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Monday, 17 November 2008

  • Stars

    So, I was thinking the other night as I glanced up into the night sky, as I do occasionally. Why are there other stars, and "planets" (non-star non-gaseous bodies in roughly sphereical shape, for clarification), and, well, stuff out in the universe.

    Perhaps this is a very Human way of thinking about things, but it doesn't seem to make any sense that all of those things can exist out there without there being another form of life out there (or at least potentiality of human dispersement).

    I really cannot count how many times I've heard the phrase, "It makes no sense to think..." Coming from a different philosopher, by the way. (Nagel, Camus, Socrates just to name a few off the top of my head). It seems to be a universal phrase.

    Anyways, I feel as though its highly improbable (though certainly at least possible) that there exists an alternative to these two scenarios, that is, created with the purpose of human dispersement in mind, or other life. And if there IS other life, what follows from that to our concept of God. Naturally when I say that humans were made in the image of God, I don't mean Physcially, but its odd to think of another race having the same attributes as humans, mentally.

    I am left unsure.

Wednesday, 12 November 2008

  • Craziness

    Its been a sorted couple of days. Tuesday (Yesterday) Was my birthday, as Well as Veterans Day. Belated shout out to those veterans that have served throughout the entirety of the United States of America's History. Without them, regardless of what you may or may not think, We may not have the freedoms to whine like we do today. A special shout out to the Vietnam Vets, especially (Like my father), for coming back to protests, and everyone giving them shit for many years. That must have been incredibly rough beyond my imagining, regardless of what went on over there.

    That said, Monday I went to a Dragonforce concert. It goes without saying that it was AWESOME. No pictures, Blah.

    But really, more to the topic (For once) That I originally set out (And pulling from my Pulse);

    It makes no sense, and really drives me to irritation when people ask things like, "If you had a (m, b, t, gaz, whatever)illion dollars..." Or, As stated, "What if you were the master of the Universe?" To address the first question, it may be interesting to think about for a few brief moments, but who cares? People wonder why time flies so quickly! Its because they spend time being stupid and thinking about these things, instead of what's important (if not Focusing in Traffic, or doing important daily things then being more rational and consistent about their basic beliefs). Moreover, I don't have any of that money, So why bother waste my time planning with imaginary money.

    As for the second question, I really didn't know where to begin at first. Putting the above reasons down here in likewise fashion is somewhere up there in a heirarchical chart of ranting. Moreover, taking a more logical perspective, If I were master of the Universe I would be either Finite or Infinite. IF I were Infinite, Well then that would make me God (As opposed to soul which is onlyeverlasting). As God, I would do what is in my nature (Creation) And so What I would do is irrelevant. As an Infinite Eternal being, there would be nothing that I hadn't already done. So considering the opposite, if I was Finite, I would be just that and not God. This puts me in a vulnerable position as destructible in many ways. Morever, I would still pursue the Good regardless of my circumstance (though admittedly it might be easier), and so would do nothing different than  Ialready do, daily circumstances aside.

    Irrelevant Question.
    P.E.S. Out.

Saturday, 08 November 2008

Friday, 07 November 2008

  • Post Ego Sum

    First of all, For you Latin peoples out there, I know the preferred method is Ego Post Sum, But PES Just sounds better in my head.

    Additionally, Although It sounds like I'm going to be emphatically talking exclusively about the Afterlife, this is not so. I reserve this space to chatter about various idea (Mostly Philosophy) That pop into my head from day to day. Who knows, maybe you readers will grow in number!

    Drop me a comment please, I appreciate it.
    Update to follow tomorrow. (Or apparently today, Given Xanga runs on EST?)

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