Thursday, April 30, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Robert Anton Wilson discusses E prime
http://www.rawilson.com/quantum.shtml
Here are some lectures speaking about the work of Alfred Korzybski.
http://time-binding.org/index.php/browse/programs/memorial-lectures/list-of-speakers.html
Basically the idea is that the structure of our language is out of date. We are still using the stucture based on the science of Aristotles time. Our scientific understanding of reality has been advanced incredibly by the discoveries of Einstein and Quantum Physics, but we are still trying to represent this newly discovered world with a language structure that does not allow the new possibilities to be expressed accurately.
Here are some lectures speaking about the work of Alfred Korzybski.
http://time-binding.org/index.php/browse/programs/memorial-lectures/list-of-speakers.html
Basically the idea is that the structure of our language is out of date. We are still using the stucture based on the science of Aristotles time. Our scientific understanding of reality has been advanced incredibly by the discoveries of Einstein and Quantum Physics, but we are still trying to represent this newly discovered world with a language structure that does not allow the new possibilities to be expressed accurately.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Some reasons to consider alternative news sites and publications
Cut and paste them into your browser
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5631882395226827730&hl=pl
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7344181953466797353&q=spin+springer
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6737097743434902428&q=outfoxed
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4437853756074043715&q=weapons+mass+deception
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5631882395226827730&hl=pl
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7344181953466797353&q=spin+springer
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6737097743434902428&q=outfoxed
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4437853756074043715&q=weapons+mass+deception
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Good way to gain a broader understanding
This is a section of an article found here
http://thecleaver.blogspot.com/
which I think can improve our understanding of our world..check it out..
By One’s Own Fair Hand
Have you ever heard anyone justify their TV news or newspaper consumption by saying, “I like to know what’s going on in the world.
”This is a sign of deep unconsciousness.
It is not news. Not by a long chalk. Even the most fresh-faced neophyte on the inner journey will be aware that the news fails miserably to provide a balanced view of what is occurring here on planet Earth. It most certainly does not represent the felt experience of human beings. It is what someone else considers to be the ten most important headlines of the day. As such, whether broadcast from BBC, Sky, CNN or Fox, the news is comment and propaganda. And those who choose what makes the headlines, are most definitely not interested in informing, educating and enriching the minds of their audience. Quite the reverse. They aim to distract, shock and depress. Above all, to generate… you guessed it… fear.
Switch off the TV and cancel the newspaper. The glossy messaging on the screens and pages is filtered, edited, airbrushed, packaged, owned and distributed by a tiny number of unhealthy, unelected and highly inequitable entities.
Whilst there exists a few brave and maverick journalists who manage to squeeze their insights through the corporate cracks, this is becoming increasingly unusual. So, the information must be gathered by one’s own fair hand. Thankfully, this does not demand frenzied international travel as a multidisciplinary light-speed journalist. That won’t be necessary. Something a lot more convenient is at hand. It can be justly stated that the Internet has spawned definite channels of communication and knowledge for those seeking a clearer idea of what is occurring around us. Compared to the raging torrents of mainstream media, such channels are but tiny streams, trickling imperceptibly down the mountainside. But they flow. They exist. And they continue to grow.
If you really want to know what is occurring in people's lives, communities and countries - you have to compile the news for yourself.
An excellent way of quickly scanning multiple sources of information, from different perspectives around the globe, is to setup a screen of web feeds (RSS) in iGoogle, or Netvibes or My Yahoo etc. On a single screen, the feeds can represent news from local, national, international, mainstream, government, military, financial, independent, human rights groups, social justice groups, anarchist groups, charities, academia, survivalists and environmentalists. Whatever you wish. Naturally, you may not agree with many of the viewpoints. You may even feel a moral aversion to some. Nevertheless, this is a superb method for gathering intelligence and assessing news of world events. The ability to balance, compare and analyze - right there in front of you. Setting up the whole thing should take no more than 30 minutes. Once this is done, the information at your fingertips will be much more representative of actual occurrences in the world and can be more justifiably considered news. One minute of reading over the headlines (which automatically update themselves) and you know 100X more than most people.
Anyone who cannot be bothered to do this, and would prefer to simply watch the BBC or CNN as their primary news source, is evidently not interested in what’s going on in the world. They seek only to indulgently sedate themselves.
Understand the fear mechanism. Understand its uses. Disassociate mainstream broadcasts from news. Fear loses its grip.
The higher frequencies of being become available again. They were there all along, we just couldn’t reach them. With false cognition out of the way, they flow into us and we flow into them. We integrate the primal. Our dreams, imagination, consciousness and love begin to shape reality.
As it should be.
http://thecleaver.blogspot.com/
which I think can improve our understanding of our world..check it out..
By One’s Own Fair Hand
Have you ever heard anyone justify their TV news or newspaper consumption by saying, “I like to know what’s going on in the world.
”This is a sign of deep unconsciousness.
It is not news. Not by a long chalk. Even the most fresh-faced neophyte on the inner journey will be aware that the news fails miserably to provide a balanced view of what is occurring here on planet Earth. It most certainly does not represent the felt experience of human beings. It is what someone else considers to be the ten most important headlines of the day. As such, whether broadcast from BBC, Sky, CNN or Fox, the news is comment and propaganda. And those who choose what makes the headlines, are most definitely not interested in informing, educating and enriching the minds of their audience. Quite the reverse. They aim to distract, shock and depress. Above all, to generate… you guessed it… fear.
Switch off the TV and cancel the newspaper. The glossy messaging on the screens and pages is filtered, edited, airbrushed, packaged, owned and distributed by a tiny number of unhealthy, unelected and highly inequitable entities.
Whilst there exists a few brave and maverick journalists who manage to squeeze their insights through the corporate cracks, this is becoming increasingly unusual. So, the information must be gathered by one’s own fair hand. Thankfully, this does not demand frenzied international travel as a multidisciplinary light-speed journalist. That won’t be necessary. Something a lot more convenient is at hand. It can be justly stated that the Internet has spawned definite channels of communication and knowledge for those seeking a clearer idea of what is occurring around us. Compared to the raging torrents of mainstream media, such channels are but tiny streams, trickling imperceptibly down the mountainside. But they flow. They exist. And they continue to grow.
If you really want to know what is occurring in people's lives, communities and countries - you have to compile the news for yourself.
An excellent way of quickly scanning multiple sources of information, from different perspectives around the globe, is to setup a screen of web feeds (RSS) in iGoogle, or Netvibes or My Yahoo etc. On a single screen, the feeds can represent news from local, national, international, mainstream, government, military, financial, independent, human rights groups, social justice groups, anarchist groups, charities, academia, survivalists and environmentalists. Whatever you wish. Naturally, you may not agree with many of the viewpoints. You may even feel a moral aversion to some. Nevertheless, this is a superb method for gathering intelligence and assessing news of world events. The ability to balance, compare and analyze - right there in front of you. Setting up the whole thing should take no more than 30 minutes. Once this is done, the information at your fingertips will be much more representative of actual occurrences in the world and can be more justifiably considered news. One minute of reading over the headlines (which automatically update themselves) and you know 100X more than most people.
Anyone who cannot be bothered to do this, and would prefer to simply watch the BBC or CNN as their primary news source, is evidently not interested in what’s going on in the world. They seek only to indulgently sedate themselves.
Understand the fear mechanism. Understand its uses. Disassociate mainstream broadcasts from news. Fear loses its grip.
The higher frequencies of being become available again. They were there all along, we just couldn’t reach them. With false cognition out of the way, they flow into us and we flow into them. We integrate the primal. Our dreams, imagination, consciousness and love begin to shape reality.
As it should be.
Get off the Grid
http://www.sprword.com/videos/offthegrid/
Also see Thoreau's Walden..
http://www.google.com/books?id=xrksNAzWatEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Walden&hl=pl#PPA8,M1
http://www.sprword.com/videos/offthegrid/
Also see Thoreau's Walden..
http://www.google.com/books?id=xrksNAzWatEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Walden&hl=pl#PPA8,M1
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Good Quote
Something hit me very hard once, thinking about what one little man could do. Think of the Queen Mary -- the whole ship goes by and then comes the rudder. And there's a tiny thing at the edge of the rudder called a trim tab.
It's a miniature rudder. Just moving the little trim tab builds a low pressure that pulls the rudder around. Takes almost no effort at all. So I said that the little individual can be a trim tab. Society thinks it's going right by you, that it's left you altogether. But if you're doing dynamic things mentally, the fact is that you can just put your foot out like that and the whole big ship of state is going to go.
So I said, call me Trim Tab.
R Buckminster Fuller
Something hit me very hard once, thinking about what one little man could do. Think of the Queen Mary -- the whole ship goes by and then comes the rudder. And there's a tiny thing at the edge of the rudder called a trim tab.
It's a miniature rudder. Just moving the little trim tab builds a low pressure that pulls the rudder around. Takes almost no effort at all. So I said that the little individual can be a trim tab. Society thinks it's going right by you, that it's left you altogether. But if you're doing dynamic things mentally, the fact is that you can just put your foot out like that and the whole big ship of state is going to go.
So I said, call me Trim Tab.
R Buckminster Fuller
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Wizards of Money
http://www.antiscia.com/wizardsofmoney/
This is an audio program which explains how money works and gives some suggestions on how it could be changed to a fairer system. A must listen.
This is an audio program which explains how money works and gives some suggestions on how it could be changed to a fairer system. A must listen.
Friday, April 3, 2009
Bucky Fuller for Dummies
Bucky Fuller for Dummies
I admire Bucky Fuller very much. I believe that his ideas, if implemented could change our world in wonderful ways. Unfortunately, his writings and lectures are difficult to understand for most people, myself included. He was an engineer, scientist, inventor and humanitarian. At the age of 32 he decided to dedicate his life to helping all of humanity. He basically did so by trying to understand the big principles of the universe. Some of his theories and ideas are pretty hard to understand. I am currently trying to make sense of many of them myself. I think it will take me awhile. That being said, I believe that many of his concepts are quite simple and can be grasped by most grade school children. Here they are:
THERE IS ENOUGH TO GO AROUND: This basically means that with the technological know how we have today we can feed, educate and house every individual on the planet. One of the biggest problems on our planet is that the governments of the world believe that there are not enough resources to go around. This is the real reason you see so many wars continuing to take place on our planet. Underlying most conflicts is the basic goal of resource theft. The powerful justify the slaughter of innocents by telling themselves “It’s us or them”. They believe that there are no other options and it must be this way.
This idea was started by the economist Thomas Malthus. He was the first man who had access to the crucial data of the planet Earth. He worked for the British Monarchy and the East India company. He analyzed this data and came to the conclusion that there were not enough resources on the planet to support the growth in population. From that point on, the dominant philosophy became since there isn’t enough we must use force to make sure there is enough for us. With today’s technology this is no longer true. If we work together as a planet, we could maximize efficiencies and life could be better for all. This leads us to another big idea Fuller had.
DO MORE WITH LESS: Fuller discovered that one of the biggest secrets of the world today was that the technology available to build different machines especially planes and ships was far in advance of the technology we use in our daily lives. He also noticed that the performance we get from using different metals combined into new ones could increase performance and durability to incredible levels. Malthus’ idea is now obsolete. These technologies are always used at first by the Military Industry(see the documentary”Why We Fight”) and then sometimes filters into the normal day to day lives of common folk. While civilians are being killed in quicker, more efficient and less personal means, the same civilians are not seeing any benefit to their lives from these technologies. This is due to the fact that the brightest scientific minds are usually scooped up by the war profiteers early in their careers. I believe that these scientists are not bad people who want their mind power to be harnessed for evil. I think they are just normal people trying to feed their kids and pay the mortgage. Unfortunately, they do not see they overall devastation that the improper use of their knowledge brings. If the scientific know how was applied towards life improvement instead of destruction our world would be transformed. The reason the incredibly intelligent scientists cannot see the big picture brings us to Fullers next big idea.
OVERSPECIALIZATION LEADS TO EXTINCTION: Basically in the past there were the Great Pirates of the world. These guys knew a little about everything. They could do some math, read and could speak many languages. They were comprehensive thinkers. They could see the big picture. They could analyze many types of data and make a decision based on this info. This gave them the power to control nations and peoples. They wanted to keep this power. So what they did was choose a local strongman on the land to administer the local resources. This guy was called the king or had another fancy sounding title. The great pirate said to the king” Ok if you spot any bright young people you should give them a job in the kingdom, but it should be a job focused in one specific area. If they are completely focused on one area they cannot understand the whole and they cannot challenge my power. This was the beginning of specialization. It in many ways it has been incredibly successful and has lead to many modern conveniences we enjoy today. That being said, It also leads to the impossibility of understanding how the world as a whole works. If I am a lawyer who has stuffed my nose into law books for 10 years, how can I understand the science of natural processes. If I am a businessman concerned only with profit, how can I understand the whole. The answer is they can’t. Right now the decisions controlling the world are made by these guys. Normal people are in the same boat. Most of us have been trained to do one specific job. This career we are in is all we know. We are all working for our own little goals and have no concept of the greater good that may be possible through greater understanding. By overspecializing we make adaptation very difficult. Unfortunately, If the environment changes rapidly only those who can adapt survive.
SYNERGY: His next idea that must be mentioned is synergy. Synergy is basically how different variables in a system interact with each other. The overall behavior of a system can not be predicted by the behavior of it parts. Our overspecialization has made us oblivious to systematic trends and behaviors. We only see our little piece of the life pie and ignore the rest. We don’t work together for greater goals. This is basically inefficient. If the people of the world cooperated we could all live better lives. The world system does not yet exist. It could make things much better. I am not talking NWO conspiracy type world government. I don’t think a world government administered by the current power elite would benefit the common man at all. They are the ones that have set up the current systems that are wrecking the planet. I do think that cooperation of all peoples for the benefit of all peoples would be a much better prospect than fighting over the worlds resources. Maybe a world partnership where everyone is an equal partner would be better.
That’s all for now..Peace
I admire Bucky Fuller very much. I believe that his ideas, if implemented could change our world in wonderful ways. Unfortunately, his writings and lectures are difficult to understand for most people, myself included. He was an engineer, scientist, inventor and humanitarian. At the age of 32 he decided to dedicate his life to helping all of humanity. He basically did so by trying to understand the big principles of the universe. Some of his theories and ideas are pretty hard to understand. I am currently trying to make sense of many of them myself. I think it will take me awhile. That being said, I believe that many of his concepts are quite simple and can be grasped by most grade school children. Here they are:
THERE IS ENOUGH TO GO AROUND: This basically means that with the technological know how we have today we can feed, educate and house every individual on the planet. One of the biggest problems on our planet is that the governments of the world believe that there are not enough resources to go around. This is the real reason you see so many wars continuing to take place on our planet. Underlying most conflicts is the basic goal of resource theft. The powerful justify the slaughter of innocents by telling themselves “It’s us or them”. They believe that there are no other options and it must be this way.
This idea was started by the economist Thomas Malthus. He was the first man who had access to the crucial data of the planet Earth. He worked for the British Monarchy and the East India company. He analyzed this data and came to the conclusion that there were not enough resources on the planet to support the growth in population. From that point on, the dominant philosophy became since there isn’t enough we must use force to make sure there is enough for us. With today’s technology this is no longer true. If we work together as a planet, we could maximize efficiencies and life could be better for all. This leads us to another big idea Fuller had.
DO MORE WITH LESS: Fuller discovered that one of the biggest secrets of the world today was that the technology available to build different machines especially planes and ships was far in advance of the technology we use in our daily lives. He also noticed that the performance we get from using different metals combined into new ones could increase performance and durability to incredible levels. Malthus’ idea is now obsolete. These technologies are always used at first by the Military Industry(see the documentary”Why We Fight”) and then sometimes filters into the normal day to day lives of common folk. While civilians are being killed in quicker, more efficient and less personal means, the same civilians are not seeing any benefit to their lives from these technologies. This is due to the fact that the brightest scientific minds are usually scooped up by the war profiteers early in their careers. I believe that these scientists are not bad people who want their mind power to be harnessed for evil. I think they are just normal people trying to feed their kids and pay the mortgage. Unfortunately, they do not see they overall devastation that the improper use of their knowledge brings. If the scientific know how was applied towards life improvement instead of destruction our world would be transformed. The reason the incredibly intelligent scientists cannot see the big picture brings us to Fullers next big idea.
OVERSPECIALIZATION LEADS TO EXTINCTION: Basically in the past there were the Great Pirates of the world. These guys knew a little about everything. They could do some math, read and could speak many languages. They were comprehensive thinkers. They could see the big picture. They could analyze many types of data and make a decision based on this info. This gave them the power to control nations and peoples. They wanted to keep this power. So what they did was choose a local strongman on the land to administer the local resources. This guy was called the king or had another fancy sounding title. The great pirate said to the king” Ok if you spot any bright young people you should give them a job in the kingdom, but it should be a job focused in one specific area. If they are completely focused on one area they cannot understand the whole and they cannot challenge my power. This was the beginning of specialization. It in many ways it has been incredibly successful and has lead to many modern conveniences we enjoy today. That being said, It also leads to the impossibility of understanding how the world as a whole works. If I am a lawyer who has stuffed my nose into law books for 10 years, how can I understand the science of natural processes. If I am a businessman concerned only with profit, how can I understand the whole. The answer is they can’t. Right now the decisions controlling the world are made by these guys. Normal people are in the same boat. Most of us have been trained to do one specific job. This career we are in is all we know. We are all working for our own little goals and have no concept of the greater good that may be possible through greater understanding. By overspecializing we make adaptation very difficult. Unfortunately, If the environment changes rapidly only those who can adapt survive.
SYNERGY: His next idea that must be mentioned is synergy. Synergy is basically how different variables in a system interact with each other. The overall behavior of a system can not be predicted by the behavior of it parts. Our overspecialization has made us oblivious to systematic trends and behaviors. We only see our little piece of the life pie and ignore the rest. We don’t work together for greater goals. This is basically inefficient. If the people of the world cooperated we could all live better lives. The world system does not yet exist. It could make things much better. I am not talking NWO conspiracy type world government. I don’t think a world government administered by the current power elite would benefit the common man at all. They are the ones that have set up the current systems that are wrecking the planet. I do think that cooperation of all peoples for the benefit of all peoples would be a much better prospect than fighting over the worlds resources. Maybe a world partnership where everyone is an equal partner would be better.
That’s all for now..Peace
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