Shall I give them religion? . . .
If I could allow myself a sarcastic and cynical moment: There is much research done for these writings and many excerpts are taken secondary to the primary essay or book. I am putting this together not to create an ethos for myself but rather as a discovery. I have seen the community colleges and university educational system in play and I can do better, much better. If you want to use any of this material just ask and I will provide comprehensive source material and citations-everything here is legit and at the highest level of scholarship. So, no reason to criticize what you may see as plagiarism when I am openly admitting my 'form',...which is basically a standard university essay form--materially rephrasing others' work, correct? That is what we call school in America now, I think... Thanks.
If it seems I don't know much about the internet it is because I don't normally stare at screens. I stare at journals and books with paper and pen nearby.
2, 2, 3, 2, 3
No links are posted for vids because it is aesthetically displeasing. I'm sure you can find them yourself.
Socrates23
This work is meant to be copied and plagiarized-take all you want. I am erasing everything October 1st.
Check 'My Groups' for essay content, I have this separated for easy reading and viewing. It is not necessary to join, the groups are open and I do not expect people to ever join anything.
Do as you wish, that I wish.
I have been asked many times what are my main influences, these are Pythagoras, Montaigne and Voltaire.
If you would like citations or a reading list for a specific post, please just ask.
...by the way, what I am putting together here are connected ideas and not some post-modern soup kitchen of slop. I understand myth and the occult much better than anyone I can find on the internet. In fact, I would go as far as to claim to be the only living expert at the level of skill I display (something I have yet to do despite the masterly level of skill involved in the work done thus far). I can prove it. If I can prove something, it usually makes me confident, how about you?
By the time I am finished here there will be no doubt in any of your minds as to the validity of my claims to wisdom. Having said that, all that I know is that I know little or nothing, and that this knowledge is worthless.
This page is best read from bottom to top, which was the way in which it was wrote. That is why I have numbered the essay. I also wrote everything so that it may be read separate and still make sense, if you would prefer this better.
...besides, everything I write is probibly just overrated...*smile*
Subjects and topics are separated by group now for convenience..
Is there any replacement for the world?
[Join or search a group {click to one through a post header/title} to directly follow an essay and primary related work and content.]
Share if you are a lover of wisdom.
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(I generally write about the books in my library, the ones I am able to pick up, handle, and verify what I am writing about. I mostly have a large collection of Penguin classics and some other things concerning the War Poets of the early 19th century. I study Asian philosophy in China and Japan and India as well. I write aphorisms and sometime a little fiction. I try to wander through this where my mind leads. I thought I would write with a audience to motivate myself, with embarrassment, in learning my own studies and for only my wisdom. I have done much schooling, but ...we all know that school these days is a brainwashing factory, right? So...most of what I have learned on my own I still remember. Maybe I accidentally teach myself something and maybe someone accidentally learns to teach themselves a thing. That's what I think.)
(A small word: you will have to be patient with idea presentation in this format. I am not contradicting myself if concepts demand more attention than space is available...ask for a reading list, I'll be happy to provide one.)
(All the 'group' in which I have posted are mine for organizational purposes...just easier for extremely complex narratives)
(If you post on my page or in the groups please try to stay on topic, be concise,
write with nuance and have sources ready...accepted sources not
nonsense--I keep a certain standard here.
I don't think this is too much to ask.
I consider this a sacred pursuit. If you
shit post {specifically and intentionally disgusting material} I will permanently remove you. I am not being too serious, jokes are accepted. I don't want to see disgusting stupidities on my page, please.
Stay classy and try to have fun.)
(I can't believe I have to tell people this but: write and think at least a level above community college or I will hold you accountable, challenge your comments, destroy you; I will make an example of you. Get it? That's the level of thinking I expect and the example I myself set,
I accept nothing less.
So, step up your game or go play with the children.)
YES,
THIS PAGE IS ONE LARGE INTERLOCKING CONVERSATION
ON HUMANITY.
...I am going on a journey? . . .
I don't know...
(I am not going to post all citations because it is boring and a pain in the ass. If you want any citations then name the specific essay and passage. I will provide you with the title and author, edition, translation, of my sources etc...)