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, January 9, 2013

Student Athletics Misnomer



With the end of the college football season, it is time to evaluate the concept of the student-athlete.  The concept is barely recognizable from the pre-entertainment era.  The University is an intellectual enterprise, not a commercial one, in principal.  All student-athletes should be qualified to be at the university, take the necessary coursework for their major, and graduate with a degree.  Some do, many do not.  They are admitted and their education paid for in expectation of their entertainment value. The institutions of higher learning have been corrupted by the money available from the entertainment provided by so-called students. It is a pretense and a farce to suggest that schools have the same standards for athletes and non-athletes.  Professional sports should take the responsibility for generating players, and colleges should educate young minds.  Athletes we have plenty of, intellectuals are in short supply.  
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