About Me
I am a philosopher currently living in central Missouri, USA. My passions lie in the following:
Understanding …
1. …why people do what they do.
2. …the workings of the mind, and its potential.
3. …the nature of the universe, its origin, and its ultimate fate.
4. …the origins of life, mankind, and ancient history.
5. …love, peace, and contentment, and how to reach a state of overall happiness and joy of life.
6. …politics and the dynamic of human interaction.
In short, you could say I wonder who I am, what life consists of, where I’m going, what’s worth pursuing in life, the origins of everything, the ultimate state of everything, how to peacefully live and interact with others, and how to enjoy every minute of life to its fullest.
I guess you could say that is the “serious” side of me. I’m constantly thinking about life’s most important questions, and am one who resolutely refuses to get caught up in the trivialities of life.
I suppose I do have a less serious side as well. At times I enjoy playing video games, basketball, long walks outdoors, reading quality literature (such as Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Joyce, etc — I also love Sherlock Holmes), and dabbling in the “strange and unknown.”
I’ll now elaborate on all these things, if you’re interested in a deeper look into what I’m all about.
1. Understanding why people do what they do.
I don’t see how a person couldn’t find this subject interesting. Why does everyone look the same, talk the same, and act the same, even though they have a free will and can do whatever it is they please? Why is everyone obssessed with money even though they’re all unhappy? Why are some people’s personalities so quirky? Why are some people irritable, or hateful? Why are people blowing themselves up in wars and not even know nor understand what they’re fighting for half the time? Why do people cling to religion, and all the other strange things that go along with that? Why do people follow each other like a mindless herd? These sorts of question intrigue me.
2. Understanding the workings of the mind, and its potential.
We all oftentimes hear that a man can achieve anything he sets his mind to, and believes he can accomplish his goals. I wonder if ‘anything’ is meant to be taken literally, or if not, then how far can we go with that? What I wonder is what causes someone to believe something, and can you choose what you believe, or are there other factors involved in that? If so, what are these factors? The mind we are all equipped with seems very powerful, yet I see some people who seem to be able to utilize this potential in far greater force than others. What have these successful people done, which has enabled them great mental power to control the world around them, and what are the others lacking? These sorts of questions are of great interest to me.
3. Understanding the nature of the universe, its origin, and its ultimate fate.
When I first heard that if you were to fly near the speed of light you could travel across the entire universe in a matter of seconds, I started to realize there was a lot more to reality than I first imagined. If you were to fly at 80% of the speed of light, take a loop around a few galaxies, and come back, a month may go by for you in the space-ship, but millions of years will take place on Earth. How strange! Our universe and world is deep an intricate. I started to learn that matter is compressed energy, then I think to myself, “but my body is matter… so that means, I am also energy?” I am deeply interested in physics and mathematics, and using these great and powerful tools to come to a deeper realization of life itself.
4. Understanding the origins of life, mankind, and ancient history.
I grew up hearing that God created man, Noah and his ark saving the animals, and all the wonderful worldviews you hear which are so comforting yet are most certainly not true. I heard the Earth was 6000 years old. That’s nice until you find a cave in China with human bodies carbon dating 50,000 years old. It doesn’t take much looking into the fossil record before you literally see and watch evolution take place. Big turtles, little turtles, turtles with spikes, turtles without shells, turtles with shells…Dinosaurs. I’d like to see all that crammed on the ark. Also, you carbon date their fossils, and they’re certainly much older than Noah and his ark. I grew up thinking animals are all male and female. Then I hear about parthenogenesis, and all the animals which can reproduce asexually. Then there’s sequential hermaphrodites (dichogamy), where the gender of the animal literally changes if conditions warrant. Clownfish can change from male to female if the situation demands it to. Then there are certain types of reef fish, such as Wrasses, which can start out female, and become male. Every time I seem to pick up a book and learn the facts of reality, my entire world-view keeps doing back-flips and mental 360s. Nothing is how I thought it was. I’m determined to find out more as to the truth of what’s really going on, especially when it concerns who I really am, and what life really consists in.
5. Understanding love, peace, and contentment, and how to reach a state of overall happiness and joy of life.
It’s rare to find someone who is just happy about living, and glad to be alive. There is so much fighting, bickering, and general discouragement which exists today, it can be depressing to see others so depressed. I believe it’s possible, even if I never achieve this state to perfection, to be glad to be alive. To enjoy life, and to be capable of loving. To be able to trust others. To have a mind which is at peace with itself, and with others. To have everything I need to be emotionally stable, and happy, yet still continue to improve day by day, by learning and growing stronger. I believe it is possible to get closer to this state, and is one of my chief goals.
6. Understanding politics and the dynamic of human interaction.
There’s been many books written about social utopias. I’m not to say whether such places exist, but I will say that some social environments are more conducive to happiness and prosperity than others. I’m very interested in near all political issues, especially economics, as money does seem to be the thing that makes the world go round. Whether it be capitalism, socialism, communism, or any other social structure and view, I love to hear arguments coming from all sides. An individual in isolation may be perfectly sane, but put him together with others and who knows where the mind can go at times. I find interesting near any social issue, especially when it involves morals. My interest in this area also drives me to love history, when looked at from the angle of seeing different people trying different things, and different ideas playing out. I love to read history and see what works, what doesn’t work, and to continue to build a world where people are free, happy, and prosperous.
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