admitting what we don't know

or this is not inevitable!

one giant (perhaps staggering?) thought/theory that should be kept in mind is that life as we know it doesn't have to be life as we know it. perhaps it could all be different. perhaps it could all change. even easily if we all agreed upon it. it wouldn't be this anymore. it could be that. maybe we would like that better. maybe we wouldn't. swirl it around a bit. what does the magic 8 ball have in store for us this time?

try again later.

ok then. if we aren't prepared to acknowledge the idea that life can be different and can actually change, then let's try admitting that we really don't know everything. in fact there is a lot out there we claim to know or we present as cold hard facts, when in reality so much of it is merely theoretical. hypothetical. and when new ideas, new theories that contradict or leave in the dust an older tenet of science or medicine or __________ (fill in the blank), how can we say for certain that the new is wrong? or that the old is wrong? why can't we simply admit their equal possibility until we can prove them utterly useless? we do not need a parental force to suppress or annihilate ideas & information in order to "protect" us from an upset of the status quo. if we cannot choose wisely for ourselves, then perhaps we should not be thinking so much at all.

what we must always remember, however, is how much our political, scientific, religious, medical, economic, etc. institutions have vested in us--the masses--completely bowing our heads to their tenets. if one day we all said "no more!".....well, what then?

they say that those who wield the power write the histories and those that control the money control our lives. perhaps then we should start being more serious about alternatives to money, to histories, to power in a few "royal and divinely mandated" hands.

again these are just a few thoughts to tumble around in your mind. their possibilities are up to the many and not to the few for once.

for once.

something to be taken advantage of then?


topics: *THOUGHT*

earth*asylum

one of my favorite quotes is by voltaire. it goes like this:

"earth is an insane asylum to which the other planets deport their lunatics"

i think it's something to keep in mind. the first part is definitely applicable. funny thing about the word "asylum". it has quite a few meanings, like "habitat, seclusion, refuge, hiding place, mental institution, and a bounded area....that is a prison or a cage." all perfect descriptions of our sweet earth. it's where we live, where we hide, where we seek sanctuary, where we are confined....with all the other loonies out there.

trying to make sense of nonsense is nearly impossible. good thing i don't overly worship logic & rationality, since reason onlt takes us so far. you can ride it there, certainly, but just remember when to get off.


topics: *THOUGHT*

a small change of pace

i decided that being a little more informative couldn't hurt anything too horribly. that's what this blog is about--informing. all those little bits & pieces floating around out there. i figure i'll pick a few out, arrange them prettily, and display them here. if you wish to hear--pardon, read--me rant (or see cute pics of my animal friends) then your thirst can be quenched at Mindless & Whimsical Rantings.

enjoy.


topics: *ALL ELSE*