I saw something today that, when I saw it, I realized that I had never seen before. Now, this is an idea that many people just dismiss as it happens, but the idea behind seeing something for The First Time is actually a rather important event in anyone's life.
Anyway, what I saw that was new was a S.W.A.T. van.
There is some instinct inside us that can discern what is natural from what is unnatural, and all we make is stuff that is unnatural.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
I saw a sign today.
It read, "We are because God is."
This has flummoxed me. This statement, I found, lacks any sort of aperture for semantic deconstruction, and, to my unseasoned mind, is completely incomprehensible. The surface message is easily read, something along the lines of "If God hadn't created us, we would not be here." The subtext however, bears a strong, and I'm sure none-too-accidental resemblance to a popular saying by one Rene Descartes which stated "I think, therefore I am."
This statement, so I've been told, was the beginning of some sort of anti-church campaign, making Man the center of his own universe and somehow removing God from the equation.
I respectfully disagree. Because we were imbued, by our creator, with free will, or rather gave us the choice. Either way, our consciousness was not an accident. Without it, where would we be, and what relation could we possibly have with God? We think, therefore we are. God allowed us to choose the ability to think, giving us the power to be in relation to him.
Looked at in the correct light, Descartes' statement should be a founding point for the realization of the awesome magnitude of the Creator, and more importantly, represents the idea that we not only ARE because of the Magnet, but thr Magnet has something for us that is oft forgotten,
respect.
This has flummoxed me. This statement, I found, lacks any sort of aperture for semantic deconstruction, and, to my unseasoned mind, is completely incomprehensible. The surface message is easily read, something along the lines of "If God hadn't created us, we would not be here." The subtext however, bears a strong, and I'm sure none-too-accidental resemblance to a popular saying by one Rene Descartes which stated "I think, therefore I am."
This statement, so I've been told, was the beginning of some sort of anti-church campaign, making Man the center of his own universe and somehow removing God from the equation.
I respectfully disagree. Because we were imbued, by our creator, with free will, or rather gave us the choice. Either way, our consciousness was not an accident. Without it, where would we be, and what relation could we possibly have with God? We think, therefore we are. God allowed us to choose the ability to think, giving us the power to be in relation to him.
Looked at in the correct light, Descartes' statement should be a founding point for the realization of the awesome magnitude of the Creator, and more importantly, represents the idea that we not only ARE because of the Magnet, but thr Magnet has something for us that is oft forgotten,
respect.
Wake up.. Wake up!
It's a bright big beautiful day.
Anyhow, Lazytown music aside, I just woke up here at around 11:30 and I didn't want to. I was trying to figure out why I didn't want to get up, seeing as lack of sleep would likely have little to do with it, I got enough, hours-wise, but I still didn't want to get up. I wasn't tired, it just seemed like I had unfinished business in the realm of the unconscious. I have been contemplating the idea that when you are asleep your body is unable to do anything else so your mind is freed up to use whatever energy it wants to accomplish whatever it is it's trying to do.
This theory would explain some things, like when you awaken and can almost feel important revelations slipping away as some of the energy that was being used toward the mental project is diverted for such things as vision and limb movement.
When we are asleep, our brains do not need to process any information whatsoever, and is free to use all available resources to deal in worlds incorporeal. When our other senses reactivate, well... Our subconscious goes from trying to puzzle out the reports that the other senses have been providing them with throughout their active time and must divert power to allow the process of taking in new ones.
Perhaps this is why meditation is so important to understanding things. In meditation, the goal is to stop the intake of new information so that we can allow the brain to catch up on the information it has already received. Hmm, in this way, sleeping is a sort of meditation.
Well, gotta go drink some milk and intake some information.
Anyhow, Lazytown music aside, I just woke up here at around 11:30 and I didn't want to. I was trying to figure out why I didn't want to get up, seeing as lack of sleep would likely have little to do with it, I got enough, hours-wise, but I still didn't want to get up. I wasn't tired, it just seemed like I had unfinished business in the realm of the unconscious. I have been contemplating the idea that when you are asleep your body is unable to do anything else so your mind is freed up to use whatever energy it wants to accomplish whatever it is it's trying to do.
This theory would explain some things, like when you awaken and can almost feel important revelations slipping away as some of the energy that was being used toward the mental project is diverted for such things as vision and limb movement.
When we are asleep, our brains do not need to process any information whatsoever, and is free to use all available resources to deal in worlds incorporeal. When our other senses reactivate, well... Our subconscious goes from trying to puzzle out the reports that the other senses have been providing them with throughout their active time and must divert power to allow the process of taking in new ones.
Perhaps this is why meditation is so important to understanding things. In meditation, the goal is to stop the intake of new information so that we can allow the brain to catch up on the information it has already received. Hmm, in this way, sleeping is a sort of meditation.
Well, gotta go drink some milk and intake some information.
More from the front
Sometimes I leave notes for future me to find. I am heartened by these, as they indicate I am on the right track. For instance this note right now, even though it is, at this point, a nigh-empty shell with a hint of meaning, will one day become something new and more powerful. It is a great way of keeping the sense of purpose in ones life. I blame the causal domain shear that happens as time progresses... A strange way to measure time by about any standard. If we did not observe time, would it exist? Does it exist now? We can measure the effects of time, but its definition seems to be... Tenuous? Well, seeing as it's all relative anyway.
Oh, look at that, I found the apostrophe. BEHOLD. MY punctuational arsenal has been reassembled.
I do believe that Troi said it best when she said
"This is no time to argue about time; we don't have the time."
Now, that is what you call a mind bender of a saying... Not that there are a great shortage of those. I guess it all just depends on who takes the time to think about it.
Dammit, that's the point, isn't it?
Oh, look at that, I found the apostrophe. BEHOLD. MY punctuational arsenal has been reassembled.
I do believe that Troi said it best when she said
"This is no time to argue about time; we don't have the time."
Now, that is what you call a mind bender of a saying... Not that there are a great shortage of those. I guess it all just depends on who takes the time to think about it.
Dammit, that's the point, isn't it?
Weirdness always abides.
It is a widely believed fact that the world is home to some manner of resident weirdness. People call it different things, and it is assigned different meanings, thusly is observed under different mental condition. It would be interesting to know what sort of changes are affected upon our world pertaining solely to the subconscious, or conscious semantic assignment we use to shape our study of our observations.
It would be worth it to know, as generally upsights are fleeting and hard to hold on to, if not infrequent. The power in things is derived from the reason for it. In the same way that one mans chopstick is another mans stir stick. (Also, please forgive my erratic punctuation as I am recording this via a mobile device.)
I guess its not that I have enough time to just sit around and think up crazy nonsense, its just how I choose to spend it. If it does turn out to be a pointless endeavour (which I do not believe to be the case) then eh, no more pointless than watching endless tv or playing excessive video games.
One of my favorite activities is to try to conjecture the reason why stuff is the way it is. Knowing, as They used to say, is half the battle. Its also a Nicholas Cage movie about, like, the end of the world or something. Weird connection?
It would be worth it to know, as generally upsights are fleeting and hard to hold on to, if not infrequent. The power in things is derived from the reason for it. In the same way that one mans chopstick is another mans stir stick. (Also, please forgive my erratic punctuation as I am recording this via a mobile device.)
I guess its not that I have enough time to just sit around and think up crazy nonsense, its just how I choose to spend it. If it does turn out to be a pointless endeavour (which I do not believe to be the case) then eh, no more pointless than watching endless tv or playing excessive video games.
One of my favorite activities is to try to conjecture the reason why stuff is the way it is. Knowing, as They used to say, is half the battle. Its also a Nicholas Cage movie about, like, the end of the world or something. Weird connection?
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