Sunday, May 10, 2009

Dated Beliefs

Success is about happiness. Happiness is about love. Love is about courage. Courage is about passion. Passion is about Will.

Will is subject to self. Self is subject to life. Life is subject to Nature. Nature is subject to nothing.

Nature is the source of success, happiness, love, courage, passion, will, and self.

To succeed I must be happy and to be happy I must succeed.
To be happy I must love and to love I must be happy.
To be loved I must love and to love I must be brave.
To be brave I must have passion and to be passionate I must love.
To be passionate I must will myself to be so, but to will myself I must first be.
To be I must live and if I must live, I must live in peace.
To live in peace we must all protect Nature as if we loved her.

To live in peace there cannot be any governments, police, prisons, criminals, war, weapons, soldiers, or the existence of any society which condones the use of violence by any means or ends.
To achieve this, humans must learn to understand each other under any and every circumstance.
When humans truly understand each other, they can trust and love one another.
Even when humans are highly dissimilar in their preferences, they can know how to respect and be good to each other.

I think that there is a way to help humans understand each other.
The solution is to help humans understand each other at a faster rate.
This rate can be measured experimentally.

I believe that to help humans understand each other at a faster rate they must speak a common language. That is not to say that all humans should know only one language. Humans are capable of learning and using language fluently.

I don't believe it's necessary to create a new global language in order for humans to better understand each other, rather, I believe it's necessary to unite humanity under one common method. Historically, people who have thought this have often failed in their attempts. The fact is, they failed because they were wrong in their methods. Presently, no one has yet proposed the right method. I think this is related to the structure of language, the psychology of people, and the fundamental principles which govern these.

Historically, knowledge of fundamental principles has increased our understanding of Nature. This knowledge has been applied to many practical ventures, which have affected Earth both positively and negatively. Most think it is unlikely that humans will ever understand Nature completely. I cannot agree or disagree with this belief because no one can explain why it is true with absolute certainty. What is true, however, is that for as long as humans exist, humans will be able to understand Nature.
What is likely is that over time, Homo sapiens sapiens will evolve into another species. This will only be possible if Homo sapiens sapiens does not become extinct.

The extinction of Homo sapiens sapiens may be caused by a number of events.
One inevitable cause that is not an event is entropy. (Entropy is related to fundamental principles)
Most inevitable of all are unpredictable cosmic events. (Attesting to the limits of our knowledge)
Another inevitable event is related to the age of the Sun. (Though let it be noted that even an event such as the sun expanding in size will not necessarily lead to the extinction of Homo sapiens sapiens)
Next, there are many events which are not inevitable, a war, for example. Events which may lead to human extinction and which are within the grasp of human power can be avoided using knowledge of fundamental principles. I believe that if each individual chose to accept knowledge of fundamental principles as truth, all individuals will be able to cooperate most effectively to most efficiently produce practical solutions to real problems. Most believe it is impossible for every individual to accept this knowledge as truth, arguing that most common people are not able to understand this knowledge. I believe the latter argument is true, but it does not necessarily imply that achieving the former is impossible.

I believe it is possible to convince people of fundamental principles without the use of jargon or mathematics. A new generation of scientists interested in educating common people about fundamental principles has emerged in the recent years. Though many valuable attempts have had their impact, people exposed to this knowledge often appreciate the facts only for the moment without actually applying their new knowledge to life. Since entropy is inevitable and memory is fallible, people will often forget the valuable lessons they learn and continue valuing their own knowledge base in favor. I believe this is a psychological phenomenon which can be studied. Furthermore, I believe this exact phenomenon is the psychological cause of ignorance. Would it be rash to label ignorance as the cause of misunderstanding between people? If not, it should also be acceptable to label ignorance as a major obstacle if understanding between all people is the goal. I believe that the removal of ignorance from human behavior is necessary to achieve understanding and peace. Furthermore, I believe that it is possible to remove ignorance from human behavior by addressing its cause. To address the cause, it must first be categorized.

I postulate that the cause of ignorance, in any situation, is attributed to a pattern of neurological events.
This pattern of events should be consistent in every instance of ignorance and can be measured experimentally. Furthermore, I postulate that it is possible to temporarily remove ignorance from an individual's behavior by some factor. This would be made possible by means of some educational method which is non-marginalizing, simple, and easy to teach and understand. The nature of this method will allow it to be translated into many languages, and if true to its nature, will over time effectively remove ignorance from human behavior, engendering peace and understanding.

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