or aroused, I watch to see the opposition to Maslow’s actualisation. These people have become culture, and willingly, they run towards it arms wide open, they are utterly unfree as far as I am concerned because they wish to be adored, admired, and inspirational for no other Continue reading
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Democracy avoidance
Governments tend to democratise only that which they can win, this is not a quote, it is my opinion from observations I have made, I will explain what I mean by way of a few examples for you to consider… Wind farms are voted on – a wind farm location can be blocked by local Continue reading
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The human flaw
The ability to be swayed by a flawed argument because we are more likely to be persuaded by what we FEEL rather than what is true. Objectivity is found in not having a gain or a deficit in outcome, this negates much of the philosophy of the common person since the issues they philosophise about Continue reading
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Nothing random
I’m going to have a go at something tough, free will verses determinism.. Some folks think we make choices and decisions, some think we are merely reacting to stimulus and our choices are predictable, as if we would always do the thing we think we are choosing, and some believe that everything is determined because Continue reading
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