Immanuel Kant was an amazing philosopher. I'd heard my philosophy teacher (who also graduated with a degree in jazz guitar) mention him as his philosophical hero, and i can see why.
His ideas about time and space being presupposed human conditions for sensory input is stellar. And Kant's thoughts about ethics are positively blowing my face off. Kant's ethics are also known as duty ethics or good will ethics, and i would suggest anyone interested in philosophy should read up on them. Within Kant's ethics, there's very reasonable interpretations of free will, differences between right and wrong, and what separates humans from animals.
Color me impressed.
"People had progressed steadily in their understanding of natural laws. Could history simply continue to all eternity once the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle of philosophy and science had fallen into place? Wasn't there a connection between the development of ideas and science on the one hand, and the greenhouse effect and deforestation on the other? Maybe it was not so crazy to call man's thirst for knowledge a fall from grace." - from Sophie's World, by Jostein Gaarder.
This book, Sophie's World, is a pretty solid read, i must say. I'm about two thirds done, and as of now it seems like a really good intro to the philosophy of dozens of philosophers. I just finished the chapter on Kant. Up until that, Plato had remained my favorite. When i started the book, i thought it was sort of a child's intro to philosophy, but since then it's gotten far more in depth. I'm almost beginning to care what happens to the characters.
Good stuff. Prime. Kant 4 evr. Philosophy rox.
I wonder if a hydrogen atom frozen to absolute zero would reveal the face of God.
I wonder if unanswerable questions are answered after death.
How can i look farther into my infinite depth?
Has my death been determined? If it has, then there's clearly no need for fear.
Our eyes are not perceiving things where they lay. Remember, the images we see are located in our heads. Baseball players put black under their eyes to attract the light of the sun. Our pupils are black. Our eyes are vaccuums. Sucking in light from wherever it's last reflected.
What would the night sky look like to someone who's never seen the light of day? Might they see stars in every direction? Would the beauty of the night sky rival the sun splashed earth?
It's been a slow day. Fasting is moving along pretty well. Pardon the pun.
Keep cool, chief.
Is it wrong to feel sorry for those who wont be going to heaven? Clearly God does not pity these people, and clearly He feels he has reason to punish them, but at times i'm not so sure.
Does God guide people because they are good? Or are people good because they respond to the guiding that God naturally gives all of us?
I've read that God guides whom He wills. And this doesn't seem fair to those that He doesn't guide. If only certain people are guided, then wouldn't it be predetermined who goes to heaven and who goes to hell? Unless we all begin unguided, and it takes proper acts for us to gain God's recognition...
Of course i really dont know.
Finally, taking into consideration that God is the ultamate judge, and taking into consideration the tone of this post, with us being His most [im]perfect creation, are we able to judge Him?
It actually started about 3 days ago, give or take 2 days. But i figure it's better late then never.
This'll be my first serious fasting participation. I'm kind of excited to see how well it goes.
Writing a resume sucks. I assure you, whoever you are, if i go through whatever training you'll put me through, i'll do a fine job. I'm not a moron, and i have ample motivation. Hire me, you silly cock, or i'll leave and never bother you again.
I sure dont care that i spend my summers moving trees into some fool's trunk. I care even less that 4 years ago, i bagged groceries. This experience does not make me more or less able to work a cash registar, clean dishes, or mop floors. I think it's time we leave the world of resumes for people who are applying for a career, something which requires education and/or training/experience. Anyone who isn't a fool can work at an average part time job.
Stupid society. Trying to make me act like a responsible adult or some shit.
I've told my profs, and my mom that i'm not going to be in school this semester, i am also thinking of taking some serious time off. Like in 12 month clumps.
My mom sent me an email today, apparently the student loan money is IN. I dont know what this means. I would've thought that i had to take something to the post office first. Hopefully nothing crazy has happened, cause if there's lots of money in my account, money that's "going towards my education", then i dont know where that leaves me.
In more important news, i sang for about 4 hours today, all together. In my house for quite a while, then on the way to my guitar lesson, then while playing guitar for a pair of girls at the bus stop, then at the open mic which was held at the campus bar. It felt good nearly the whole time. I even snuck an original in while i was playing at the bus stop. And nobody recoiled in horror or anything.
Dave, today i could feel my focus going to music. When i was playing at home, i was thinking "okay simon, here you go, time to make this thing serious." Not a bad kind of serious, just a redirection of my goals and my cares and my efforts. And it was a good feeling. Time to really do this.
Really.
Some people have been happy for me, some people have shown nothing but concern.
I have to keep telling myself it's not a big deal. I have to keep telling myself that i'm young. Rediculusly young. It is not a crime to take some time for myself.
Heh, who am i talking to.
I will sing as though i can remember the face of my father.
So how's by you?
It's somewhat odd, but i'm mostly staying in school for financial reasons, cause if i didn't go to school, i couldn't get a student loan. Now that i'm staying in school, a part time job will give me money that i'm free to spend, instead of me getting a full time job which would be necessary for bills etc.
I compiled a list of things i want to buy, and i'm thinking part time work will reach my financial goals faster then full time work minus food and house would.
So that's that. I reckon. At least the classes i'm in aren't chewing away at my brain.
Look happy, it's the end of the world.
smig says:
I think when i try to simply write creatively, i run into alot of second guessing. I've learned to be completely open with my blog.
smig says:
If i could write a poem with the idea that it didn't matter. I'd probably be in great shape.
smig says:
i'll think about that for a good chunk i think... it might be a revalation.
Jennifer Juniper... says:
maybe!
smig says:
cause i write with the intent of pleasing.
smig says:
Intent probably skews my words.
smig says:
*write from the heart8
Jennifer Juniper... says:
i bet it does alot ..thats totally my problem and thats why i hate writing on my blog
smig says:
hehe. It's why i like writing on mine. I've read some of the old stuff i've written, it's lousy. I've become so much freer with it now. It's an outlet, not a project.
smig says:
Does that last sentance make sense. Cause i think i like it if it means what i want it to mean.
Jennifer Juniper... says:
it makes sense to me
smig says:
okay, sweet.
smig says:
Life should be such an outlet.
There you have it. Take from it what you will. Life should be such an outlet. Deep.
I might be outta school. Chances are good that if it goes down, then it'll be great news. If it doesn't go down, then i'll think it's for the best.
The school was not aware i was waitin for a student loan, so they wanted money from me a while ago. Now they've removed me from all my classes. As bad as that sounded innitially, when i was in a financial advisors office, she was looking over my file, trying to find out some junk. And she said "wait a minute, why is your balence zero?... Oh! right, cause you've been kicked out of all your classes."
And mostly what i took from this was "balence zero". Sounds so sweet.
I could just get a job, and enjoy the fuck out of the next four months.
But things are likely going to right themselves, cause i wrote an email to the registrars office. I think i said enough stuff for them to be nice to me.
However, for about a half hour today, i looked at the ceiling, lying in my new bed, and i thought about how sweet it would be to just get a job and chill out for a bit. It would be so good. I would almost begin to envy myself, and i dont know if that's possible.
I think it's kinda neat that just a bit ago i was talking about how maybe i shouldn't be in class. And now it's sorta happened. I'm told i'm not allowed to attend classes right now. I'm still gonna go, cause i have a test tomorrow and such, but they did tell me not to.
Signing off... wish me luck, in whatever scenario you think is necessary.
His ideas about time and space being presupposed human conditions for sensory input is stellar. And Kant's thoughts about ethics are positively blowing my face off. Kant's ethics are also known as duty ethics or good will ethics, and i would suggest anyone interested in philosophy should read up on them. Within Kant's ethics, there's very reasonable interpretations of free will, differences between right and wrong, and what separates humans from animals.
Color me impressed.
"People had progressed steadily in their understanding of natural laws. Could history simply continue to all eternity once the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle of philosophy and science had fallen into place? Wasn't there a connection between the development of ideas and science on the one hand, and the greenhouse effect and deforestation on the other? Maybe it was not so crazy to call man's thirst for knowledge a fall from grace." - from Sophie's World, by Jostein Gaarder.
This book, Sophie's World, is a pretty solid read, i must say. I'm about two thirds done, and as of now it seems like a really good intro to the philosophy of dozens of philosophers. I just finished the chapter on Kant. Up until that, Plato had remained my favorite. When i started the book, i thought it was sort of a child's intro to philosophy, but since then it's gotten far more in depth. I'm almost beginning to care what happens to the characters.
Good stuff. Prime. Kant 4 evr. Philosophy rox.
I wonder to what extent expectations dictate reactions.
I wonder if a hydrogen atom frozen to absolute zero would reveal the face of God.
I wonder if unanswerable questions are answered after death.
How can i look farther into my infinite depth?
Has my death been determined? If it has, then there's clearly no need for fear.
Our eyes are not perceiving things where they lay. Remember, the images we see are located in our heads. Baseball players put black under their eyes to attract the light of the sun. Our pupils are black. Our eyes are vaccuums. Sucking in light from wherever it's last reflected.
What would the night sky look like to someone who's never seen the light of day? Might they see stars in every direction? Would the beauty of the night sky rival the sun splashed earth?
It's been a slow day. Fasting is moving along pretty well. Pardon the pun.
Keep cool, chief.
A few religious questions coming your way.
Is it wrong to feel sorry for those who wont be going to heaven? Clearly God does not pity these people, and clearly He feels he has reason to punish them, but at times i'm not so sure.
Does God guide people because they are good? Or are people good because they respond to the guiding that God naturally gives all of us?
I've read that God guides whom He wills. And this doesn't seem fair to those that He doesn't guide. If only certain people are guided, then wouldn't it be predetermined who goes to heaven and who goes to hell? Unless we all begin unguided, and it takes proper acts for us to gain God's recognition...
Of course i really dont know.
Finally, taking into consideration that God is the ultamate judge, and taking into consideration the tone of this post, with us being His most [im]perfect creation, are we able to judge Him?
Well, ladies and germs, the month of ramadan is upon us. And i'm going to take part in some serious fasting.
It actually started about 3 days ago, give or take 2 days. But i figure it's better late then never.
This'll be my first serious fasting participation. I'm kind of excited to see how well it goes.
Writing a resume sucks. I assure you, whoever you are, if i go through whatever training you'll put me through, i'll do a fine job. I'm not a moron, and i have ample motivation. Hire me, you silly cock, or i'll leave and never bother you again.
I sure dont care that i spend my summers moving trees into some fool's trunk. I care even less that 4 years ago, i bagged groceries. This experience does not make me more or less able to work a cash registar, clean dishes, or mop floors. I think it's time we leave the world of resumes for people who are applying for a career, something which requires education and/or training/experience. Anyone who isn't a fool can work at an average part time job.
Stupid society. Trying to make me act like a responsible adult or some shit.
Deep breaths...
I've told my profs, and my mom that i'm not going to be in school this semester, i am also thinking of taking some serious time off. Like in 12 month clumps.
My mom sent me an email today, apparently the student loan money is IN. I dont know what this means. I would've thought that i had to take something to the post office first. Hopefully nothing crazy has happened, cause if there's lots of money in my account, money that's "going towards my education", then i dont know where that leaves me.
In more important news, i sang for about 4 hours today, all together. In my house for quite a while, then on the way to my guitar lesson, then while playing guitar for a pair of girls at the bus stop, then at the open mic which was held at the campus bar. It felt good nearly the whole time. I even snuck an original in while i was playing at the bus stop. And nobody recoiled in horror or anything.
Dave, today i could feel my focus going to music. When i was playing at home, i was thinking "okay simon, here you go, time to make this thing serious." Not a bad kind of serious, just a redirection of my goals and my cares and my efforts. And it was a good feeling. Time to really do this.
Really.
Some people have been happy for me, some people have shown nothing but concern.
I have to keep telling myself it's not a big deal. I have to keep telling myself that i'm young. Rediculusly young. It is not a crime to take some time for myself.
Heh, who am i talking to.
I will sing as though i can remember the face of my father.
So how's by you?
Well, i talked to my mom yesterday, for an unheard of 72 minutes (the phone kept track). And i'm thinking that i will stay in school this semester.
It's somewhat odd, but i'm mostly staying in school for financial reasons, cause if i didn't go to school, i couldn't get a student loan. Now that i'm staying in school, a part time job will give me money that i'm free to spend, instead of me getting a full time job which would be necessary for bills etc.
I compiled a list of things i want to buy, and i'm thinking part time work will reach my financial goals faster then full time work minus food and house would.
So that's that. I reckon. At least the classes i'm in aren't chewing away at my brain.
So, i'm not going to school this semester. They said i had to pay by october 15th or i'm out of my classes permanent. I dont have the coin. Easy as that.
Look happy, it's the end of the world.
I'm talking to jenn. And i said something which i think is important. I was talking about writing poetry and such, and how it's a bit difficult for me.
smig says:
I think when i try to simply write creatively, i run into alot of second guessing. I've learned to be completely open with my blog.
smig says:
If i could write a poem with the idea that it didn't matter. I'd probably be in great shape.
smig says:
i'll think about that for a good chunk i think... it might be a revalation.
Jennifer Juniper... says:
maybe!
smig says:
cause i write with the intent of pleasing.
smig says:
Intent probably skews my words.
smig says:
*write from the heart8
Jennifer Juniper... says:
i bet it does alot ..thats totally my problem and thats why i hate writing on my blog
smig says:
hehe. It's why i like writing on mine. I've read some of the old stuff i've written, it's lousy. I've become so much freer with it now. It's an outlet, not a project.
smig says:
Does that last sentance make sense. Cause i think i like it if it means what i want it to mean.
Jennifer Juniper... says:
it makes sense to me
smig says:
okay, sweet.
smig says:
Life should be such an outlet.
There you have it. Take from it what you will. Life should be such an outlet. Deep.
Hello friends.
I might be outta school. Chances are good that if it goes down, then it'll be great news. If it doesn't go down, then i'll think it's for the best.
The school was not aware i was waitin for a student loan, so they wanted money from me a while ago. Now they've removed me from all my classes. As bad as that sounded innitially, when i was in a financial advisors office, she was looking over my file, trying to find out some junk. And she said "wait a minute, why is your balence zero?... Oh! right, cause you've been kicked out of all your classes."
And mostly what i took from this was "balence zero". Sounds so sweet.
I could just get a job, and enjoy the fuck out of the next four months.
But things are likely going to right themselves, cause i wrote an email to the registrars office. I think i said enough stuff for them to be nice to me.
However, for about a half hour today, i looked at the ceiling, lying in my new bed, and i thought about how sweet it would be to just get a job and chill out for a bit. It would be so good. I would almost begin to envy myself, and i dont know if that's possible.
I think it's kinda neat that just a bit ago i was talking about how maybe i shouldn't be in class. And now it's sorta happened. I'm told i'm not allowed to attend classes right now. I'm still gonna go, cause i have a test tomorrow and such, but they did tell me not to.
Signing off... wish me luck, in whatever scenario you think is necessary.