Metaphysic Storm

If Iraq isn’t stable it will be a breeding ground for terrorists

For this premise to be true, instability must be a root cause of terrorist creation. Instability is not the cause of terrorism. Terrorism, or more specifically, violence used for the soul purpose of psychological manipulation, only works when there is stability, something to lose. When a regional society has no stability, terrorism no longer has any power. That’s when an outright war ensues, and at that point the enemies become actual targets. A civil war in Iraq would cause the Suns and Shits to start killing each other instead of innocent bystanders or US. Until then the leader is an idea already planted in the minds of countless men, women and children: a poisonous religious conviction. A belief so strong it over powers reason, compromise or the thought of negotiation.

To hear congress talk about surrendering really makes me angry

If we were actually fighting an army that could surrender, we would have won the war within a month. Leaving Iraq would not be surrender. In war there is offense and defense. Our offense is unmatched in the world, no nation by itself would ever dare attack the United States. But our defense is pathetic. It was over come by razor blades for christ sakes. The terrorists aren’t afraid of M16 daisy cutting bunker busters, they’re afraid of the nose of a German Shepard and Geiger Counters

We’re dealing with the safety of our country, of our sacred United States of America

sa·cred adj.
1. Dedicated to worship of a deity.
2. Worthy of religious veneration.
3. Made or declared holy.

Two years ago I told my mother I was going to join the United States Army. Her reaction perplexed me. I expected her to be concerned that I would be sent strait to Iraq, and the wonderful Interstate system there. But to my surprise she was full of joy, almost ecstatic about the thought of her boy going to war. To put this strangeness in context, she was a nurse during the Vietnam conflict and witnessed the trauma of war and married a disordered and stressed out veteran. She’s also a devout Christian who does unto others as she would have them due onto her and turns the unslapped side of her face to her foes. I’m still a little confused that she didn’t mind me stating that I wanted to blast radical Muslim brains out.

The day before I was to sign my life away, I was painting en plein air in Los Angeles’ China town. After I finished my painting I went into the most popular food establishment and got some grub. I was shocked to find out these Americans ate deep fried chicken feet. I’ve eaten tongue, I’ve eaten foie gras, I’ve even eaten sea urchin but chicken feet bones is way past my tolerance limit. After I finished my plate of rice and mysterious animal parts, I walked the streets looking for starving artist apparel. I found bright blue camo shirts that were ridiculously inexpensive and thought it would be a good idea to “blend” in at orientation. The merchant had an Arab accent so I asked where he was from. It turns out he was from Iraq. I told him I was about to join the Army to see what his reaction would be. At first he got upset and tried to talk me out of it, but the more he talked to me the more his attitude changed. He began to like me and my civil mindedness. When I left he was wishing me well and said the Army needed more people like me in it. Back at the requiting office I got my ASVAB back with a score of 85. I was to come back the next day to take the piss test and get sworn in.

That evening I had a bizarre experience and wrote this:
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Yet more Brilliance from God’s Christian Warriors…

Shore-Leave OIC posted…

Not that posting this will change anyone’s opinion as ignorance is a choice, but I ‘ll post it anyways. Once in a while I have a conversation with a “sheople” that has been fed the lies of mainstream society and despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary actually believe the law enforcement should be the only armed member of society and will protect you in time of need. There have been many papers written about the lie behind gun control but I will just cut to the chase and publish what I believe gives a fair and unbalanced opinion. Thank God for freedom of speech.

The following [see his blog] is another good short movie you should watch and encourage others to be aware (even has a nice way to email itself) to others. This film deals with something many Americans never had to face, what happens when self-defense is outlawed. Many Americans feel firearm ownership is necessary for self-defense against rising crime rates, but the real threat comes from uniformed thugs and oppressive governments.

“Myth: Gun Control Reduces Crime”

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I’ve been trying to understand why so many intelligent articulate people in this world refuse to be open minded. I’m not referring to the “matrix universe” level of open mindedness, but rather open to the point of evaluating one’s assumptions. I suppose that’s what separates raw intelligence from wisdom. There is obviously a poison in society that is causing rampant blindness. My first thoughts are of the obvious, Faithfact, Telereality and McI’mclickin’it, but there must be something I’m not seeing, something more to it.

I’ve just let my mind run it’s abstract free flow. I don’t know exactly were I developed the skill but a pet theory about individual blindness kerneled in the frontal lobe. Humans envision themselves as a static thing. It’s an understandable concept to attach to , because an identity by it’s very definition is static. A chair today was a chair yesterday and will be a chair tomorrow. So perhaps there is a hardwired element in our brains which predisposes a person to latch onto to their current beliefs as eternal. But that is counter to healthy rational mentality. We need not constantly self debate that the sky it up there, but if it starts falling we best reevaluate what we think.

The following is a post lifted from an Active duty Soldier of the United States of America, who goes by the handle “Shore-Leave Organization of the Islamic Conference”. He did a critique of my favorite personal defense weapon, the benchmade push dagger. He’s obviously unaware that I was one pen stroke away from joining the Army two years ago. I’m not sure whether I’m just really good at manipulating people into making them look like fools or if he’s actually as blind as he appears to be. I’ve cut down the comments slightly to make it a quicker read. Enjoy!

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Dualism is an ectoplasmic orgasm. In the philosophy of mind, dualism is the belief that mind and body are two distinct separate things. It’s the belief that the mind is not dependent on the brain for it’s existence. It’s difficult for even me, a die hard sci-fi fan, to imagine my “essence” being downloaded into a computer main frame so my mind can continue it’s existence. For those who think that their dreams are real and they have a reservation in almighties kingdom, it’s easy to imagine their mind as a mystical blue uploadable aura. Go Go Ghost busters!

I don’t quite understand the “need” to believe in the spirit. There certainly isn’t any empirical reason to do so. It’s one of those leap of faith things. The belief can easily be seen as a natural extension of the desire of self preservation programmed into every thinking animal. All it takes is the capacity for imagination and sky castles, virgin orgies and infinite family reunions could cause a person to actually anticipate the closing of the curtains. But for a realist such as myself, thinking about the curtain call reduces the amount of thinking time I know I have on stage. Why squander my life on promises from people who’s greatest wisdom is, “because I said he said so in my head, now get ready for your dunk, we’re gonna take away your mediocrity and make you born again, special like… Booga Booga.”

The antithesis of body and mind dualism is materialistic monism, the belief that there is only one type of stuff. There seems to be a great deal of word play in this mole arena, because stuff automatically references matter. Energy, in the E=MC2 sense, is certainly “stuff”. I assume thinkers who parade the monists title are well aware of this and conclude that there is one type of stuff that can be chopped into two substuffs and those substuffs come in a variety of flavors. I’ll digest that with great satisfaction because there is plenty of empirical evidence for that universal conclusion. I, in that sense, am a Natural materialist. But strict Monist materialism is a few bricks short of a shit house. Continue Reading »