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Category Archives: Opinions and things associated with them
Thoughts on going down the “rabbit hole of thought”
In a recent conversation I spoke of the problems of going down what I called the “rabbit hole of thought”. This refers to all the thinking that I do and where it has gone. In reality, my thinking about things … Continue reading
Posted in Opinions and things associated with them, Philosophy, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Thinking, conceptual art, conceptual painting, and such, Words, language, ideas, become wordless, and such
Tagged opinion, Philosophy, psychology, Thinking, conceptual art, conceptual painting, and such, words
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Thoughts on what East Germany taught me about countries, societies, and such
I have been interested in East Germany, or the DDR, for a long time. It’s a country I find fascinating. I became interested in East Germany in the 1990’s, or late 1980’s, and have been looking at it ever since. … Continue reading
Some thoughts on the problem of jumping to conclusions and making hasty judgements, with remarks on the problem of minimal information and false accusations
I am often stunned how quickly people jump to conclusions. This, it seems to me, is a common problem. Here are some thoughts on it: JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS A good recent example of this is how people speak of Russia’s … Continue reading
Posted in Accusation and proof, Advice???, Current affairs and events, Life in general, Modern world, life, and society, Opinions and things associated with them, Philosophy, Thinking, conceptual art, conceptual painting, and such
Tagged advice, false accusation, jumping to conclusions, life, modern world, opinions, Philosophy, Thinking, conceptual art, conceptual painting, and such
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Thoughts on being “overthought”
I have spoken a lot, in the past some odd years, about how we are becoming “overthought”. This is basically saying that we have thought too much about things. Much of this observation is based on my own experience at … Continue reading
Thoughts on how there is no such thing as a “one interpretation” of any historical event – revealing a dilemma of explanation
Recently, I heard someone say that the Bible is not true. To me, this seemed silly. To say that any historic account is “true” or “not true” is ridiculous. Why is this? Because, at least according to my observation, there … Continue reading
Thoughts on points of view and problems associated with them
Recently, someone asked me if I was Republican or Democrat. My reaction is rather interesting: I said that I was neither. I went on to say that I don’t believe in any one government system either. I then said that, … Continue reading
Posted in Existence, Awareness, Beingness, Consciousness, Conceptionism, the self, and such, Opinions and things associated with them, Philosophy, Politics and government, Society and sociology, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure, Words, language, ideas, become wordless, and such
Tagged concepts, government, Philosophy, points of view, self, society, sociology, systemism, words
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Thoughts on how history is primarily speculation as well as remarks on the growing prevalence of speculation in life today
HISTORICAL SPECULATION I’ve studied history since the 1980’s. During that time I’ve found that most people tend to forgot that history is largely speculation. Many people tend to take history as “fact” when its actually not. They think that all … Continue reading
Thoughts on writing 900 articles . . . reflections on the 10th anniversary of this blog
This is my 900th article in this blog. Its also the 10th anniversary of this blog. As a result of this, I have reflected a lot on blog writing. I have thought a lot on what I should write on … Continue reading
Posted in Books, movies, and music, Education, learning, and over education, Inspiration, free association, and intuition, Opinions and things associated with them, Philosophy, Stuff involving me, Words, language, ideas, become wordless, and such
Tagged blogging, education, Me, opinion, Philosophy, writing
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Thoughts on some aspects of opinion – the enigma of opinion and the problem of words, with remarks about the “stance toward words” and beingness
Here are some more thoughts on opinion that I had which build upon things I’ve previously said: Recently, I have been emphasizing that opinion is really any mental fabrication. In this way, “opinion” and “mental fabrication” are really the same … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, monastacism, shamanism, spirituality, prayer, and such, Dehumanization, alienation, and disassociation, Education, learning, and over education, Existence, Awareness, Beingness, Consciousness, Conceptionism, the self, and such, Identity and identity problems, Opinions and things associated with them, Philosophy, Psychology and psychoanalysis, Words, language, ideas, become wordless, and such
Tagged alienation, beingness, education, identity, learning, opinion, passion, Philosophy, psychology, word, wordless, words
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Thoughts on knowledge, opinions, and interpretations – the “systemizing of opinion”, the “learning derby”, personal relevance, opinion as in-the-real-world phenomena, etc.
Here are some thoughts I had: AN ILLUSION OF TRUTH – THE “SYSTEMIZATION OF OPINION” It seems, to me, that most of what is called “knowledge” is nothing but opinion. That means that all the studies and research are just … Continue reading
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