Tag: Mind

  • The natural order of things as a basis for justice

    The natural order of things as a basis for justice

    There is a natural order of things.  Nature works because, it has its own system.  The most gigantic interaction of living and the nonliving makes up the system of nature.  In this system, there are many parts and subsystems.  We can discern, there is an order to the way all creatures interact with the environment […]

  • The future of human society is predicated upon our perception of justice

    The future of human society is predicated upon our perception of justice

    The featured image: Weighing of the Heart Book of the Dead written on papyrus showing the Weighing of the Heart in the Duat using the feather of Maat as the measure in balance. What is justice?  Is personal justice and justification more important than social justice?  Is human intelligence capable of offering satisfactory justice?  Is divine justice the only possible hope […]

  • Criticizing the institutions – what lesson in Jehovah’s witnesses and others?

    Criticizing the institutions – what lesson in Jehovah’s witnesses and others?

    The short answers is, it depends on the person to join or criticize JWs or any other institution.  An important separation between the institution and the individual should always remain in the mind of the observer.  The difference and the connection should be a constant, and an obvious fact.

  • Extreme views: Seeing the world from the edges, or rooted in a view

    Extreme views: Seeing the world from the edges, or rooted in a view

    The greater the sense of confusion grows, so grows the desperation to find answers.  Finding oneself unable to compete in a world of ever-growing divides, even those with experience find themselves thrown off-balance.  Falling down the slippery slopes of divided views, people find themselves secure at the very edges.  From the very edges they establish […]

  • Redefining values – digital images in the post-truth age

    Redefining values – digital images in the post-truth age

    I believe, there is a translation into “pseudo-reality” of anything or anyone as-soon-as it enters the digital realm and presented on screens.  Whether it is human suffering, human achievement, money, the news, courtroom proceedings, or communication – everything stands to lose its value when it is put on display.

  • Short thought – 6 – The preferred lie

    Short thought – 6 – The preferred lie

    An assumption took hold, An imagination was sold, Men would find the way out of damnation, People would create their own salvation.   The dream lives on, The effort goes on, While the struggling masses wait, There is rampant injustice within the gate.   Science has not tried long enough, Philosophy has not explored deep […]

  • Determining what is “fake news”.  What is “real news”?

    Determining what is “fake news”. What is “real news”?

    The phrase “fake news” has become popular in recent times.  In the year 2016, another related phrase “post truth” became popular.  Outside of the political world, there is much that is happening which makes the appearance and use of these phrases timely and legitimate.  A consideration of what is behind these ideas will help us […]

  • Short thought – 4 – the bane of criticism

    Short thought – 4 – the bane of criticism

    Crud in the eye of the mind, Sourness in the blood of the soul, The critic elaborates an idea he would find, In time he will be famous as a blind fool.