I have asserted in other essays that the single greatest moral and philosophical question of our time is what would occur if any further scientific and technological advance were impossible.
I would argue that art has enormous practical value - as a healing modality, among other things - and that even the most reptilian among us are aware of this. why did hermann goring build such a massive collection of plundered art? why did the warlords of the southern sahara surround themselves with all the most celebrated griots? why did the habsburgs keep haydn locked down on their plantation?
this substack has practical value as well - you are tangibly helping your readers negotiate the insanity that surrounds us.
reduced to lowest terms, the greatest threat to our continued existence is our acceptance of the scarcity myth and the control dynamic it generates. your friend tessa lena introduced me to steven newcomb's theory of domination, which is based on fear: if there's never enough to go around, that gives the imperialists the right to murder and steal from the "savages." now the savages are us and it's our data and our genes they want to gamble with. it's an old story and it's time we rewrote it. glad to see you leading the way.
Tks for your important work. I find this quote inspirational; “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. I have studied history for years and I cannot recall it ever happening. It may be that our task is impossible. Yet, if we do not try then how will we know it can’t be done? And if we do not try, it most certainly won’t be done. The Founders’ Republic, and the larger war for western civilization, will be lost.”
“But I tell you this: We will not go gently into that bloody collectivist good night. Indeed, we will make with our defiance such a sound as ALL history from that day forward will be forced to note, even if they despise us in the writing of it.”
Human inspiration and follow through ~ creating something unique and new is Key.
Creativity will needed to avoid extinction !
Keep on keepin' on & thanx for keeping your shoulder to the wheel, it's appreciated.
'Team Dark' have revealed themselves - we are their 'pee-on's' - but we are also creators -they are exploiters and abusers for which humanity has no further need. They are 'unsustainable'. Be gone ye
During the covid lockdown, when humans stayed hidden in their homes, I noticed that we had more animals roaming round and round our neighborhood. There were foxes, especially a beautiful family of white foxes, there was deer, plenty of racoons, owls, squirrels, ravens, hawks, possums, skunks (they are usually timid but they had become fearless), and probably more animals that I never got to see. My point is that life on earth, composed of much more than humanity, will continue and thrive. When the earth has had enough of us, enough destruction, the earth will get rid of us. Even during the bucolic stage of our existence there was too much destruction and too many death quests we went on. We have too much of the jungle inside us, as a species, we possess predatory power in higher degrees than are necessary.
I read "On Transience" when you mentioned it in your last essay, and I disagree with Freud's reaction to the problem. I don't feel that way. Freud seems to confuse economic scarcity, which makes something more valuable, with love. Most normal individuals do not think the fact that loved ones will die makes the relationship more valuable. The loss of a loved one is tragic, for those with no hope of reunion after death, and I don't see how that can be sugar-coated, by Freud or anyone else.
Recently, Dr. Peter Breggin, a genuine hero for the decades-long work he has done in psychiatry, had some choice comments to make about Freud. The research I have done in the past lends credence to what Dr. Breggin says. I find it troubling when others treat the words of this sick individual as wisdom, but that's just my opinion.
I had hoped this Substack would be a place to learn about belief systems other than my own, through direct communication rather than my collection of books. It has turned, instead, into an experience of watching the God I worship get insulted, with hostile overtones that are unrelenting. First, "God help us - no better yet, we will help ourselves." A slap in the face of the Creator of the universe, whom I worship. Then a guest who indulges in the fantasy of thinking that the blood of Jesus Christ, the source of my own faith, blended with the earth and did some fictional neo-Gnostic thing in the process. Come on. These comments don't even engage, in an intellectually honest manner, with the relevant texts. They are just cheap shots. If I want to express disagreement with someone else's position, I make a serious effort to be accurate in my understanding of their own beliefs first. I may ask hard questions (apparently, because nobody can answer them), but I do not write to insult. Here, the people who comment make claims about Christianity that stretch into the furthest reaches of fantasy, coupled with conclusory accusations, topped off with an inappropriate sense of authority to ask questions about my own life that have nothing to do with what I have written.
I don't see how "cheer" can possibly be the correct reaction to what we are headed into, but if that is the desired target, then I wish you all an abundance of it.
Superb writing as usual. Thank you!
thank you so much for your kind words and your enduring interest in these forays ... they are much appreciated
I would argue that art has enormous practical value - as a healing modality, among other things - and that even the most reptilian among us are aware of this. why did hermann goring build such a massive collection of plundered art? why did the warlords of the southern sahara surround themselves with all the most celebrated griots? why did the habsburgs keep haydn locked down on their plantation?
this substack has practical value as well - you are tangibly helping your readers negotiate the insanity that surrounds us.
reduced to lowest terms, the greatest threat to our continued existence is our acceptance of the scarcity myth and the control dynamic it generates. your friend tessa lena introduced me to steven newcomb's theory of domination, which is based on fear: if there's never enough to go around, that gives the imperialists the right to murder and steal from the "savages." now the savages are us and it's our data and our genes they want to gamble with. it's an old story and it's time we rewrote it. glad to see you leading the way.
thank you for your astute remarks and your very kind words ... there is much to ponder here!
Amen.
Tks for your important work. I find this quote inspirational; “This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. I have studied history for years and I cannot recall it ever happening. It may be that our task is impossible. Yet, if we do not try then how will we know it can’t be done? And if we do not try, it most certainly won’t be done. The Founders’ Republic, and the larger war for western civilization, will be lost.”
“But I tell you this: We will not go gently into that bloody collectivist good night. Indeed, we will make with our defiance such a sound as ALL history from that day forward will be forced to note, even if they despise us in the writing of it.”
~ Mike Vanderboegh
and thank you for your kind words and this wonderful quotation
Art is the anthesis of Ai.
Human inspiration and follow through ~ creating something unique and new is Key.
Creativity will needed to avoid extinction !
Keep on keepin' on & thanx for keeping your shoulder to the wheel, it's appreciated.
'Team Dark' have revealed themselves - we are their 'pee-on's' - but we are also creators -they are exploiters and abusers for which humanity has no further need. They are 'unsustainable'. Be gone ye
vampires - good riddance - adios. Blessed be.
During the covid lockdown, when humans stayed hidden in their homes, I noticed that we had more animals roaming round and round our neighborhood. There were foxes, especially a beautiful family of white foxes, there was deer, plenty of racoons, owls, squirrels, ravens, hawks, possums, skunks (they are usually timid but they had become fearless), and probably more animals that I never got to see. My point is that life on earth, composed of much more than humanity, will continue and thrive. When the earth has had enough of us, enough destruction, the earth will get rid of us. Even during the bucolic stage of our existence there was too much destruction and too many death quests we went on. We have too much of the jungle inside us, as a species, we possess predatory power in higher degrees than are necessary.
I read "On Transience" when you mentioned it in your last essay, and I disagree with Freud's reaction to the problem. I don't feel that way. Freud seems to confuse economic scarcity, which makes something more valuable, with love. Most normal individuals do not think the fact that loved ones will die makes the relationship more valuable. The loss of a loved one is tragic, for those with no hope of reunion after death, and I don't see how that can be sugar-coated, by Freud or anyone else.
Recently, Dr. Peter Breggin, a genuine hero for the decades-long work he has done in psychiatry, had some choice comments to make about Freud. The research I have done in the past lends credence to what Dr. Breggin says. I find it troubling when others treat the words of this sick individual as wisdom, but that's just my opinion.
I had hoped this Substack would be a place to learn about belief systems other than my own, through direct communication rather than my collection of books. It has turned, instead, into an experience of watching the God I worship get insulted, with hostile overtones that are unrelenting. First, "God help us - no better yet, we will help ourselves." A slap in the face of the Creator of the universe, whom I worship. Then a guest who indulges in the fantasy of thinking that the blood of Jesus Christ, the source of my own faith, blended with the earth and did some fictional neo-Gnostic thing in the process. Come on. These comments don't even engage, in an intellectually honest manner, with the relevant texts. They are just cheap shots. If I want to express disagreement with someone else's position, I make a serious effort to be accurate in my understanding of their own beliefs first. I may ask hard questions (apparently, because nobody can answer them), but I do not write to insult. Here, the people who comment make claims about Christianity that stretch into the furthest reaches of fantasy, coupled with conclusory accusations, topped off with an inappropriate sense of authority to ask questions about my own life that have nothing to do with what I have written.
I don't see how "cheer" can possibly be the correct reaction to what we are headed into, but if that is the desired target, then I wish you all an abundance of it.