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 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 [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Aug 1st, 2009
Break down everything.
Into it’s smallest, simplest parts. Down to the molecules, further if you can. See it for what it is at its core. Then reassemble it, piece by piece, block by block. Compare every piece. Compare the whole. Let nothing go unnoticed. Weigh it against [...]
Posted in Basic Ideology on Jul 28th, 2009
The tracks always come back. Rumi. Shams. Wine and Dance and God. Was there ever really anything else? Since I first discovered Sufism as an adolescent, the dervish spin never left me. The idea that one can get so close, become so consumed in the flame, and love every [...]
Posted in off-topic on Feb 14th, 2009
Today being the wonderful and dreadful February the 14th, made me tihnk I should talk about Saint Valentine a little. The Saint Valentine that we celebrate this day for is, oddly enough, unremarkable. Almost nothing is known of the man, other than his burial place.
There were, however, literally dozens of “Saint [...]
Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 2nd, 2009
“Minus… He doesn’t think. He just moves. Do you know how he can always make things work with so little thought?”
Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Dec 17th, 2008
Minus picked up the bag and emptied it’s contents onto the table. He knew what he would see before we opened it. He remembered all of it. The drinks, and the bags, and the conversations.
Posted in internet on Dec 5th, 2008
I use twitter because it allows me to communicate with the maximum number of people with shared interests.
Posted in Basic Ideology on Nov 28th, 2008
It occurred to me, recently, that some of you might wonder as to why I write these posts about philosophy and ideas and such. Well, to put it simply, I write these things because I want to make a difference. I want to make a change. I want to improve the lives [...]
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