Thought Crime. (vol.2)

What am I working on? Is it a computer? Is it an illegal substance? Is it
a comfortable chair? Is it planet Earth? Is it a degree? Is it my
self-image? Do you care? Do you believe me? Do you think this is a boring
file? Do you have the first idea who I am? Do I have the first idea who
you are? Why haven't you told me? Do I have the first idea who I am? Why
hasn't anyone told me? Is there anyone out there who cares? Is there
anyone out there at all? Is this getting to you yet? Why have you read
this far? What are you doing this evening? Why are we here (Eschatology)?
Why am I a Maoist? Who was Mao, anyway? Why, when Kiang Kai-Chek was able in 1939 to govern the country, did the Communists need so short a time to take it from him? Trace the role of organised revolution in Eurasia from 1848 to the present. Why did that question not need a question mark? Should question mark be spelled question mark? Or should it be ?? Will I ever get round to finishing this question? Why have I come back to it now?
Why am I not working on anything? Why, when I have Mods so soon? Why do I
have Mods so soon? Have you ever noticed that a simple ladder passes
MOD-MAD-MAO? Do you know any good laddergrams? Have you ever read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley? Eh? State a theorem on the multiplication of power series. Do you see the connection? Is there a connection? Are connections possible? What makes two things connected? Is there a map, the inverse of which is openness-preserving, to {0,1}? How often have you used curly brackets on these machines? What is the proper name for {s?
"What" is the proper name for {s. If ""What"" means "What", does "what"
mean what? What does what mean? Does "Does "what" mean what?" mean, and if so, what? What is the mean of {What, what, what, what}? what=4.what/4. If what is the mean of {what, what}, what what is that, and what does it mean? Well, I mean to say, what? Are you still reading? Did you read the beginning of this file? Have you got the point yet? Do you want the
complete Message Email which has more on what "mean" means? Do you
understand Russell's ramified theory of types? Or Ramsey's rustled theory
of types? Or any of the philosophy behind Mao at all? Have you read Mao?
Have you read Nieztche? Don't bother. Have I got time to sit here typing
rubbish?.

Thought Crime. (vol.1)

In order not to despair and feel disgust in the midst of weak and hopeless idlers, surrounded by apparently active, but really only agitated and fidgeting companions, the active man looks behind him and interrupts the path to his goal to take a momentary deep breath. His purpose is some happiness or other, perhaps not his own, often that of a people or of humanity collectively. He runs back away from resignation and uses history as a way of fighting resignation. For the most part, no reward beckons him on, other than fame, that is, becoming a candidate for an honoured place in the temple of history, where he himself can be, in his turn, a teacher, consoler, and advisor for those who come later.

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From my email. stuff about forwarded emails. (HEHEHEHE)

Dear All...

My thanks to all those who have sent me e-mails this past year........

I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat crap in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.

Also, I now have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.

I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown); who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.

I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.

Or from the senior bank clerk in Nigeria who wants to split $7 million with me for pretending to be a long lost relative of a customer who died intestate.

I no longer worry about my soul because I have 363,214 angels looking out for me, and St.Theresa's novena has granted my every wish.

I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.

Thanks to you, I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward e-mails to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.

Because of your concern I no longer drink Coca-Cola because it can remove toilet stains.

I no longer can buy gasoline without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm filling up.

I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.

I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica, Uganda, Singapore and Uzbekistan.

Thanks to you, I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my bun.

And thanks to your great advice, I can't even pick up the $5.00 I found under the car as there is probably a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.

If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 7 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00pm this afternoon and the fleas from 12 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump.

I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's gay beautician.

By the way....a South American scientist, after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with low IQ who have infrequent sexual activity always read their e-mails with their hand on the mouse.

Don't bother taking it off now, it's too late.

THINGS YOUR NOT SUPPOSE TO KNOW!

The 3 Senseless Sins

Dogmatism
Through some twist of fate, western society has come to regard dogmatic faith as a virtue. To hold an idea as true despite all evidence to the contrary is an abdication of reason. Convictions are the end of knowledge, not the beginning; they are the enemy of truth more than lies.

Apathy
There can be no logical argument against apathy. If you don't care about anything then that is pretty much the end of the story. If you don't care about leading a meaningless life, then surely apathy is the key.

Hypocrisy
Our beliefs are expressed through our behaviour, most explicitly through speech acts (e.g. "It's going to rain tomorrow."), but they also underlay every action we commit. When our actions reflect inconsistent beliefs we are guilty of hypocrisy. Although unavoidable to some extent (there is simply not enough time to consciously check each action and its consequences against every belief before executing it), every effort should be made to avoid major inconsistencies because they undermine our values, goals and plans. Often hypocrisy goes unnoticed because the connections between beliefs and actions are subtle. How many of us would denounce animal testing yet at the same time not think twice about taking medicine? That is why we must constantly examine and re-evaluate our behaviour and the beliefs it reflects.

The 3 Virian Virtues

Reason
No other system of thought in history has proven more effective. If truth is the goal, rationality is the way. A good Virion will endeavor to hold a consistent set of beliefs and act in accordance with those beliefs. Think critically, act rationally.

Empathy
If anything, the ability to see from another's perspective is what sets humans apart from the rest of the animals. It is the basis of many of the qualities that we hold in highest regard: kindness, charity, mercy, welfare, forgiveness. Far from being irrational, empathy confers a distinct advantage in any social situation. It provides a foundation for promises, contracts, and deals. To a large extent it is the glue that binds society.

Vision
Vision is the name I give to the quality of possessing a perspective that goes well beyond the individual in terms of space and time. All too often people make perfectly rational decisions which turn out to be bad because they were framed with too limited a scope. They fail to consider the real consequences (meaning) of their actions.

PARENTING BEYOND BELIEF (IF POSSIBLE)

Book Description

Parenting Beyond Belief is a book for loving and thoughtful parents who wish to raise their children without religion. There are scores of books available for religious parents. Now there's one for the rest of us.

It's hard enough to live a secular life in a religious world. And bringing up children without religious influence can be even more daunting. Despite the difficulties, a large and growing number of parents are choosing to raise their kids without religion.

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Topics covered include: Living with Religion, Holidays and Celebrations, Being and Doing Good, Meaning and Purpose, Dealing with Death, Questioning, the Wonder of Science, and Seeking Community.