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Tag Archives: life
Purpose
The purpose of life is to live. I cannot remember a beginning – it is as though I’ve been here eternally. I fear death because I cannot comprehend eternity ending. We are time, fearful of itself. We are surrounded by … Continue reading
Brain-Control
Sometimes the brain follows some pretty strange paths. Some are outright dangerous. You have to watch over your brain! But who is doing the watching?!!
Posted in Quick Ideas
Tagged brain, conscious, consciousness, decision, decision making, decisions, life, living, perception, subconscious, unconscious, watching
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Malatesta – Anarchy Part III
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
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Free! Movie
Just got my camera in yesterday. Filming will commence as soon as I read the owner’s manual… The enigma is not the meaning of life, but how to proceed once you (think you) know what it is. I will be posting … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary Ideas
Tagged action, art, camcorder, design, digital, Documentary, Documentary Ideas, enigma, film, freedom, life, movement, movie, mystery, Philosophy, plans, seeking, time, universe, work
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Jellyfish
What is life without a brain like? Does it move with blissful equanimity? Or does it feel frustratingly on the verge of something?
Wash Out Your Mouth!
Below I copied a quote in response to the final question in Optimistic Musings: – If you couldn’t use the word God, what word would you use? Christian piety makes a strange image of the object of devotion, “Jesus Christ, … Continue reading
Optimistic Musings
What is the point of defining/seeking truth in like of the Hsi-Westbrook Theory of Wrongness? I think that this answer can also be divided, similarly to words/concepts, into the practical (literal) and the philosophical. The response will contradict itself. The … Continue reading
Coming or Going
Is she looking towards me? Or turning away? To me – her gesture sums up life.
Posted in Quick Ideas
Tagged art, attention, direction, emotions, feelings, Girl With The Pearl Earring, interest, jewelry, Johannes Vermeer, life, meaning of life, movement, painting, portrait, questions
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The Future of the American Dream
This is an article I just read in The Nation which reflects many of the concerns and values in The Age of Humanity and proposes a socio-economic approach to kick America forward. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090525/greider
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Tagged american dream, article, community, decision, direct democracy, direction, economics, elite, family, future, happiness, journalism, liberty, life, obama, participation, policy, politics, poor, recession, sacrifice, segregation, socio-economic, The Nation, trade-off, wealth, wealthy
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