Introduction

For the longest time, I've held back from saying what I really think of everything. I worried that my writings would come back to haunt me in the future - political suicide, in the workplace, etc. I also felt that much of what I had to write would seriously offend people. And sometimes I question my own conviction in my beliefs.

But I have plenty to say and now I am finally bold enough to say it.

A few people will find my musings obvious and tautological and some others will find them insightful, but most will find them confusing/absurd/naive. It is for these latter two groups that I write. Given enough time, I believe all will eventually come to see my meaning. Alas, time is not infinite. Then, for the latter two groups who do read what's coming, let my writings be a seed which will hopefully, in their lifetimes, bloom into an absolute happiness and a complete peace; if not, at least bring them closer.

I say these things with an air of grandness and a dangerous boldness. For now, I ask that you take me for my word.

Here is a preview of some of the topics I into which I will delve:

What I Demand of the Reader
Why I Write with Reservation
A Groundwork for Discussion
The Scope of Language
My Perspective and Influences
Tests I Impose on Myself
Pride - A Comparison of Modesty and Arrogance
Reinforcement Bias
Knowing from Being

Thought Spaces and Worldviews
Biological Motivations of Life
Life as an Experiment
Natural Selection of Ideas
Positive and Negative Claims

The Ego
Behavioral Conditioning - Animals
Behavioral Conditioning - Children
Behavioral Conditioning - Adults
Social Conditioning - Altruism
Social Conditioning - Mannerisms
Social Conditioning - Taboos
Social Dynamics - Status
Social Dynamics - Assimilation Versus Accommodation
Social Dynamics - Clash
Neuro-linguistic Programming
Facial Expressions and Body Language
Sexual Selection
Eugenics
Rationality
Irrationality
Insanity
Ignorance
Innocence
Morality - Derivations
Morality - Implications on Ethics
Religion - Derivations
Religion - Effects on the Individual
Religion - Effects on the Group
Religion - Truth Value
Education
Liberals
Conservatives
The Old
The Young
Men
Women
Capitalism
Communism
Libertarianism
Fascism
Growth of Technology
Genetics - Heredity
Genetics - Cloning
Genetics - Programming
Mortality
Immortality
Money - Management
Money - Effects of Acquiring and Spending
Time
Happiness
Freedom
Justice
Mathematical Beauty
Human Extinction
The Human Condition
Anthropocentricity
Outer Space - Exploration
Outer Space - Colonization
Outer Space - Extraterrestrial Life
The System - Maintenance
The System - Evolution
Hive Theory - Component Behavior and Intelligence
Hive Theory - Fractal Intelligence
Art - Classic Art
Art - Modern Art
Music - Euphony and Mathematics in Melody and Harmony
Music - Lyrics
Aesthetics

If I do end up finishing all this, I hope I will have enough material for a book.