Just as the Obama administration has determined that obesity needs to be regulated, guess what Australia has the exact same idea. In Australia they want to regulate food the same way that they regulate tobacco. For people who believe these are the end times, in Revelations it says that in the last days they will outlaw marriage and the eating of meat. ROFL, well we have outlawed marriage, gay marriage and now we are going to outlaw meat. Watch you will not be able to buy meat on certain days in the future.
I return to what I said earlier. The government was not created to tell me what to eat. It is filthy for elected officials to believe that it is reasonable to invade every aspect of our lives to deny any area as private.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Articles on why you cannot trust your eyes
There was an experiment to test if people noticed things that did not belong. The experiment is being talked about a lot currently and variations of it are being shown. You have to wait for the end of the video.
What is the message we are being led to believe? What conclusions do people draw. The first article says that we see what we want to see, that implies that we cannot trust our beliefs. The fact is that people miss the gorilla because they are focused elsewhere. We only see a percentage of the world, our ability to observe is limited by our senses. I cannot see in ultraviolet spectrum, some people cannot see a wide range of colors.
It is not that we cannot observe properly, it is that our ability to observe is limited. What was left out of the experiment was that people could accurately count the number of times the people tossed the ball, what they were asked to focus on. The promise made in the first article is that if you relax and observe the big picture you are more likely to be lucky and get cookies. To not observe things too closely.
I am a big believer in a different approach. Most people decide what cookies they want and then begin building a belief set and understanding that appears the most likely to achieve their goal, ignoring things that are not "relevant". I believe we should observe the totality, gestalt philosophy, after getting the big picture we then drill down to individual aspects with no regard for the outcome. The intent is understanding not acquisition.
We will never have complete understanding; but, is our intent to use our understanding to get cookies or to grow? If we seek understanding for it's own sake we will get cookies because we will understand how things work better, it is a natural result.
I was talking to someone recently about such things. Specifically we were discussing people who have foot fetishes or like to dress up like furry woodland creatures and have sex. Neither I nor the person I was speaking to were attracted to such activities and the activities themselves were not what we were discussing. What intrigued me was how they got there.
I know there are many men with foot fetishes, I have no opinion on it one way or the other. What I have never been able to figure out is what led to the fetish. How do people come to associate sexiness with feet? Understanding it is not likely to me getting anything, I don't have a foot fixation. It is not likely to help me overcome any problems; but, it might help me to understand others who are different than me and that has value.
The one thing that pushes ignorance the most is the search for relevance. The refusal to understand or care about anything that does not increase our chances of getting goodies. Quiet contemplation has value in and of itself, increasing our understanding of the world.
Two websites that I regularly visit are "The Anomalist" and "The Fortean Times". They regularly post on the bizarre. I particularly like it when the link to stories about fish falling from the sky. The standard answer is that it is caused by waterspouts taking up fish from the sea and then depositing them miles away. As Charles Fort pointed out, if that was the cause how come we don't see a variety of fish fall, it is always limited to one type per incident.
Now answering this question may have no value to me, it is just amusing. It is the gorilla observation test. Most people would not even bother to read about fish falling from the sky and if they did they would accept the explanation without examining it because it has no relevance to their lives. To examine the question gets in the way of chasing cookies. We are becoming a society that spends all it's time chasing cookies, especially in the realm of entertainment and pleasure. As a consequence our understanding of the world becomes more and more limited.
In the book "Faust" there is a professor who creates a little man just to see if he can. That is not a search for understanding, doing things just to see if we can is not a search for understanding it is dismissive of the impact on others, it is prideful and an abomination. Frankenstein is a good example of this type of investigation.
The Chinese are reportedly gene splicing human genes with animals. The alleged purpose is to create hybrids. We have seen Stephen Hawking call for similar changes, improvements in humans through gene modification. Others call for modifying humans using technology. Both are forms of transhumanism and I have posted on that previously with links. They claim that in order for people to keep up with the changes in the world we will need to modify ourselves. One transhumanist stated that people who are not allowed to have these modifications will be at a disadvantage and be seen as handicapped in getting the cookies of this world.
The idea that we are not good enough and need shortcuts to survive is dangerous. We are what matters and our personal evolution must come with understanding. Wisdom and understanding have no shortcuts, learning is a process. I can train someone through repetition; but understanding does not follow. Understanding comes through learning and experience, it focuses on a things impact on others.
People too often trade understanding for cookies, free will for comfort and love for sex. Law school is very demanding, you read hundreds of pages a day and are constantly questioned on everything you believe. It is not fun, it is hard work. In fact Law School is an unpleasant experience. I went to Law School with no intent to practice law, I wanted the understanding and it has helped in my career. Many of my fellow students could not understand why I would put myself through such a thing. In fact one fellow student offered to lend me the money to take a Bar Review course because he thought I should become a lawyer.
I graduated with honors and could take the bar exam if I wished, I have no such wish. I did take the exam once right after I graduated because I thought I should, I missed passing by a few points. Because it was not what I wanted for a career I never took it again and it has been 25 years. What I learned in Law School has enriched my life in so many ways, it has broadened my understanding. The hard work that went into graduating pays me back every day in ways that I could not have anticipated and that is the beauty of the thing.
We have an amazing world around us, it is full of so many wonderful puzzles. The world and the universe have an unlimited number of puzzles to solve, we may not solve them all correctly; but, it is about the journey. The journey should be one of discovery for that promotes the most growth. At least that is what I am striving for. Be well.
What is the message we are being led to believe? What conclusions do people draw. The first article says that we see what we want to see, that implies that we cannot trust our beliefs. The fact is that people miss the gorilla because they are focused elsewhere. We only see a percentage of the world, our ability to observe is limited by our senses. I cannot see in ultraviolet spectrum, some people cannot see a wide range of colors.
It is not that we cannot observe properly, it is that our ability to observe is limited. What was left out of the experiment was that people could accurately count the number of times the people tossed the ball, what they were asked to focus on. The promise made in the first article is that if you relax and observe the big picture you are more likely to be lucky and get cookies. To not observe things too closely.
I am a big believer in a different approach. Most people decide what cookies they want and then begin building a belief set and understanding that appears the most likely to achieve their goal, ignoring things that are not "relevant". I believe we should observe the totality, gestalt philosophy, after getting the big picture we then drill down to individual aspects with no regard for the outcome. The intent is understanding not acquisition.
We will never have complete understanding; but, is our intent to use our understanding to get cookies or to grow? If we seek understanding for it's own sake we will get cookies because we will understand how things work better, it is a natural result.
I was talking to someone recently about such things. Specifically we were discussing people who have foot fetishes or like to dress up like furry woodland creatures and have sex. Neither I nor the person I was speaking to were attracted to such activities and the activities themselves were not what we were discussing. What intrigued me was how they got there.
I know there are many men with foot fetishes, I have no opinion on it one way or the other. What I have never been able to figure out is what led to the fetish. How do people come to associate sexiness with feet? Understanding it is not likely to me getting anything, I don't have a foot fixation. It is not likely to help me overcome any problems; but, it might help me to understand others who are different than me and that has value.
The one thing that pushes ignorance the most is the search for relevance. The refusal to understand or care about anything that does not increase our chances of getting goodies. Quiet contemplation has value in and of itself, increasing our understanding of the world.
Two websites that I regularly visit are "The Anomalist" and "The Fortean Times". They regularly post on the bizarre. I particularly like it when the link to stories about fish falling from the sky. The standard answer is that it is caused by waterspouts taking up fish from the sea and then depositing them miles away. As Charles Fort pointed out, if that was the cause how come we don't see a variety of fish fall, it is always limited to one type per incident.
Now answering this question may have no value to me, it is just amusing. It is the gorilla observation test. Most people would not even bother to read about fish falling from the sky and if they did they would accept the explanation without examining it because it has no relevance to their lives. To examine the question gets in the way of chasing cookies. We are becoming a society that spends all it's time chasing cookies, especially in the realm of entertainment and pleasure. As a consequence our understanding of the world becomes more and more limited.
In the book "Faust" there is a professor who creates a little man just to see if he can. That is not a search for understanding, doing things just to see if we can is not a search for understanding it is dismissive of the impact on others, it is prideful and an abomination. Frankenstein is a good example of this type of investigation.
The Chinese are reportedly gene splicing human genes with animals. The alleged purpose is to create hybrids. We have seen Stephen Hawking call for similar changes, improvements in humans through gene modification. Others call for modifying humans using technology. Both are forms of transhumanism and I have posted on that previously with links. They claim that in order for people to keep up with the changes in the world we will need to modify ourselves. One transhumanist stated that people who are not allowed to have these modifications will be at a disadvantage and be seen as handicapped in getting the cookies of this world.
The idea that we are not good enough and need shortcuts to survive is dangerous. We are what matters and our personal evolution must come with understanding. Wisdom and understanding have no shortcuts, learning is a process. I can train someone through repetition; but understanding does not follow. Understanding comes through learning and experience, it focuses on a things impact on others.
People too often trade understanding for cookies, free will for comfort and love for sex. Law school is very demanding, you read hundreds of pages a day and are constantly questioned on everything you believe. It is not fun, it is hard work. In fact Law School is an unpleasant experience. I went to Law School with no intent to practice law, I wanted the understanding and it has helped in my career. Many of my fellow students could not understand why I would put myself through such a thing. In fact one fellow student offered to lend me the money to take a Bar Review course because he thought I should become a lawyer.
I graduated with honors and could take the bar exam if I wished, I have no such wish. I did take the exam once right after I graduated because I thought I should, I missed passing by a few points. Because it was not what I wanted for a career I never took it again and it has been 25 years. What I learned in Law School has enriched my life in so many ways, it has broadened my understanding. The hard work that went into graduating pays me back every day in ways that I could not have anticipated and that is the beauty of the thing.
We have an amazing world around us, it is full of so many wonderful puzzles. The world and the universe have an unlimited number of puzzles to solve, we may not solve them all correctly; but, it is about the journey. The journey should be one of discovery for that promotes the most growth. At least that is what I am striving for. Be well.
Freedom to be wrong
Freedom of speech is about the freedom to be wrong. It is okay to be wrong, to not know everything, to work through things in your head, that leads to growth. I don't think we ever get anything perfectly right. We tend to focus on the aspects of any issue that we think impact us. I have constantly stated that this blog is an exploration, not an answer, not even for me.
Two articles on freedom of speech. The first is about a professor who was fired for saying that homosexuality is a sin. He was teaching a class on what Catholicism is. How can he teach the class if he cannot say what the Catholic churches position on homosexuality is?
The second is about what people should be allowed to say on the internet. It is half joking and more of a complaint.
On a unrelated note. The things I have posted on regarding quantum physics and spirituality is being discussed more and more in the mainstream media. Basically they are using quantum physics to push a gnostic philosophy. A push against diversity of thought in order to achieve a blending of things. Another article on science and reality.
The fact that I frequently post on things a day or two before others write about it has nothing to do with tapping into a universal consciousness. I simply read a lot and can see what the reactions will be. Other people read the same articles and it takes a day or two for them to publish, my blog can post immediately with no spell check or editor to slow it down.
If you the articles linked above on quantum physics and spirituality, look at the dates. This is a developing discussion that was begun when a quantum physicist began discussing how gravity made no sense and that reality was merely perception. The question of to what extent we will be allowed to post on things without getting approval and recognition from the government remains to be seen.
The attacks by governments all around the world on freedom of speech and thought is terrifying. The discussion is being played out as the fight between a complete loss of privacy (publish everything including porn with even children having unrestricted access) to "legitimate" control over what is published. The discussion is being pushed so that you accept something in between; but, there is no in between if you give government or others control over free speech it is not free speech.
If someone commits a crime using the internet, such as publishing pictures of child porn, arrest them for the action and take down the site. The issue is one of pre-determining what can be published. Libel laws are questionable. It brings up questions of your right to be wrong. Should I be allowed to say that I think all politicians are crooks without being able to prove it? Kathy Griffin recently called one politicians daughters prostitutes, she was joking and they appear to be accomplished young ladies; but, should she be allowed to joke about such things?
Let us say that you can publish what you want, at what point should others be allowed to sue you? Will people end up having to word things in crafty ways to get around the laws? Would Kathy Griffin be allowed to ask whether or not the girls had ever had sex for money rather than saying they had?
Two articles on freedom of speech. The first is about a professor who was fired for saying that homosexuality is a sin. He was teaching a class on what Catholicism is. How can he teach the class if he cannot say what the Catholic churches position on homosexuality is?
The second is about what people should be allowed to say on the internet. It is half joking and more of a complaint.
On a unrelated note. The things I have posted on regarding quantum physics and spirituality is being discussed more and more in the mainstream media. Basically they are using quantum physics to push a gnostic philosophy. A push against diversity of thought in order to achieve a blending of things. Another article on science and reality.
The fact that I frequently post on things a day or two before others write about it has nothing to do with tapping into a universal consciousness. I simply read a lot and can see what the reactions will be. Other people read the same articles and it takes a day or two for them to publish, my blog can post immediately with no spell check or editor to slow it down.
If you the articles linked above on quantum physics and spirituality, look at the dates. This is a developing discussion that was begun when a quantum physicist began discussing how gravity made no sense and that reality was merely perception. The question of to what extent we will be allowed to post on things without getting approval and recognition from the government remains to be seen.
The attacks by governments all around the world on freedom of speech and thought is terrifying. The discussion is being played out as the fight between a complete loss of privacy (publish everything including porn with even children having unrestricted access) to "legitimate" control over what is published. The discussion is being pushed so that you accept something in between; but, there is no in between if you give government or others control over free speech it is not free speech.
If someone commits a crime using the internet, such as publishing pictures of child porn, arrest them for the action and take down the site. The issue is one of pre-determining what can be published. Libel laws are questionable. It brings up questions of your right to be wrong. Should I be allowed to say that I think all politicians are crooks without being able to prove it? Kathy Griffin recently called one politicians daughters prostitutes, she was joking and they appear to be accomplished young ladies; but, should she be allowed to joke about such things?
Let us say that you can publish what you want, at what point should others be allowed to sue you? Will people end up having to word things in crafty ways to get around the laws? Would Kathy Griffin be allowed to ask whether or not the girls had ever had sex for money rather than saying they had?
Medical Mischief
The Obama Administration is planning to require that ALL medical providers who receive payments from the government have electronic medical records and now they are going to require that they also report people's weight. I guess we are going to legislate against being overweight.
I smoke. I have for decades. I also eat meat, love it. I also drink wine, red preferably a Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon. I have a high stress job that involves sitting all day. I have been hospitalized more than once for high blood pressure. I have been told that I am a heart attack or stroke waiting to happen. If I changed all of my habits and exercises, I will still be a heart attack or stroke waiting to happen, it is in my genes.
I anticipate that once Universal Healthcare is instituted we will begin having attacks on people who smoke or are overweight because it costs the "taxpayers" more for their healthcare. My solution is to stop seeing doctors. The only doctor I am willing to see anymore is my therapist, I enjoy talking to him. I am not promoting smoking or drinking or not exercising, these are personal decisions not state ones.
We all die. This cannot be avoided and should not. Being overweight is unhealthy, we all know that. It is none of my business if you are overweight, it is none of the government's business and no I don't care what the cost is, I care about individual freedom to make decisions for oneself. Privacy of body and mind are the most fundamental of rights. We are eliminating both.
I smoke. I have for decades. I also eat meat, love it. I also drink wine, red preferably a Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon. I have a high stress job that involves sitting all day. I have been hospitalized more than once for high blood pressure. I have been told that I am a heart attack or stroke waiting to happen. If I changed all of my habits and exercises, I will still be a heart attack or stroke waiting to happen, it is in my genes.
I anticipate that once Universal Healthcare is instituted we will begin having attacks on people who smoke or are overweight because it costs the "taxpayers" more for their healthcare. My solution is to stop seeing doctors. The only doctor I am willing to see anymore is my therapist, I enjoy talking to him. I am not promoting smoking or drinking or not exercising, these are personal decisions not state ones.
We all die. This cannot be avoided and should not. Being overweight is unhealthy, we all know that. It is none of my business if you are overweight, it is none of the government's business and no I don't care what the cost is, I care about individual freedom to make decisions for oneself. Privacy of body and mind are the most fundamental of rights. We are eliminating both.
Disinformation
I really don't want to post on UFOs that much. I posted about the China UFO because my daughter asked me to. There were actually two events. The first one was about a week ago and involved a cigar shaped UFO over a Chinese airport. The second event happened a couple of days ago and was not a cigar shaped UFO. The LA Times and other media are now showing a video of the second event while referencing the first event, that is disinformation, deceit.
The video of the second event.
If you were not keeping current on events, you would not know that they were different. A picture from the first event.
Does the video look like the picture, the answer is no. The same baloney was played out when we had the Norway Spiral. A week after the Norway spiral occurred, the Russians sent up a missile and had it spiral out of control. That was the picture the media started pushing and saying how they looked the same, they did not look the same; but, people are easily swayed. I do not know what the Norway spiral was nor do I know what the China UFO was; but, I know misdirection when I see it.
The video of the second event.
If you were not keeping current on events, you would not know that they were different. A picture from the first event.
Does the video look like the picture, the answer is no. The same baloney was played out when we had the Norway Spiral. A week after the Norway spiral occurred, the Russians sent up a missile and had it spiral out of control. That was the picture the media started pushing and saying how they looked the same, they did not look the same; but, people are easily swayed. I do not know what the Norway spiral was nor do I know what the China UFO was; but, I know misdirection when I see it.
The Anomalist - Follow Up to Jung
Hi all. I woke up this morning and went to a website called "The Anomalist". They posted a link to a blog that blew me away. It is a gnostic discussing reality and dovetails with what I wrote.
Fairies and Demons
Fairies and Demons
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