Reflection on Reason

Just a quick entry on something that captured my attention. As a man who seeks knowledge, a philosopher if you will, I tend to ask many questions. And, with these questions I obviously arrive at all understanding by way of reason. So, given my emphasis on the importance of reason I now question if the world is reasonable. That is to say, just as one might ask "what if religion is wrong," I ask the same question of reason.

Now I do think reason is necessary in the civilized world (i.e "reality"), but I do believe that being is beyond that. "We" are something more profound, and that this profundity is covered and masked by what we are right now. Hence, the human condition. I am trapped by this body, but only trapped in the sense that my understanding of reality is confused, and must be examined thoroughly in order to recognize my entrapment. It's complicated. But, for those who follow Buddhism or Hinduism it is not so complicated. In theory yes, but practice-no. In my dealings with meditation, it is the closest one can get to a deeper kind of truth. Life is too complex to not try and slow things down and reflect on who you are. It's easy to say that you are weak and that there is something ultimate (GOD) that is there to help you. It is more difficult to state that you are your own God (until further notice) because you are then accountable for your actions in THIS lifetime, not the next. Morality makes better sense with the latter. Anyways, I digress. I blog worse than I contemplate, so forgive me. I'm a lil' rusty...

I'm back

Its been a busy semester, but it's over. It's time to get back to my writing in lieu of my previous assigned school writing.

The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. ~Anaïs Nin

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

- Albert Einstein

C'est Vrai

This one was so spot on I had to post it.



Joshua Ryan Dellinger wroteat 2:14pm
No, Skot. Please consider voting for Obama. McCain's plan will devastate this country, as it intends to rely on the same mechanisms that have brought us to the brink of ruin already. I can't say I fully back Obama, but reform is certainly what we need now, and I can't imagine a worst candidate than McCain, nor this demonic woman he has for his VP.I think the choice can be summarized in response to this question: do you want someone in power who wouldn't let a rape victim choose to abort their pregnancy? Or how about this one: do you want someone in power who wants to *further deregulate* the health insurance industry? Or: do you want the war in Iraq to continue, despite calls from the Iraqi people for us to leave? Obama will solve all these problems, and will alleviate burdens on the middle class...as every democratic president does. McCain supports tax cuts for those making over 250,000 and believes you're not "rich" until you have 5 million in assets. We can't let this man in.

meilleur.

Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible. We're not giving up. We're waiting for a better opportunity to win.

~ Lois McMaster Bujold

now in production.

the fallen soldier.

I. Introduction
II. “Father”
III. …strength…
IV. …love…
V. …courage…
VI. …virtue…
VII. …wisdom…
VIII. Farewell