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The Other Side: 6 – Bondage, Baggage and Wealth

As you come to know your self better, and the imperatives which drive your conscience, you begin seeking ways to break from commitments which don’t match. The process tends to be quite painful for most, particularly at first. The single … Continue reading

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The Other Side: 5 – Process

There is no goal; there is only process. As commonly conceived, there is actually no such thing as “objective reality.” We can approach it, but the closer we come, the more uncertain it becomes. In Particle Physics, for example, we … Continue reading

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The Other Side: 4 – Take Time Away

In some ways, the prison itself is a living entity. It is most certainly composed of living beings, since no system of life can organize itself without life. A fundamental defining characteristic of the prison is denying that it lives. … Continue reading

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The Other Side: 3 – It’s Personal

Hard sciences pretend, at least, to follow a clearly logical process. Most people don’t understand the whole idea. They get the part about sampling data, organizing, and reaching certain hypotheses. They don’t get the proving part. Hypotheses are tested, not … Continue reading

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The Other Side: 2 – Capacities

Recent articles point to the notion humans as they are will likely evolve. If not, surely science will find enhancements, ways we can meld with the seemingly ideal intellectual capacities of the computers on which we have come to depend … Continue reading

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The Other Side: 1 – The Prison

We don’t belong here. We weren’t designed for this, but we are stuck in it. Nobody escapes without first embracing this. The English language, and the entire thought process behind it, lacks the facility for handling this discussion properly. So … Continue reading

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Most Economic Growth Is Rooted in Sin

Think about it. What is it burns so brightly as to fire the economic engines of growth? You can give it a lot of different names, but it boils down to folks wanting stuff they don’t have. Granted, wanting more … Continue reading

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Good and Bad with Vocaloids

I am an arts curmudgeon. Making no pretense to cultural literacy, I can tell you honestly whether I like something or not when it is presented as art, and I’m hardly worried about how well that opinion matches any standards, … Continue reading

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All Wars Are Fake

First, let’s explain a term which is used, abused, and over-used. My definition of “Illuminati” is not necessarily the only correct one, but I want to limit the scope for the sake of discussion. For the most part, this term … Continue reading

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Whipping Boy Theatrics

It’s like a play, up on the stage. He sneaks up, making sure only the proprietor is oblivious, while his audience watches. After snagging his prize, he runs away, hooting and hollering as he stuffs it in his mouth. It’s … Continue reading

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