| The world today is a confusing place. But no more or less confusing than it was to our ancestors in their time. For some twenty-five years I have been observing politics from a number of angles. What currently exists is wholly unsatisfactory. When it comes to politics there is much disagreement on every single subject matter. What I have tried to do is sort it out. There is no particular order in which to consider things because not only is every thing related and based on the others, but from no matter which point you start you can reach all the other subjects. Start from where you are comfortable. You should be aware that none of the ideas and opinions expressed here fit the usual mold. This is a whole new way of looking at things. Neither idealogical, or polemical, or prescriptive, the ideas are merely practical explanations and solutions. |
General Principles exist. They are the things
which are "true" for all time for all people for all
locations. An prime example is "all people must eat."
Another is that "all people are created equal." Yet
another is that "every one has the right to free
speech."
There simply are some things that are true for every
one. Not everyone might like a film or book, but the
right to create one of those is a "general principle."
There is also another set of general principles, but
these have shfited with the passing of time.
Technology has moved the idea of general
principles along. The reality is that with technology
we have made health care better, so it is clear that
the general principles of health care must have
been altered from the past.
There is a confusion about some general principles.
The big one is probably God. You will hear often
that ancient people all had a belief in God or Gods.
And it's not true. The general principle is that all
people have always had a belief in the creation of
the universe that defines how people fit into it. But
God is a lot newer concept. After all, God or Gods
didn't really come about as a concept until mankind
began to record things, whether in stone or writing.
We are at a lack of words when we describe ancient
prehistory religious beliefs because our current
understanding so dominates our thoughts. But did
the first humans really belief it "God" -- or did they
believe in a supernatural force? Or did they believe
in something else, entirely unknown to us. A belief
in God is fairly recent in human terms.
It is laughable to see every single prehistory artifact
and object and location defined as some sort of
"religious" thing. Why do we do this? Because the
religions of today, and all of them do it, are just
incapable of comprehending a world were people
were probably more concerned with day to day
survival and they didn't have the time to dwell on the
mystical realm of thought. I would think that ancient
man spent a lot more time on food and shelter and
self-preservation than they did worrying about
whether the Gods were appeased.
it is more likely that when they began to settle into
villages, and the division of labor allowed some to sit
back and think a little more, that they reasoned,
"well, you know, maybe there is something out there
we can't comprehend. Let's call that 'God' " That
guy probably used that to gain some power to
survive a little better.
which are "true" for all time for all people for all
locations. An prime example is "all people must eat."
Another is that "all people are created equal." Yet
another is that "every one has the right to free
speech."
There simply are some things that are true for every
one. Not everyone might like a film or book, but the
right to create one of those is a "general principle."
There is also another set of general principles, but
these have shfited with the passing of time.
Technology has moved the idea of general
principles along. The reality is that with technology
we have made health care better, so it is clear that
the general principles of health care must have
been altered from the past.
There is a confusion about some general principles.
The big one is probably God. You will hear often
that ancient people all had a belief in God or Gods.
And it's not true. The general principle is that all
people have always had a belief in the creation of
the universe that defines how people fit into it. But
God is a lot newer concept. After all, God or Gods
didn't really come about as a concept until mankind
began to record things, whether in stone or writing.
We are at a lack of words when we describe ancient
prehistory religious beliefs because our current
understanding so dominates our thoughts. But did
the first humans really belief it "God" -- or did they
believe in a supernatural force? Or did they believe
in something else, entirely unknown to us. A belief
in God is fairly recent in human terms.
It is laughable to see every single prehistory artifact
and object and location defined as some sort of
"religious" thing. Why do we do this? Because the
religions of today, and all of them do it, are just
incapable of comprehending a world were people
were probably more concerned with day to day
survival and they didn't have the time to dwell on the
mystical realm of thought. I would think that ancient
man spent a lot more time on food and shelter and
self-preservation than they did worrying about
whether the Gods were appeased.
it is more likely that when they began to settle into
villages, and the division of labor allowed some to sit
back and think a little more, that they reasoned,
"well, you know, maybe there is something out there
we can't comprehend. Let's call that 'God' " That
guy probably used that to gain some power to
survive a little better.
| Practicalist |
Jim Hlavac |
| Someone had to make a simplified explanation of the way the world works. |