The Three Tenets of Existential Terrorism

Words are not things or actions. They are vibrations of the air molecules or squiggles on a page. Mistaking words for reality is the mistake that puts politicians in office and sells all of the products, religions, and systems of government on the planet. Saying "Tree" is no more a tree than saying "I love you" means that someone loves you. To perceive reality as it is, one must accept that words are a vehicle for the transference of our perception of reality, not reality itself.
God is dead. I killed him (it, them, her, et al) on November 5th, 1991. Justifiable Homicide. The idea that the universe is run by some cosmic supra-hero concept of ourselves is absurd and unproven. The idea that the creator of the universe put us here in these bodies to satisfy some moral experiment is offensive. The God question; "What are we doing here?", may or may not be valid. At this time, we are here because the physical laws of the universe are not completely against our existence. Our short time of consciousness would be far better served ensuring our survival rather than posturing before some misanthropic cosmic deity.
The only government, the only rule of law, is economics. However our societies are structured, whatever religion or ethnicity, we have all decided that those with relatively more assets have better lives than those with less relative wealth. All measured value is economic value in this system.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Gun Control



The hysteria on both side of the Gun Control issue makes it almost impossible to have a meaningful dialog on the subject.  That is why I am here.  Guns are dangerous, so we should regulate them.  Cars are dangerous, so we should regulate them.  We don't do a very good job on either.  It is harder to get a gun than a car, but there are far too many irresponsible owners for both.  We should register users of guns, they should have a license and when they violate a gun law, their license will be revoked and their guns taken.  The current background check remain in place and in addition, a medical background to screen out psychos.  Commercial vehicles are more dangerous than passenger cars and you have to pass additional requirements to operate a commercial vehicle.  Assault rifles would also require more stringent requirements.

The bad guys will still be able to get guns.  That's good.  When you find an unlicensed bad guy with a gun you can arrest him.  There are a number of facets to the above that could effectively reduce the number of deaths by guns in this country.  But all things being political, i.e. nonsense, we will continue to struggle with the consequences of our ignorance.  
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