The Squint

PEOPLE WHO SAY iT CANNOT BE DONE SHOULD NOT INTERRUPT

THOSE DOING IT OR ATTEMPING TO DO IT

ON EXERCISING

YOU DON'T STOP EXERCISING BECAUSE YOU GET OLD

YOU GET OLD BECAUSE YOU STOP EXERCISIN

HOW TO SIT ON THE FENCE IN ARGUMENTS

....WELL, I THINKYOUR POINT OF VIEW SHOULD BE CONSIDERED...'

INDEED YOUR PROPOSED ACTION MIGHT BE EFFFECTIVE.'

ANXIETY IS A BREAKDOWN in our everyday ability to engage meaningfully with the world, it lets us notice what otherwise is too pervasive to attract our attention: namely, that our ability to function in the world is sustained by an immediate, felt sense for how things matter. When overcome by anxiety, that mattering “collapses” and the affordances of the world show up as being “of no consequence” (SZ 186). In this breakdown, our preoccupation with everyday tasks falls away, leaving us with a clear view of the essential structure of our existence.

MESSAGE FOR PATHOLOGICAL PUTIN

Peace is the only battle worth waging.

PATHOLOGY A MENTAL ESCAPE MECHANISM TO ESCAPE THE SYSTEM

the future lies in giving all to the presen

“Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.

n In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger o matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger

My dear, In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that… In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back. Truly yours, Albert Camus

Life is meaningless, but worth living, provided you recognize it's meaningless.

Albert Camus

'TO BE OR NOT TO BE - WHEN THE VOID BECOMES ELOQUENT

tHE BEGINNING OF INFINITY....THAT HAS NO END

— "Infinity turns out to be the opposite of what people say it is. It is not 'that which has nothing beyond itself' that is infinite, but 'that which always has something beyond itself'." (Aristotle)

"Does the Multiverse Really Exist?",

As skeptical as I am, I think the contemplation of the multiverse is an excellent opportunity to reflect on the nature of science and on the ultimate nature of existence: why we are here. … In looking at this concept, we need an open mind, though not too open. It is a delicate path to tread. Parallel universes may or may not exist; the case is unproved. We are going to have to live with that uncertainty. Nothing is wrong with scientifically based philosophical speculation, which is what multiverse proposals are. But we should name it for what it is. — George Ellis, "Does the Multiverse Really Exist?", Scientific American

Astronomers work very hard to detect what might have happened shortly after the Big Bang. Just days ago, they detected signals that carry an imprint from some of the first stars ever born. Still, I can't help having detected over the years that humans are far less bright than they think they are. There's too much we don't know, because there's too much we haven't experienced and we tend to look at so many things from a human-centric perspective. Perhaps, one day soon, aliens will descend upon us to inform us that our ideas of physics are laughably rudimentary and that we don't understand the existence of another thousand dimensions of life, the universe and everything. Then again, another famous physicist, Michio Kaku, believes we should steer clear of aliens entirely.

VVAstronomers work very hard to detect what might have happened shortly after the Big Bang. Just days ago, they detected signals that carry an imprint from some of the first stars ever born. Still, I can't help having detected over the years that humans are far less bright than they think they are. There's too much we don't know, because there's too much we haven't experienced and we tend to look at so many things from a human-centric perspective. Perhaps, one day soon, aliens will descend upon us to inform us that our ideas of physics are laughably rudimentary and that we don't understand the existence of another thousand dimensions of life, the universe and everything. Then again, another famous physicist, Michio Kaku, believes we should steer clear of aliens entirely.

wHAT EXISTED BEFORE THE BIG BANG

THINGS THAT ARE NOR UNDERSTOOD (SAY) rELIGION AREMYTHOLIGISED

It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the Universe going.

Because there is a law such as gravity, the Universe can and will create itself from nothing. Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing, why the Universe exists, why we exist. It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the Universe going. Stephen Hawking

The Universe is completely self-contained, therefore it does not need a creator

So long as the Universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the Universe is really completely self-contained, it would have neither beginning or end, it would simply be. What place then for a creator? Stephen Hawking

Wittgenstein’s most basic conception of grammar

Wittgenstein’s most basic conception of grammar is that it consists in rules which govern the use of words and which thereby constitute meanings or concepts.1 Thus, he identifies grammar in general with the “rules for use of a word” (PG, I, 133; cf. BT, p. 136); or to cite a more specific example, he says of mathematics, which he understands to be an important part of grammar, that “in mathematics we are convinced of grammatical propositions; so the expression, the result, of our being convinced...

We are trapped by language

We are trapped by language to such a degree that every attempt to formulate insight is a play on words. Niels Bohr

There are always more people who prefer to speak than to listen.

THE PROBLEM WITH EDUCATION IS A PROBLEM WITH THE EDUCATORS

I think, however, that there isn't any solution to this problem of education other than to realize that the best teaching can be done only when there is a direct individual relationship between a student and a good teacher - a situation in which the student discusses the ideas, thinks about the things, and talks about the things. It's impossible to learn very much by simply sitting in a lecture, or even by simply doing problems that are assigned. But in our modern times we have so many students to teach that we have to try to find some substitute for the ideal.

Fall in love with some activity, and do it!

Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don't think about what you want to be, but what you want to do. Keep up some kind of a minimum with other things so that society doesn't stop you from doing anything at all. Richard P. Feynman

Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt

Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt. If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics. Don't pay attention to "authorities," think for yourself. Richard P. Feynman (2015).

iS nATURE AN ARTIST

The equine beauty ofa horse a gARDEN FULL OF VARIOUS FLOWERS SUNSET DAWN

OUR ENTANGLED STATE OF BEING

VThe existence of pure entangled states means that, if we consider a composite system consisting of spatially separated parts, then, even when the state of the system is a pure state, the state is not determined by the reduced states of its component parts. Thus, quantum states exhibit a form of nonseparability. See the entry on holism and nonseparability in physics for more information. Quantum entanglement results in a form of nonlocality that is alien to classical physics

what is observed is totally distinct from the person observing it.

If it were necessary to give all parts of the world a completely quantum-mechanical description, a person trying to apply quantum theory to the process of observation would be faced with an insoluble paradox. This would be so because he would then have to regard himself as something connected inseparably with the rest of the world. On the other hand,the very idea of making an observation implies that what is observed is totally distinct from the person observing it.

Was the big bang really the beginning of time? Or did the universe exist before then?

French: D'où venons-nous ? Que sommes-nous ? Où allons-nous ? vhe Myth Of The Beginning Of Time February 1, 2006 The Myth Of The Beginning Of Time String theory suggests that the BIG BANG was not the origin of the universe but simply the outcome of a preexisting state By Gabriele Veneziano The Sciences Was the big bang really the beginning of time? Or did the universe exist before then? Such a question seemed almost blasphemous only a decade ago. Most cosmologists insisted that it simply made no sense--that to contemplate a time before the big bang was like asking for directions to a place north of the North Pole. But developments in theoretical physics, especially the rise of string theory, have changed their perspective. The pre-bang universe has become the latest frontier of cosmology. The new willingness to consider what might have happened before the bang is the latest swing of an intellectual pendulum that has rocked back and forth for millennia. In one form or another, the issue of the ultimate beginning has engaged philosophers and theologians in nearly every culture. It is entwined with a grand set of concerns, one famously encapsulated in an 1897 painting by Paul Gauguin: D'ou venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Ou allons-nous? Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? The piece depicts the cycle of birth, life and death--origin, identity and destiny for each individual--and these personal concerns connect directly to cosmic ones. We can trace our lineage back through the generations, back through our animal ancestors, to early forms of life and protolife, to the elements synthesized in the primordial universe, to the amorphous energy deposited in space before that. Does our family tree extend forever backward? Or do its roots terminate? Is the cosmos as impermanent as we are? The ancient Greeks debated the origin of time fiercely. Aristotle, taking the no-beginning side, invoked the principle that out of nothing, nothing comes. If the universe could never have gone from nothingness to somethingness, it must always have existed. For this and other reasons, time must stretch eternally into the past and future. Christian theologians tended to take the opposite point of view. Augustine contended that God exists outside of space and time, able to bring these constructs into existence as surely as he could forge other aspects of our world. When asked, What was God doing before he created the world? Augustine answered, Time itself being part of God's creation, there was simply no before! Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity led modern cosmologists to much the same conclusion. The theory holds that space and time are soft, malleable entities. On the largest scales, space is naturally dynamic, expanding or contracting over time, carrying matter like driftwood on the tide. Astronomers confirmed in the 1920s that our universe is currently expanding: distant galaxies move apart from one another. One consequence, as physicists Stephen W. Hawking and Roger Penrose proved in the 1960s, is that time cannot extend back indefinitely. As you play cosmic history backward in time, the galaxies all come together to a single infinitesimal point, known as a singularity--almost as if they were descending into a black hole. Each galaxy or its precursor is squeezed down to zero size. Quantities such as density, temperature and spacetime curvature become infinite. The singularity is the ultimate cataclysm, beyond which our cosmic ancestry cannot extend. The unavoidable singularity poses serious problems for cosmologists. In particular, it sits uneasily with the high degree of homogeneity and isotropy that the universe exhibits on large scales. For the cosmos to look broadly the same everywhere, some kind of communication had to pass among distant regions of space, coordinating their properties. But the idea of such communication contradicts the old cosmological paradigm. Recommended Stories U.S. President Donald Trump sitting at a desk with the presidential seal, holds up an executive order after signing it, with Vice President JD Vance standing behind him, during an indoor inauguration parade at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump Cuts Should Trigger Loud Protests from Scientific Societies Angel Algarin Low angle photograph looking up at Sather Tower on the UC Berkeley campus (center of frame) as students walk by (left and right side of image frame) Scientists Need to Speak Out beyond the Classroom and the Lab Seven Rasmussen "Transgenic Mice. Not Transgender Mice. Leavt the Thinking to Us" sign at Stand up for Science rally. 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Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Artist Paul Gauguin

What Are We? Where Are We Going? French: D'où venons-nous ? Que sommes-nous ? Où allons-nous ? Artist Paul Gauguin

Your 'self' is a process not a thing

Your'self' is a process not a thing

Life has a non-linear dimensionality; it's like a perennial flower that returns to bloom in the multiverse.

The Myth Of The Beginning Of Time

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“The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice.

“The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change; until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.”

― R. D. Laing

'Crooked' Hillary and 'Crooked' Joe the Bonny & Clyde of US Politics Wake up Hollywood

A writer friend suggests how about'Crooked' Hillary and 'Crooked' Joe the Bonny & Clyde of US Politics

would this be a thriller?

No, a comedy

Wake up Hollywood

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R. D. Laing

AA child born today in the United Kingdom stands a ten times greater chance of being admitted to a mental hospital than to a university child born today in the United Kingdom stands a ten times greater chance of being admitted to a mental hospital than to a university

A child born today in the United Kingdom stands a ten times greater chance of being admitted to a mental hospital than to a university . This can be taken as an indication that we are driving our children mad more effectively than we are genuinely educating them. Perhaps it is our way of educating them that is driving them mad.

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The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice there is little we can do to change until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.

R. D. Laing

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'Join the programme =' there are numerous programmes these days

AA/NA/Overeaters etc They are and have been enormously successful

perhaps the sinister element is the Christian 'higher power'cement which hold then all in place

Essentially it is group therapy and to embrace the metaphysical (your'higher power' is a

nonsense, but one has to admit a useful nonsense

Phrase meaning secrecy

Sub rosa

Phrase meaning secrecy

Sub rosa is a Latin phrase which denotes secrecy or confidentiality. The rose has an ancient history as a symbol of secrec

AREWE EARTHLINGS LIVING IN A COMPUTER SIMULATION?

WELL, NOTHING NEW IN THAT THEORY

THINK Plato

Died: 347 BC, Athens
we are in a cave and it is the reflections of the sun on (computer images) which dictate our reality
Proponents of a simulated universe theory like Musk and popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson often point to the increasingly-complex capabilities of today's computer systems as proof that reality can be emulated. In a simulated universe, which was made popular by British philosopher Nicholas Bostrom in 2003, it's very likely that some advanced future civilization developed equally-advanced computer simulations of past civilizations — past here referring to our present, obviously — in one giant virtual reality experience. Supposedly, these advanced computer models run in a fashion like today's computer games, many of which produce an interactive simulation of ancient civilizations.