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, March 6, 2013

words are not things they are symbols of things



The Los Angeles mayoral campaign had its preliminary bout yesterday with two candidates qualifying for the runoff election.  What was significant was the boundless nonsense that spewed from their pie holes when asked why they should become mayor.  It was the sound of this used car salesman pablum that reminded me of the first rule of knowledge:  Words are not reality.  Words, whether these patterns of light and dark on a page or vibrations on the air are only symbolic of reality, not reality.  QED.  The problem that keeps politicians in office and used car salesmen in business is that most people cognitively don't make the distinction.  When politicians vehemently pontificate with happy words and promises of a Utopian  future under their leadership, the public doesn't do the math.  The promises fade and the details wash out with the continuous bombardment of obfuscation, Doublespeak, and outright falsification.  We would be better off as a society if the sheeple were to believe nothing a politician says than fall for Madison Avenue propaganda that passes for political debate.  
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