Analysis

Freedom

Freedom
of speech for all
bans boredom
above all.

Allahu Akbar
has become
an exemplar
of restricted freedom,

a threat
of violence,
death
and intolerance.

Women, gay or animal
the Muslim radical
is a cannibal
of liberty
and that’s a pity.

Neither on the Christian devout
I must shout
can I be proud,

for though he slices human throats no more
he still
does exploit and kill
turning life on earth for many into hell
as well.

So the religious radical is like a whore
seducing reason and responsibility as does a liquor store.

But freedom of speech for all
can
makes us human
above all.

Adds:

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Philosophy is dead

‘God is dead’
Nietzsche said.
Nothing has been less true.
Now philosophy is dead too.
The love of wisdom has gone,
if ever there was one
under the sun.

The internet promised transparency
but now lost its valency.
The truth is mostly not desirable
and truth-tellers are hireable.
Science should know
and philosophy show
the full truth in one blow.

Market forces are in control
and window-dressing is standing tall.
The truth is of secondary importance,
a matter of idle romance.
Money makes the world go round.
Money makes a pleasant sound.
Money has buried philosophy in the ground.

Soal

According to the free dictionary
a soal is the sole of a shoe
or a fish,
or a dirty pond.

But, for me
a soal is not a sole
For me
a soal is a soul

A soal is a s.o.a.l. is a s-o-a-l.
A soal is a Subject-Of-A-Life!

A subject-of-a-life has a soul
Animals are soals,
and so are we.

An animal,
whether human or non-human,
is a soal with a soul.

So, don’t treat a soal as a sole!

Keys

House key
Car key
Keycard
Master key

A key is nothing without its lock
A lock nothing without malignant desire.

Desire to take
and desire to keep

Keys define what’s mine.
Keys give control

Key words
Striking keys
Control keys

Keys grow greed

Holding the key
makes you master

Loosing a key
locks you out

But keys make slaves

Unlock the chains
Open your heart

Dumping keys
will be liberating

It will release trust
What’s mine and dine
will be ours

Speed

Speed may be good.
You get more things done.
But don’t forget to live in the meantime.
and don’t forget the lives of others.

Speed may be bad.
You are taking risks.
So don’t forget you are alive
and don’t forget others are as well.

Find your natural pace.
It is in-between speeding and slow motion.
Accelerate just for fun.
Slow down as well sometimes,
just to enjoy the fun of it
and to find your natural pace.

Let it wax and wane.
Play with it.
Enjoy it.
So you won’t forget to live
and appreciate the natural speed of other creatures,
whatever that may be.

Values

What are values?
Are virtues values?
What about duties?
Needs?
And resources?

Do you value human life?
The lives of animals?
Plants?
Bugs?
Viruses?

Do you value imaginary lives?
Extra-terrestrial life perhaps?
Do you value virtual life?
Are values virtual?

Do you value death?
What about a good death?
Eu-thanasia?
Dying for a cause?

Do all values have a magnitude?
And how is it quantified?

Is all value worth money?
And all money value?
Is there a common value denominator?

Are some values more valuable than others?
Is there a Maslowian pyramid?
Basic values at the bottom
Esoteric, philosophic ones on top?
Or instrumental ones down under
and intrinsic ones above?
Inherent or intrinsic
Aesthetic, moral or monetary?

What about conflict?
Is there a pecking-order among values?
Is more value always better than less?

And what is it that creates value?
We humans?
What about animal values?
And values for plant?

Can we fundamentally value the wrong things?
Value what is not of value?
Or does anything become of value only because it is valued?
Can there be anything of value left if there is nobody left to value?

Value all that values
Value more
Value all values
Even value what is not valued
Because valuation generates value
Value everything
Even nothing

Added value:

AWSN: Animal Welfare Solutions Network

A is for Animal, which includes humans too
W is for Welfare, which includes poor states too.
S is for Solutions, which includes problem formulation too.
N is for Network, which includes things and their relationships too.

AWSN is
human and animal
poor- and good welfare
problem formulation and solution surfing towards Nirvana
through the internet of things.

A = Animal + Human = AniHum
W = Well-fare + Poor-fare = WholeFare
S = Solutions + Problems = Surfing
N = Network + Things = Nirvana

AWSN = AniHum WholeFare Surfing Nirvana

AWSN :
………….Animal
…………………….Welfare
………………………………….Solutions
………………………………………………..Network

What do you want to feel good about?

I want to feel good about

a. My relationship

b. My achievements

c. My future

d. Nothing, I just want to feel good

Why do you want to feel good about your relationship?

I want to feel good about my relationship, because
a. It is not going well, so it makes me feel bad, and I just want to feel good.
b. It is going well and I want a(nother) child. But then the question is: Why do you want a child? I.e. what do you really want?

Why do you want to feel good about your achievements?

I want to feel good about my achievements, because
a. I’m approaching the end of my life. If so, find your solution here.
b I’m still young. If so, better focus on your future instead, or else find your solution here.
c. I’m in the blossom of my life. If so, again better focus on your future, or find your solution here.

Why just feel good?

Since you just want to feel good, I suggest you do something that makes you feel good: Have some candy, a smoke, rob a bank, take a holiday, watch some (comic) tv, smoke some weed, make love, or do whatever it is that makes you forget about your miserable existence, and stimulate the economy by spending money on whatever will get you high, temporarily. So, you go watch an add, do some shopping, or consider the ultimate solution.

If this is not what you were looking for, perhaps your objective was not just having a good feeling per se. So, perhaps go back and try again.

Why do good to others?

Why would you want to give to do good to others, e.g. give to charity? Are they worth it? Are you so fortunate by heritage or inheritance, or did you practice cunning theft? If you now wallow in wealth and thus can do some good by dropping a few dimes down the gutter, find your solution here.

If not, be blessed! Now, don’t you think you are a saint. So, go back to ‘normal’ and watch an add or do some valuable shopping.
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Why do good for yourself?

Why would you want to do good for yourself, e.g. make love? You selfish egoist! Here is your solution.

Why do you want to acquire a skill?

A skill is a means to an end. It is not an end in itself. Therefore, go back.

Why do you want to make money?

Making money is a means to an end. It is not an end in itself. Go back, or find your solution here.

Why make the right decisions?

Clever, clever, but what do you think right decisions are? For me, right decisions are those that

a. Make money – Go here

b. Save the world – Go here

c. Do good for others – Go here

d. Give me a good feeling – Go here

Why guide others?

Why would you want to guide others? Who do you think you are? Nelson Mandela? The pope? Peter Singer? Mother Teresa? Jane Goodall? Einstein?

Unless you actually are, of course, this is your solution.

Note

If you are inclined to follow my advice, please note that you are probably not well adapted to this competitive, evil world. In other words, you are probably too good for this world. Therefore, you are definitely worth saving. We need you! So, please find comfort in this thought and then go back to ‘normal’, i.e. watch an add, or do some shopping.
However, if you were not inclined to follow my advice in the first place, you may well be adapted to this world. If so, my advice certainly remains this (but see our disclaimer too).

Postscript: The irony about suicide and its evolutionary complement, the decision not to have any children, is indeed that the wrong kind of people commit to it. Human selection processes are directing us into an unwanted future. Present day free-market democracies lead to excesses like unbounded egoism and seriously compromised animal welfare. The world would be much better off with a lot less people, but we can’t afford to lose the volunteers!

Reflections

By anyone, for anyone