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I was just browsing though one of the free articles sites when I came across an unusual article. A bit too far out for earthpages.org, I nonetheless found it mildly interesting. Not because I believe it (I don’t) but because I’d never thought this way before.

The idea is a modification of the idea of solipsism. Solipsism is the belief that only the experiencing subject truly exists. In this article, the author seems to believe that he, and a few limited others truly exist. The rest of the world are just… extras.

http://www.articlesbase.com/metaphysics-articles/the-real-zombies-5768807.html

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guru

guru, originally uploaded by earthpages.

This frog let us get really close to him. I have closer shots but this one most reminded me of those misguided gurus who are probably suffering from inflation (look it up… it’s a Jungian term).

Is an iPod part of your mind?

If you had an iPod, would it be part of your mind? That’s one of the odder, but surprisingly most relevant, questions being discussed here in Seoul at the World Congress of Philosophy.

» http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/03/philosophy.ipod?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews

That’s from an interesting article that I stumbled upon at another equally interesting blog » http://milindasquestions.com/

just another future song

just_another_future_song, originally uploaded by earthpages.

it’s time

it’s time, originally uploaded by earthpages.

I was in a coffee shop today and thought this was sort of interesting… most people don’t know it but coffee shops are actually places where people time travel… aided by that hallucinogen known as caffeine… just kidding, btw!

Sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace – Bob Dylan

You know, as a practising Christian I try hard not to judge others.

But there’s always the reality of people who are not sane and really quite bent on evil.

If you think I’m being xtreme, just take a look at this document. It’s a letter of agreement signed by Adolf Hitler and the British PM Neville Chamberlain.

And we know what Hitler did shortly after.

As Bob Dylan put it:

Sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.

Note: Handwritten portions have been moved toward center to fit into this blogspace.

How to tell a great leader from an evil genius…

I was browsing through A Critical Dictionary of Jungian Analysis and came across an interesting passage that got me thinking…

Jung’s main theoretical contribution to group psychology lies in his claim that it is the influence of insufficiently integrated archetypal tendencies that leads to mass phenomena such as fascism.

And that really is the bottom line.

A great leader weighs all the options and acts with his or her mind connected to the heart. But a tyrant doesn’t give a damn because he or she’s in the grip of some strange power beyond themselves, a power that Jung called an ‘archetypal influence.’

In short, the one is in control, whereas the other is controlled and wants to pass that lack of personal autonomy onto others… sort of like a disease.

Speaking of diseases, I wrote a poem called “The Disease” a long time ago, several years before 9/11. It was this kind of thing that I was alluding to.

Funny quote of the day (from a review of Sex and the City)

Likewise, Greek mythology begins with one question and one question only: Who has more fun in bed, men or women?”

Read the whole story at Radar Online.

a priori knowledge

You know, I’ve been thinking about Wikipedia and have decided that it’s not the be all and end all. In fact, I get bored if I always use the same reference source. It’s good to see how different writers and thinkers approach an issue.

Here’s a nice little article from Britannica about knowledge supposedly independent of particular experiences. They have a feature that you can share full articles with readers once you’re signed in:

a priori knowledge

just slightly ahead of my time…

just slightly ahead of my time…, originally uploaded by earthpages.

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