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- More thoughts on female hysteria and the “womb sickness”, with remarks about its nature, the weak ego, and different forms of hysteria
- Thoughts on the Salem witch trials, with remarks about female hysteria and the witch hysteria in general
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Tag Archives: Christian conversion
Thoughts on “Democratic vanguardism” and the need to force things to happen – revealing a failing of the democratic condition
Here is a thought I had: There is something which I often jokingly call “Democratic vanguardism”. Basically, this amounts to trying to force things to happen so that they will go according to the theory of Democracy. In this way, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christian conversion, Post-Christianity, and Christian influence, Economy, business, and consumerism, Government and politics, Historical stuff, Law and legal stuff, Modern life and society, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure, The U.S. and American society
Tagged America, Christian conversion, communism, democracy, economy, government, History, law, modern world, vanguard, vanguardism
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Thoughts on my statement: “God, I can’t stand the emptiness of this society” – an aspect of the emptiness of modern society
Recently, I made an interesting statement that got me to thinking about things. I think it shows an aspect of a current situation. It all began when I said: “God, I can’t stand the emptiness of this society” This was … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christian conversion, Post-Christianity, and Christian influence, England, Britain, and all that, Judaism, Moses, and the Exodus, Modern life and society, Science and technology, Society and sociology, The effects of WWII, the Nazi's, the Holocaust, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War era protests, The U.S. and American society, Twenty first century and post cold war society
Tagged America, british, Christian conversion, christianity, cold war, emptiness, Exodus, modern society, modern world, science, society, twenty first century
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Thoughts on how I reacted to current conditions in the same way as in Medieval times – on how the modern world is a continuation of the Medieval world, with remarks about some effects of the Christian conversion on Germanic society
Here’s a thought I had: When I went to the University I was appalled by it. I condemned and criticized it while I was there. The result is that I dropped out of the University. Now, after 30 years, I … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christian conversion, Post-Christianity, and Christian influence, Dehumanization and alienation, Education and learning, Historical stuff, Modern life and society, Stuff involving me, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure, Tribal society and the tribal sense
Tagged authority, Christian conversion, christianity, Crusades, education, Germanic, individualism, knowledge, learning, Me, medieval, modern world, system, systemism, tribalism, tribe
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Thoughts on how the 21st century is a reaction to the 20th century – the ongoing effects of the “dramatic century”, with remarks about “historical disruption”
In a recent conversation I said: “A distinguishing trait of the 21st century is that it is primarily a reaction to the 20th century” In many ways, the 21st century is an era which is trying to “come to terms” … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christian conversion, Post-Christianity, and Christian influence, Historical stuff, Modern life and society, Science and technology, Society and sociology, The 'system', 'systemism', and the power structure, The 2016 Presidential election and things associated with it, The effects of WWII, the Nazi's, the Holocaust, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War era protests, Twenty first century and post cold war society
Tagged Christian conversion, historical disruption, History, modern world, overpopulation, systemism, technology, twenty first century, world
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Thoughts on a remnant of feudal society: “legalism”
Here’s a thought I had: I have often said that we are still in a reaction to feudalism. But, to be more precise, its not really feudalism we’re reacting to but an aspect of it: legalism. This is something that … Continue reading
Thoughts on the dilemma of interpretation
Here’s a thought I had: It seems, to me, that there is increasingly becoming problems of interpretation of things. By “interpretation” I refer to giving an explanation or meaning to things and events. In other words, interpretation is the “making … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christian conversion, Post-Christianity, and Christian influence, Education and learning, Modern life and society, Philosophy, Primitive society and people, Science and technology
Tagged authority, Christian conversion, christianity, inquiry, interpretation, learning, modern world, opinion, Philosophy, primitive people, Protestant Reformation, science
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Thoughts on villainizing
Here’s a thought I had: I have often been fascinated, and disgusted, by villainizing. Its a weird mentality that seems particularly prevalent in the U.S. (though I’m sure its all over the world, in varying degree’s and forms). Interestingly, we are seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christian conversion, Post-Christianity, and Christian influence, Current affairs and events, Life in general, Psychology and psychoanalysis, The 2016 Presidential election and things associated with it
Tagged Christian conversion, life, psychology, society, villainizing
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