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.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Chrissmuss


Every year during this time, the United States goes a little insane.  Which is fine, a little insanity is good for our perception of ourselves.  We decorate our houses with lights, shop and eat voraciously, and generally do things that at any other time of the year would seem ludicrous, like being of good cheer and saying hello to friends we know.  But also at this time of year we get collectively miffed about this time of year.  The Christians get crazy about the birth of Christ, everyone other belief gets crazy about being excluded, and the government is sanctioning the day as a holiday while at the same time trying to keep nativity scenes off of public property.

I would suggest Chrissmuss.  A time of year where you can celebrate any way you want.  You can say "Merry Chrissmuss" and get away with it because it is phonetically the Christian holiday and yet has secular spelling.  We can all celebrate this time of year with friends and family and give gifts and make cookies in our own way.  Have a wonderful holiday season and get over ourselves for a few weeks before the voices of reality wake us. 
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