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 [...]
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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, update on Sep 2nd, 2009
I’m doing a study on Humanism for the next BI101. I’m hoping to provide a good work up of the ideology(or in this case, life stance) that is both comprehensive and easy to understand. Touching on key points, comparing to a couple of other ideologies, talking about famous Humanists, and hopefully getting a [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 24th, 2009
I see. You are tired. Tired of your delusional life and your ‘doctor’s’ pineal poisons. This is admirable. To hold ones own memories as only the Aesir can.
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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?”
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Jan 8th, 2009
Minus awoke the next morning, his head completely clear. A solid direction for the first time, in a long time, made him a little giddy. It was not something that you often saw in Minus. He was ready for the day, and all of the bullshit that would come with it.
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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. [...]
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Posted in Developmental Theology on Jul 6th, 2008
And so it ends. 52 Lessons in this series. Once a week, makes a year’s worth of reading and study. This lesson is a finisher, and also a teaser for the next series, Basic Ideology.
We are going to talk just a very little about the idea of “Gnosis.” Gnosis is [...]
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