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.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Perception is not Reality

















In live in California, and for about nine years will continue to do so until I can retire.  At that time, I will leave vapor trails due to my hasty exit.  (That was a metaphor)  The main reason  is that Jerry Brown in his State of the State address declared that "California did the impossible" by meeting this year's obligations.  I am overcome by nausea by his hyperbole.  But he is a politician and while I understand that he is without remorse in regaling the masses with such mythical statements, I cannot just let it slide.  Firstly, anyone who uses impossible and  modifies it with the word did in the same sentence does not  understand the meaning of either.  Secondly, California is no where near being out of debt save for raising taxes and challenging New York for the highest tax rate in the nation.  We simply did not have a tragic year like the last 5.  The looming retirement, social, health, and infrastructure costs will keep California in perpetual debt.  But that's OK, Jerry says we have done the impossible.  Pass the Cool-Aid and start spending.  
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