Point of diminishing returns

A shortage in one or more variables reduces positive output. Continuing with current resources is counterproductive. Sleep.

Alex

how big is it?

Dandrew

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

prinsen!!!!!

yes!!!!

whats up man!!

Alex

what color is it?

black?

Dandrew

hell naw dude its like turquoise, idk whether its from molding or what but its weird as hell and smells like shit

Alex

you gotta use it dude otherwise its gonna fall off or some shit. read it on TV

Dandrew

hahahah what the hell is my dick gonna come in handy for?

Alex

WOAH

i was talking about the doorknob on your bedroom door

fuckin' pervert

-logs out-


Flawless Ass Victory Ass Fuck

I just torrented and watched Religulous. It scared the shit out of me at the end. It's incredible how many politicians base their decisions on their personal religious convictions.

In the US we've got a primarily Christian government. In the middle east it's a mix between Muslims and Jews, the Muslims hold the vast majority - as well as a significant amount of nuclear weaponry. When Iran destroys Israel the US will rev up the ol' HydroNuke and blow their ass to "kingdom come". And then what? HOLY WAR! or JIHAD if you prefer.

But don't worry! Jesus Christ will save you. Or is it Mohamed? How do I know which savior will lead me to salvation while the non believers burn in the eternal fire?

I'm reclassifying myself as an antitheist. It's time to stop the madness. I don't know for certain. I doubt there is - at least in any form we as humans could comprehend. And that's just it. We will never know! So where the hell do we, as humans, with a combined mass of less than 10^-10^10, get off saying GOD WANTS US TO BLOW THE SHIT OUT OF ISLAM AND ALSO YOU CAN'T HAVE ANAL SEX. How could we ever know something like that?

In any other form the claims made and actions taken in the name of 'the lord' would be classified as neurosis. But asking questions is a sin against god, so such an examination would surely send you to hell.

Faith is a prison where humanity waits for self assigned death sentence.

God help us.

Accurate Personality Test

I'm not usually one to advocate personality tests, most of them are bullshit. This is pretty good though. Based on the findings of Jung and others in his field, you are asked a series of questions and then scored on four dichotomies: introversion - extroversion, intuition - sense, thinking - feeling, and perceiving - judging. After scoring, each dichotomy is further defined as primary, secondary, tertiary and inferior function and based on your results these alternate between external and internal. Very interesting stuff - each distinct combination has its own ideal roles and they seem to be pretty accurate.

INTP - "Architect". Greatest precision in thought and language. Can readily discern contradictions and inconsistencies. The world exists primarily to be understood. 3.3% of total population.

Take Free Jung Personality Test
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If you do take this test you should 1) google your four letter acronym. After reading several articles on INTPs I feel extremely enlightened, a lot of patterns in my life are better explained through personality type than any mental health diagnosis. 2) Post back on my blog under the comments section with your type. There are theories as to how specific types interact with eachother and it would be interesting to see if there's any truth to them.


Show more people my fucking blog. I put thought into these you bastards >_>

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Sorry Mason :]

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Intelligent Design Simplified

The universe is complex and precise so worship Jesus or you'll go to hell (for the relatively short duration of two thousand earth years)

New ultimate question

Why does anything exist at all?
Seems like it would've been a lot easier for the universe to just not exist
I suppose if that were the case there wouldn't be anywhere for it not to exist within
Or something

I'm thinking multiverse.

The anthropic principle (life, particularly intelligent life, seems to exist) might come into play here ----

Cosmic Snowflake

So in doing a little bit more research on the big bang I'm rediscovering tiny pieces (very tiny) of the hope I used to have.

The big bang is not an event in time, but rather the beginning of time. As 'space' (3 dimensions defined by the expanding universe - that is, what is 'beyond' the universe is not - space) and time are on the same continuum. They began simultaneously. That isto say NOTHING existed before the big bang.

But how is that possible?

How did that singularity come into existence?

My ultimate question here is --- Why did ANYTHING happen at all. Why should anything exist?

Imagine that, where the universe did the logical thing, saved itself the trouble, and was never formed in the first place.

Weird isn't it?

I'm not saying god did it. Far from it.

But the multiverse theory seems a bit more plausible now - in fact, almost necessary. I'm pretty sure the first law of everything we know about everything is that something can't very well come from nothing - especially in nowhere.

And that means that OUR universe isn't necessarily finite. This even opens up a little space for some kind of Universal Conscious that we might rejoin when we die.

I'm an Atheist. Naturalism is the most logical explanation for the state of... Everything. As a naturalist I live freely, and with a lot more genuine compassion for my fellow humans...

But I don't wanna disappear when I die either :[

q.q

What gets you out of bed in the morning?

A mixture of various external stimuli and the subconscious desire to survive long enough procreate.

Some Naturalist Anectdotes

Supernaturalist: But the (insert religious text) says -
Naturalist: I don't really care what the (same religious text) says
Supernaturalist: But the (same text) is (affiliated diety's/dieties') message to the world
Naturalist: How do you know that?
Supernaturalist: Well, because it's written in the (text).

See the problem there?

Naturalist: I don't believe in (diety/other supernatural phenomena)
Supernaturalist: Well what do you believe in?
Naturalist: Well for starters, existence, the existence of life, the power of science and knowledge, humanity, human ingenuity, proven facts - from evolution to genocide in the name of (supernatural phenomena), cruelty, kindness, consciousness, the big bang, the theory of relativity as far as it's been proven, space time, art, literature, exploration, death, and birth from conception.
Supernaturalist: -----

All I've ever gotten in response to that is... oh.

Supernaturalist: But what about hope? How can you live with uncertainty regarding what follows life?
Naturalist: Freely, fully, justifiably, affectionately, genuinely, with personal motivation as opposed to dictations from (supernatural phenomena, dieties, and texts), with morals derived from evidence, with good will from within myself, without discrimination, peacefully, and happily.

_______
I'll worry about what happens after I die when I'm dead. My understanding is that human sapience is caused by chemical reactions somewhere in the cranium and those cease when our blood stops pumping. After living a long and fulfilling life who can honestly ask for more?
_______

Respond as you see fit.

Why Communism Doesn't Work: A Novel

I see lots of proponents of communism these days - whether they know it or not. There are of course people who directly advocate it, but there are many more who support its lesser forms - socialism for one, and also collectivist programs, welfare (and other redistributions of wealth), labor unions, employment quotas. Many of these ideas are enacted with good intentions. But they fail.

These ideas can be dismissed on an individual basis:

Welfare: Created by the FDR as a temporary relief for families and individuals who did not possess the means to provide for themselves, until such time as they could do so - through employment opportunities or perhaps assistance from family members etc. For a while welfare functioned effectively. Its beneficiaries would never consider living their entire lives under the arm of the U.S. government - they were hard working individuals who wanted to provide for themselves and didn't stop working until they could do so. I'm not saying that spirit doesn't remain in the modern welfare population but it isn't the dominant ideal. Today there are people in the welfare state who don't feel particularly compelled to leave it. Why should they? The government will pay there expenses and they don't have to lift a finger. Needless to say this is a massive drain on the tax dollars of hard working Americans.

Labor Unions: Formed during the industrial revolution, again with good intentions. Corrupt companies housed underpaid workers in disturbingly hazardous conditions. Labor Unions were formed to end the oppression. And they succeeded. What do they do now? Demand higher wages and longer breaks. Again, a drain on hard workers and a road block to the business success required to create and maintain well paying jobs.

Employment Quotas: Probably the best example. To this date you can't criticize this idea without being labeled discriminatory or simply racist. Even into the 90s some racist employers would not hire qualified minority workers. Quotas were put in place to ensure minorities had an equal opportunity to succeed in the workplace. While racism is still a problem in modern society Employment Quotas contribute to the problem far more than they help to solve it. Separating people into two groups - minorities and majorities, based on uncontrollable factors like race, creates negative sentiments - US and THEM. Furthermore, in a manner very similar to the welfare state, people are ensured jobs simply because they are required to meet quotas, removing any motivation to work hard to retain their position.

This may seem like a massive digression from communism, but there is a collective theme here. In all three instances, government, with the best of intentions, tries to solve real problems. And fails. Communism is an increase in government. In a communist society, people cede the fruits of their labor to the government, which ideally distributes them fairly throughout the population. Of course this isn't necessarily the case either - but right now lets assume it is. If every citizen is guaranteed an equal share, where is the motivation to produce? While people are inherently good, there is a fraction of the population who will take the lazy road - taking resources from the rest of the community without giving back their 'fair share'.

And as previously mentioned, the government in charge of distributing goods fairly among communist people, often fails to do so. Just like there are lazy individuals among the work force, there are greedy individuals within the government. Time and time again throughout history communist societies fall victim to government corruption - effectively becoming dictatorships. The proletariat (work force) is poor, and devoid of the resources they create - the government retains rations for itself, hording food, money, anything of value, allowing citizens only what is required to produce. This often leads to violence as citizens do not want to starve - and what happens? Something very much reminiscent of George Orwell's works, 1984 and Animal Farm. By means of physical force and subliminal supression the corrupted communist government molds its citizens into malnourished, uneducated, unskilled zombies - capable of doing only what they are told.

But even in its less extreme forms - even when communism is working at its full potential, it still presents disturbing problems. Communism ignores the very core of human nature. The individual.

Consider an ant colony. Ant's are amazing creatures. Through their combined efforts the dig complex tunnel systems - sometimes MILES deep. To do this they effectively maintain a massive workforce of diggers by assigning a portion of their population to gather food. They function as a single unit, surviving and expanding together, for a common purpose. What is that purpose? Survival. Ants flourish in every continent except for anatarctica.

However, WE ARE NOT ANTS. We've got survival down pat by now. For quite along time infact. Thats why, in ancient human history, we began to specialize. People explored the interests, creating inovative inventions - starting with the wheel and fire, working up to the miracles of modern medicine, and space exploration, and surely countless more wonders in the future. As humans we need space, time and freedom to advance and explore. Things that are often absent in a communist society. Collectivism leaves no room or leftover resources for individual sucess.

So then, what is the best alternative to communism? I'm not exactly sure to be honest. Taking into account the flaws inherent in human nature, no government system will be perfect - nor can we function in an anarchist society, where humans are reduced to animalistic competition for resources and life.

Obviously some order is neccesary. An agreed monetary system, or at the least standards for trade. Law enforcement, to protect the basic rights of individuals, to live, to be free, and to pursue happiness through the ownership and use of land and property. This would require some full time government employees, and they would obviously have to be chosen from and by citizens, not placed in a monarchal or dictorial position. This requires an element of democracy. It also requires some kindof social contract, limiting the power of government to the afformentioned capacity.

Individuals of both genders, and all races must be regarded equally. People must agree to coexist with others they do not neccesarily agree with, so long as the disagreement does not lead to violence or vandalism. If this occurs it should be dealt with accordingly by some preexisting judiciary.

These sorts of changes may be difficult to achieve as many people are reluctant to break the outdated barriers of sexism, racism, and general discrimination that have held back human progress from their formation.

And yes, there is some collective human progress, as we all belong to the same, sentient race. The human race. But the progress is achieved by individuals, and individual alliances, where people get credit for there achievements and reap benefits accordingly. Of course some ideas are bound to fail, and inevitably there will be cases where hard work does not pay off - temporarily. But the only people who lose for the long term in such a society are those who stop trying. Competition breeds good products - with proper motivation and rewarding, people try there best and work their hardest, without use of force or propaganda.

In a communist society people will never be allowed to work towards and achieve their goals where they differ from the whole, and thus will be denied the opportunity to exist to their full potential as human beings.

We are capable of something better. We just need to wake up.

Exploring Literature

So I'm having a field day on my laptop reading poems and short stories and such, and I happened upon The Epic of Gilgamesh.

It was written in Sumarian, by a Sumarian, somewhere in Sumar (I believe that was between Asia, Africa, and Europe, in that hate filled fundamentalist region we now call the middle east)

As is evident in the name, it is quite possibly the most EPIC thing ever written.

And it was written 5700 years ago so of course it's free of copywrite restrictions.

You should read it because it has the word 'GILGAMESH' in the title.

It's tornado time so I'm holed up in the basement with the pregeny and the carnivores. Of course it's fully furnished with all the modern comforts, but it is a little cramped.

I have nothing particularly profound to say.

I've noticed that sort of mood comes and goes, like just about everything else.

I bought a Ukulele. I can't figure out standard uke tuning so its on EADG or DADG when i'm in that kind of mood.

Summers coming and my mind's numbing (ho ho! --- -.-) maybe i could write something good right now after all. Usually words just come and I attach meaning to them later. It's extremely difficult for me to write intentionally.

The air is pretty thick right now, and all the fabrics and the papers are all moist. That and all the warm make me feel like I'm in Florida. I was reading out on the porch last night and I closed my eyes and tried to listen for the sea to no avail... I'm feeling a pull in that direction right now - I might have to look for a school on the coast.

I've got five hours of tornado watch to blow down here, so I think I'll try writing a bit.

Perfect Language

I propose the possibility of a language of nouns verbs adjective adverbs and some prepositions that would remove all articles as well as tense and case as individual words - and incorporate them as inflection.

Word order would be insignificant. Phonemes would be standardized. Punctuation would be limited to phrasal distinction (sentences and possibly quotation). Root words would be drawn from existing English vocabulary and altered to match the standardization. Latin suffixes might be used to derive further meaning from roots (as in English).

More on tenses and cases later.

Daily Double

That's right hypothetical reader you get TWO profound thoughts for the price of one! Of course it's always free for you until i start publishing/recording but still, this is a special Occassion

Firstly I've surmised that a good chunk of our most meaningful experiences can be classified as ends and beginnings. Births and Deaths, Meetings and Partings, Gatherings and Dispersals etc. Of course from a temporal standpoint these events are relatively shortlived, but they have so much impact on the between which follows the beginning, and the reflection or maybe post(insert proper root) after the end.

Beginnings are generally joyful occassions, that is births, friendships etc, but can also include negatives - for instance the first encounter of a dating abuse relationship or an abusive marriage. At the time it may seem joyful but during the betweens and possibly reflections it will be recalled as the first step towards a dark hole (or whatever ominous imagery you prefer... i was thinking steep cliff but that just doesn't do it for me). There is also the case of enslavement, in which you know from the beginning (is that in abnito? i need to learn more latin) your experience is going to be a painful one.

Endings are traditionally sad events. Death of a loved one, or parting of a lover (distance perhaps). The end of a particularly fulfilling otaku convention. But they can also be happy - considering the negative beginnings mentioned above - emancipation (from enslavement) and the end of an abusive relationship. Also consider broader concepts, the end of a war for instance.

The second generalization I've made (not the second profound Idea mind you. theres one more coming) regarding this subject is that from a normal human perspective Happy beginnings usually culminate in Sad endings, and vice versa. In the future I might look into methods for eliminating sad endings (EG finding the silver lining).

My second profound thought is just a germ right now. To be more specific a cell. A single cell in say the human body. A cell is by definition organic, which means it's 'alive' (i'm not going to attempt defining that one right now o.O) and consequentially is capable of fulfilling certain tasks - to sustain itself and reproduce in and off it self. But cells do some strange things. They forego self sufficience to specialize and form larger organisms. I'm running out of time here, but some food for thought here (brain feeder! get it? like a bird feeder hahahaha :D >_>), why is it that we name each human being as a single entity when in reality they are made up of an incomprehensible number of smaller organisms?

Gotta go to class... will be back later.

Introduction!

Hello hypothetical reader! :D I'm glad you theoretically stumbled upon this page!

I needed an outlet for all the strange things flowing through my mind and I wanted complete control, so here I am blogging. I feel very new age and also quite ignorant for saying so. I think I broke a rule from 'Elements of Style' when I italicized that phrase. See you're not supposed to draw attention to colloquialisms and cliches (look at me i'm saying something you've heard a million times before!), but I think I could justify my actions here; I wanted to make sure you, hypothetical reader - making no assumptions about your prior knowledge (please take no offense, i'm being very careful not to miss anyone here) - regarding the concept of new agedness (I don't really know a damn thing either, but in general i'd associate it with superficiality) and i wanted to make sure you knew the two words were one idea. Otherwise it might not make sense! And that would be just awful.

As you can see I try very hard to maintain the integrity of my writing (speaking too). Linguistics is one of my primary interests and I do my best to align myself with its highest standards. Like the elderly woman who checks her mail three times a day, just to reassure herself that her children really have permanently broken contact with her in her old age. I'm mostly concerned with conciseness and clarity, but also with stylistics (Eg. Using colorful verbs and nouns, eliminating unnecessary adjectives).

Of course I have some more mainstream/relevant interests; I play and listen to music, I write creatively, I read Stephen King novels. I have thoughts on religion, ethics, and current events I mean to share. I live in a home with two parents, two cats my brother is out of state. I attend a small high school and maintain a mediocre 2.5 GPA. I'm worried about the future, I'm a bit lonely, I'm full of what some might label 'teenage angst' (damnit i did it again >_>).

But I'm trying, failing and learning in the process.

Blog Created

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