My point of view is something that does not really exist. It’s a myth of sorts, and like most myths, the views change often, there are absolutely no solid references yet everything presented may be the truth. So I decided to make it easy for myself (I confuse myself often) by defining my view on things as of this moment, defined by time as 3:44pm, August 17th 2003. (Note: this extract partially inspired by Zain and his criticism of me never presenting my own point of view – Kudos to him). Additions have been made at 1am, August 20th 2003.

1: Is philosophy a bunch of crap? No – it has many merits ranging from drastic changes experienced in history to mere entertainment. Where it gets annoying is when people argue for arguments sake (sophistry) – merely letting loose their opinion and criticizing others without actually sharing or gaining anything. Original view: Mostly, but I enjoy it tremendously.

2: Is murder a bad thing? Depends. I would judge a murder by its consequences. If more people are happy, it was a good idea. Usually murder is a bad thing though – I personally would never murder anyone even if it was for the greater good (I might hire someone too though). Addition: Most people are sheep who do not know what makes them happy – that’s an important factor I dint figure into my utopian view. I would murder someone if they murdered someone I love.

3: What do you feel about religion? Currently, I’m extremely anti-Christianity, anti-Islam, anti-Judaism simply because those teachings (whether good or bad – right or wrong) have led to far too many bad things. Spirituality (the essence) is a good thing. I am a deeply spiritual person and I believe everyone should have some form of faith. Addition: preferably in themselves.

4: I am a romantic soul – having faith in pure ideals such as love, truth, beauty etc.

5: I am a big Fan of pornography despite the obvious problems inherent in that industry. Ideally, pornography should be provided by those who truly wish to allow others to be sexually aroused by them/their actions, rather than base the industry in exploitation centered on money. That’s why I get my kicks from home videos and real amateur works only. Wouldn’t mind making and sharing pornography as long as the social taboos are withdrawn.

6: I hate kids – mainly due to a fear of having to raise them in the future. The responsibility issues and the lack of freedom haunt me.

7: Marriage is a bad idea in my opinion because it forces the relationship into a defined box of limitations and expectations. Those changing limitations and expectations are things one is better to deal with outside of wedlock. Someday I’ll get married though; probably won over by the woman I love. Addition: If said woman really loved me, she would never ask – but here we step into fantasies again.

8: I think humans are omnivorous by nature and disregarding either side of our dietary needs is ABUSING your body’s system.

9: War is bad if: I’m personally affected/involved and/or if I think it’s causing more harm than good.

10: The only social system I advocate is anarchy. Marx’s concept of communism is good as well, but essentially his philosophy outlines the necessary steps towards anarchy. Once anarchy reigns, we will all learn to live with each other in peace. The other alternative I’m fond of is a perpetual cycle of systems and continuing conflicts (Hey, they’re so much more effective than anarchy right?). Addition: Anarchy can only work in a world where 100% of the people are educated – at any other point in time, it’ll be a disaster (but perhaps a necessary disaster).
11: Right now, 4:20 pm I truly believe making a list of my views is a pointless task beyond mere time pass.

THE END

Rebellion just isnt what it used to be. The old cliches clash with the ever-constant reality checks the mind is plagued with. In truth, rebellion is a state of mind, and when the mind rebels against the very notion of rebellion, where does that leave you? A rebel against non-conformity? which is conformity in itself.
The ignorant can rebel simply because with knowledge, rebellion is just anoter amatuer state, where one goes against norms. If one sees rebellion objectively, it seems apparent that one mindset is simply replaced by another, supposedly superior mindset.

Is it the quest for superiority that drives humans? I am a human and I feel superior to all other human beings. The sensation is exhilerating, keeps one happy, and healthy.

Is life truly about sensation and happiness; the eternal quest for pleasure? If so, all knowledge may be discarded if it makes one unhappy.

Two men suffer from cancer. One lives in full awareness of his condition while the other remains ignorant. The first man treats himself and lives a couple of years more than the ignorant man, who lives a happy life till he dies, in considerable pain. The first man suffers greatly from the awareness of the fatal disease and the affects of his medication till his death in considerable pain. Who suffered worse? was the few years worth the knowledge of inevitable death? Happiness...Knowledge...Truth...

Is Truth worth it? or is 42 enough?
 

I like it – it’s a good way to perceive creation and progress. Leads to better results than believing man is made of dirt and women were formed from his rib (though that has some fringe benefits too). I have only three problems with fully believing the theory (which is why I rarely comment on it).

1) Time factor: There’s no way humans developed through a series of mutations and natural selection at the speed we did. The only way I solve this dilemma is by believing we’re ‘special’ or ‘lucky’ freaks of nature (it could happen).


2) If we are part of a random lucky series of mutations (a super-evolve species), why are we not evolving at the same rate? I usually satisfy myself by saying, ‘We’re evolving in the mind’ if I'm feeling optimistic OR ‘we’ve reached our peak and now we must decay and end’ if I’m feeling pessimistic OR ‘Give it time! It takes a while for a good mutation to occur’ if I’m feeling particularly scientific.


3) Even if a mutation occurs, there’s no way the human population will let it dominate (read: The Chrysalids). The weak are plentiful and decidedly more dangerous in my opinion – numbers is what counts (we’re rather like a virus in some ways).

Evolutionary theory is just a romantic’s ideal of something good prevailing, but why argue against that – I LIKE EVOLUTIONARY THEORY – so I’ll stick by it and mask its flaws in whatever way seems smartest (a scientific journal or maybe even a professor’s personal note on the subject).

There’s no law against having a preference.

 

JAYS PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE AND REBIRTH:

All that you do not understand, you shall become.

Understanding things that are hard to accept will make you stronger, wiser, happier – in this life and the next.

You and everything are entwined in harmony.

Do good, do bad, do nothing. Do.

Choose in all forms. Choose through wisdom – choose through intuition – choose through emotion – choose through another. Choose.

Fear if you must – love always.

All that you do not understand, you shall become – everything, nothing and all in-between.
 

THINGS THAT UPSET ME


1: Loud noises/shouting.
2: Any criticism aimed at my hair.
3: Long arguments.
4: Systems and social institutions (as they exist).
5: Travel over long distances.
6: Undue criticism of my music taste.
7: Religious attitudes being forced on me.
8: Capital punishment – the whole prison system in general.
9: Eating at restaurants.
10: Other upset people/animals.
11: Sexual frustration.
12: Fakeness/hypocrisy.
13: The war on drugs/people who pass judgment on things they haven’t tried.

Subjectivity and Objectivity co-exist.

My theory: So here I was thinking about my personal taste for crude and violent imagery when suddenly I was hit by a true understanding which applies to myself in general, and maybe others too.

I always think and perceive things in objective terms (hence dubbed scientist despite my loathing for most things science-related). I rationalize, debate and judge based on series of objective data and most of all, experience. Yet the fact remains, all my objective thinking is subject to my belief in its objectivity – in its absolute truth. Similarly, everything objective (in my nature) is subject to change i.e. my objective rules and beliefs alter frequently, often replaced entirely by a new set. Does this make the new rules or the old rules less objective? No, I think not. Those rules/mannerisms are always objective in nature when I choose/apply them; the choosing/application being an entirely subjective process. So it seems individuals and indeed, entire populations use both subjective and objective thinking in a harmonious dialect in the mind so natural to our functioning that we are often blind of the fact. This is where science blunders in assuming its objective stance in attaining higher truth, and this is where the arts fail to acknowledge the objective nature of their subjective actions/thoughts/being.

You cannot separate yourself from your study (or your life for that matter) thus making everything subjective (usually to individual choice) but at the same time, you choose objective principles, which act in defining your chosen study (or life). So the Goth sees himself as an outcast and tiny unseen flying things in the air cause disease (both objective truths subject to your experience/knowledge).

Even now dear reader, you are judging this essay on a set of objective principles you have chosen at this moment in time, as you feel defines you. That’s a good thing – I don’t really care (as I write this) whether you agree with the theory or not – I just wanted you to know that this is the principle that allows me to act as I do in this world and allows me to accept myself for who I am (a hard task indeed!). It is currently my objective truth, subject to change if anything better comes along. 1+1=11. Peace.

Afterthought:

I think it is this principle that makes me somewhat of an enigma to people.

‘Objective’ thinkers tend to see things my way to a certain point where suddenly they find my ideas/actions are based in absolutely nothing of consequence beyond my own, personal choosing (often earning me the title – Naïve, stupid, selfish, irrational, insecure).

The ‘subjective’ thinkers love me to the point where they realize I truly believe in the principles I follow as Truth (earning me similar titles). This is obviously a generalization as all people just muddle their way through both subjective and objective thinking, using the two in the same way as I do; merely without recognition of the process. If we’re all honest with each other, we’ll see that the problem stems from differences in choices, and not whether one is right or wrong (for One is always right, unless he/she wants to be wrong).

*insert example to refute argument*

*insert rebuttal*

The argument is inane and endless, so what’s the point? The point is stop arguing and accept and love and understand and forgive – in the words of the Beatles, ‘let it be, let it be’. What does that accomplish? Sounds like a stupid idea to not represent your ideals and let others go ahead with their own. Well, I’ve been following this principle for a while now and what has it got me? Peace and harmony (especially with people who do not agree with me) and a greater acceptance of my own feelings and beliefs and a greater understanding of all points of view (often with an ideal exchange of views between me and another) and the ability to practice what I believe in. So go out there and recognize yourself in the harmony of both subjective and objective thinking and understanding – and then apply to the rest of the world with generous helpings of ice-cream .

Second Afterthought (Does objectivity exist outside perception? How is subjectivity related to it?)

I believe there is an objective universe of physical objects following a number of set laws, which in themselves are subject to change hence reflecting the subjective/relative nature of even physical truths. Science is slowly proving this theory to itself as numerous, ‘truths’ become subject to a limited number of principles, beyond which new truths can be found.

*insert irrefutable example here to refute claim*
(there are so many – time is a good one, it being 6am right now).

*insert rebuttal*
(well apparently time is relative. Damn, what next? Gravity acts, sometimes?)

Another inane and endless argument based on what? Our choice to believe in one side based on our knowledge and experience. The truth is, these objective truths exist in the physical realm and are entirely subject to our understanding of them, once again linking subjectivity to objectivity in harmony. Does our understanding of the physical world alter its functioning? No –time will always exist as will the properties of a triangle as long as we perceive this objective data within a chosen algorithm for interpretation – thus a triangle remains so until I draw it like this:

Triangle: ___________/\__________

And time will remain relative till I die.