there’s this dream, then I’m awake.
Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 15th, 2009
What is Ideology?
In the simplest of terms, ideology is the study of ideas.
In the previous philosophical series, Developmental Theology 089, we talked about very basic ideas that can help develop an open mind, and teach us how to create our own philosophical views, overlooking prior prejudices. You can read the entire Developmental [...]
Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 6th, 2009
When I asked the community for an inside view of Humanism, I never expected to get such a rich and detailed version like the one Ryan provided for our last lesson.
In this lesson, we’ll talk about Humanism, using the information that is generally available across the net, and some of the remarks Ryan [...]
Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 5th, 2009
A few weeks ago I asked on my blog and on twitter for Humanists willing to discuss their belief system. I was pleasantly surprised when Ryan Sutter, webmaster of humanistsofmn.org, contacted me.
I explained to Ryan what I was looking for, and what he sent me was so personal and informative, that I [...]
Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Mar 13th, 2009
This is the 24th section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 23, you might want to start here.
The Tao of Minus
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Mancini was a little startled when Jane asked about the Akashic Library. But he knew that she had that right, even if she did not have that power.
So, they [...]
Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 5th, 2009
Posted in Basic Ideology on Nov 30th, 2008
Redemption. We talked about this idea a little in Developmental Theology 089. I believe that redemption is a concept that needs to be completely phased out of the human vocabulary. As an example, I’m going to post two definitions here.
redemption – noun
1. an act of redeeming or the state of being redeemed.
2. [...]
Posted in update on Nov 2nd, 2008
Here’s the promised Sunday update. A lot of stuff has happened this week. So, here goes.
I was a guest on Cranky Tech in the early AM Sunday. Click the link to hear the whole hour.
This photo was censored on flickr without my permission or notification. I’ll be moving over to Picasa [...]
Posted in Basic Ideology on Jul 12th, 2008
Welcome class. In Basic Ideology 101, we are going to learn about some basic concepts and ways of thinking. We will study ideas, and I will encourage you to spend as much time as you can on introspection for this course.
Class begins!
Reexamining the Self
The patterns in which we think are so important. [...]
Posted in Developmental Theology on Feb 27th, 2008
Posted in Developmental Theology on Jan 23rd, 2008
Remember:
It is the Buddha who contemplates us.
-Loki.
Developmental Theology 089
Lesson #38
“Smells like Death in here…”
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