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Buddha’s Advice On Belief And Scepticism

Posted on January 3, 2011 by deadondres

You have to give Buddha a lot of credit. This is a guy that in ~400 to 500 BC celebrated the law of conservation of energy as a truth to be internalized and made the basis of philosophy/religion. The notion … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes | Tagged america, belief, Buddha, Buddhism, law of conservation of energy, logic, religion, scepticism, science, thought, United States, West | 1 Comment

We Have Not Succeeded in Unifying People

Posted on November 4, 2010 by deadondres

Posted in Current Events | Tagged america, business, chomsky, class war, control, democrat, economy, election, government, ideology, left-wing, marxism, Noam Chomsky, republican, tea party, unification | Leave a comment

Ignorance is Bliss?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by activephilosophy

With all of this ‘Ground Zero’ Mosque bullshit, I think it’s good to take a satirical perspective to get to down to the roots of American xenophobia. I’ll let ‘The Onion’ do it.. <— Click the Link Hard Copy of … Continue reading →

Posted in Quick Ideas | Tagged 911, america, american, comedy, Ground Zero Mosque, ignorance, muslim, perception, satire, terrorist, The Onion, willful ignorance, world news, xenophobia | 1 Comment

The Search/Propoganda

Posted on May 21, 2010 by deadondres

Every moment is spent in search. Is it really right in front of us? – Satori? And what happens once we’ve found that moment? Should we drop everything and clutch it for the remainder of life? Is it to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Philosophy | Tagged advertisements, america, capitalism, China, communism, propoganda, psychology, sadness, work | Leave a comment

Malatesta – Anarchy Part III

Posted on July 2, 2009 by deadondres

This is a continuation of Anarchy Part I and Anarchy Part II, which Errico Malatesta called his greatest work… “…We know well how in social economy theories are too often invented to justify facts, that is, to defend privilege and … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes | Tagged agriculture, america, anarchism, anarchy, body politic, capitalism, control, economics, government, habits, history, life, malatesta, needs, parliament, politics, poverty, power, primitive, private power, private wealth, production, relationships, social relations, society, sociology | Leave a comment

Electricity and the New Power: Free Energy Society

Posted on June 19, 2009 by jroeder90007

Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, the freedom to peaceably assemble. These are all inalienable rights guaranteed in the Constitution. Something is missing. It seems that every couple hundred years or so, an new kind of … Continue reading →

Posted in Quick Ideas | Tagged america, constitution, diesel, electricity, energy, freedom, fuel, gasoline, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, methane, power plants, propane, rights, warmth, water heaters | 2 Comments

Century of the Self

Posted on March 25, 2009 by activephilosophy

I just watched this whole series and I think I need to rewatch it. It offers a very interesting account of institutions, American history, psychology, capitalism, advertising, government, identity, cooperations, public relations, the public, mob mentality, World Wars, Hitler, Sigmund … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Documentary Ideas | Tagged 20th century, advertising, america, american, Anna, capitalism, century, Century of the Self, Documentary, focus groups, Freud, government, history, Hitler, identity, individuals, institutions, mob mentality, politics, psychology, public relations, self, Sigmund, World War | 5 Comments

Actually, let’s not start from scratch.

Posted on March 21, 2009 by activephilosophy

This is a follow up to the post, “We are of one essence.” In this post I put the sentence, “In our previous debate, we essentially posit that in order for humanity to improve its condition we need to reduce … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Tagged america, american, beginning, borders, capitalism, change, complex, drones, essence, foreign, forward, humanity, increment, industrial, international, Iran, killing, law, military, murder, new, obama, policy, prayer, progress, scratch, serenity, spirit, start, steps, war, way, we | 2 Comments

We are of one Essence

Posted on March 20, 2009 by activephilosophy

“It’s a future where the old divisions are overcome. Where you and all of your neighbors and the wider world can live in greater security and greater peace. I know that this won’t be reached easily. There are those that … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Tagged address, america, american, arms, art, barriers, breaking, bridging, christain, common, contributions, culture, diplomacy, divisions, dreams, essence, foreign policy, gap, ground, history, institution, Iran, Iranian, Islam, leaders, muslim, obama, people, poet, poetry, president, reaching, Sa'di, separation, togehter, war, working | 2 Comments

On Fear of One Another II

Posted on March 20, 2009 by activephilosophy

This blog is in response to Fear of One Another Which is a follow up to the debate started in the posts On Science, Religion, and Nationalism On Science, Religion, and Nationalism II I will also admit that I was … Continue reading →

Posted in General Philosophies | Tagged active, america, capitalism, choice, church, contradiction, crisis, ethics, existence, faith, freedom, God, hope, humanity, Ideas, knowledge, life, meaning, motivation, perception, Philosophy, politics, questions, reality, religion, revolution, school, science, society, Spinoza, truth, vs., Wittgenstein, work, Zen | 7 Comments

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