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The Mask which is Belief
Our intellects give us human animals the impressive ability to model reality. The realities so modeled can even be the modelers themselves, as well as hypothetical realities which our models predict to be possible. Our models will always be imperfect and incomplete though, and forgetting this fact can effectively limit our minds within our own ( Read more... ) -
Pirates Versus Ninjas
Male pirates have more sex appeal than male ninjas, so I say we males opt to be pirates.
Female ninjas however have more sex appeal than female pirates,and I cite the following as proof...
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Quasitheism
The atheist's beliefs are imprisoned within the current scientific paradigm of materialism. The theist operates outside of the limited paradigm of materialism, but the theist's beliefs are polluted by prior unmet emotional need which he/she transforms into a deity. Quasitheism is a formalized acknowledgment that there is indeed something beyond ( Read more... ) -
Awareness Versus Progress
In my adolescence I formed the belief that awareness was always the first step in personal growth; that without awareness no progress could be made. This core belief of mine has strongly shaped my interactions with people, especially when they needed guidance. People have thanked me for encouraging their awareness, but some of these same people ( Read more... ) -
"Birthday Suits" and Spankings
We will be celebrating my birthday this Monday (3-31-08) at the Necto. Unfortunately due to corrupt morality made into law, you will not be able to show up in your birthday suit. Blessedly though, the libertine dress-code for Factory Mondays would allow you to get away with wearing only a thong, electrical tape on your nipples, and footgear. ( Read more... ) -
Tieflings
Tiefling is a word which essentially translates to "devilish one". Tieflings are the demonic descendants which result when a sexual union between a demonic creature and a humanoid produces half-demon children, which in turn infuses those half-demons' descendants with demonic blood. In the Dungeons&Dragons game, tieflings are one of the possible ( Read more... ) -
Mantle of Curricular Authority
The divide between childhood and adulthood is the acquisition of [a degree of] autonomy. The goal then of parenting and education is to ultimately empower children with the autonomy that they will need as an adult. Many parents in our modern culture though try so hard to keep their children from growing up ["too soon"]. In such homes these ( Read more... ) -
Submission
Submission is an indulgence. Like any indulgence, it has its time and place. The fact that the fearful populace prefers to surrender responsibility to supposed "higher authorities" is what provides unscrupulous persons with the opportunity to seize that power and parasitically abuse it. -
Birthday Suits and Spankings
My friend Denny's birthday falls on the same day as mine, and my other friend Renee's birthday is the day before ours. (...And Denny and Renee happen to be dating.) We are using all three birthdays as an excuse to party on Friday, March 30th, at Denny and Renee's place. You will want to park in the public parking by the office just before you ( Read more... )
