If you have time, please read the blog posted just before this video; thank you...
Friday, October 5, 2007
From Politics to Spirituality
Kid yourselves not. Governments and their politicians are not there to help the masses. The evidence is clear: from the more than 40 wars and proxy wars fought from South America to Asia in the so called 'Post War Era' - involving more than 10 million deaths (including the poor US and British soldiers who were fooled and forced into it) - to the current war on 'terrorism' (with more and more evidence showing this to be a fabricated notion as an excuse to make war) - to the Hurricane Katrina dilemma (scandal) - to issues such a Mr's Blair and Brown refusal of a referendum on EU membership after it was promised to their people, and the very atrocious veto by Mr Bush yesterday, denying $35 billion to children's health care (while the war machine is fed up to the point of bursting from it's seems).
It is time to wake up to the real agenda behind this long war of the West. The real agenda of 'unified nations' and currencies (such as the new North American Union and it's proposed 'amero' as currency). Look deeper, and you will see: the regions of the wars (with it's more than 60% of total oil and gas reserves compared to the West's combined 6%), the history of war revealing time after time, that the causes were fabricated and people fooled - from Pearl Harbour to the Polish invasion by the Nazi's to the careful 15 year plan to invade and maintain the war in Vietnam, causing more than 58 000 American deaths, and more than 3 million Vietnamese deaths (most civilian). How could the American military (and government) escape conviction of war crimes and crimes against humanity, after dropping two atomic bombs (1945) on civilian cities - Hiroshima and Nagasaki - killing more than 190 000 civilians and in the process, demonizing the American people who does not deserve it?
It is time to wake up to the real agenda behind this long war of the West. The real agenda of 'unified nations' and currencies (such as the new North American Union and it's proposed 'amero' as currency). Look deeper, and you will see: the regions of the wars (with it's more than 60% of total oil and gas reserves compared to the West's combined 6%), the history of war revealing time after time, that the causes were fabricated and people fooled - from Pearl Harbour to the Polish invasion by the Nazi's to the careful 15 year plan to invade and maintain the war in Vietnam, causing more than 58 000 American deaths, and more than 3 million Vietnamese deaths (most civilian). How could the American military (and government) escape conviction of war crimes and crimes against humanity, after dropping two atomic bombs (1945) on civilian cities - Hiroshima and Nagasaki - killing more than 190 000 civilians and in the process, demonizing the American people who does not deserve it?
Look at governments all over the course of time and space - from the East to the West, from the North to the South - they have never been there for the people. In stead, they have always either blatantly robbed people of their freedoms and wealth, or in stealth mode (as the Western governments do), by using Plato's Cave Analogy: a slave convinced that he/ she is free, will never have to rebel.
We have 'freedom of choice': a choice between supermarkets, television channels, perfumes and the political puppet on the left, or the one on the right. But can we choose our children's schools, hospitals, or if we should be part of an illegal war (by paying for it with our taxes), slowly becoming part of a globalized tyranny? Do we have the freedom to demand another independent inquiry into 9/11 and 7/7? Is there freedom in being allowed 'freedom of speech' only in 'freedom of speech zones'? Doesn't the so called new 'Patriot Act' violate the very freedoms of the people stipulated in the U.S constitution 4th amendment? (Let me remind you that I am not even an American, and I know this - how could the American people allow this to happen to them?)
Governments - no matter where they are, and by whom they were 'democratically elected' - are not there for you, dear citizen. You are there for them. You are the milking cow, kept passive in your consumerist zombie state; your television and Playstation subduing and distracting you while they rob you blind of your hard earned money. Tax is supposed to be for state of the art health care, education and transport, not for killing 40 000 women and children in a foreign land for their resources. Ask yourselves: why, if you pay so much tax, do you still have to pay for private health care (because public health is neglected), for expensive 'privatized trains', private education, privatised water, privatized electricity and gas and privatized telecoms? Don't we then pay double in the process? Where is all that tax money going then? Why does the United States of America, Britain and any other country for that matter, owe the World Bank more than trillions of dollars?
Dear reader, Morpheus is right: The Matrix has you...Look at the word GOVERNMENT. Govern = control. Ment = mind (mentis, Latin for mind). Mind control...
But what should we do? Without government, it will be anarchy!
Anarchy is derived from the Greek word, anarchia, meaning 'without ruler'. It does not mean 'chaos'. And yes, we do need a leader or leaders (for now), but not a ruler or rulers. A ruler is something that controls the masses by force (open or concealed); a leader is someone that guides his or her people by teachings of peace and example, such as Osiris, Viracocha, Krishna, Jesus the Christ, the Buddha and many other world teachers.
We need to wake up to our concealed slavery, dispel of our rulers, and look for our leaders. Leaders are not the mighty and powerful alpha males, flexing their muscles of nuclear threats and commit war 'in the name of peace'.
War does not equal peace. War equals death and destruction. War, is the real evil, and those who promote it, the real slaves to evil.
Real leaders, are the kind and gentle ones. When they speak to their people, it is not from a high platform with teleprompters - it is amongst the people, on the same level, with words coming from the heart. They don't shake their fists in the air shouting victory; they lovingly touch their people, healing them.
I beg you please; stop fooling yourselves with these alpha-male rulers of ours. Turn your back on them, and start looking for your leaders - the kind and gentle ones.
Who knows, that leader might just as well be inside of you...
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=5564
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
A Time to Worry, and Pray...
This is probably one of the most worrisome articles I have read in a long time. Read it through (particularly the part about nuclear strikes on Iran), and you will understand when I say: WW III?
After last week's visit by Iranian president on US soil (UN and Colombia university) especially listening to his speech and his Q & A session, I cannot fathom why the West still wants to push for a war on Iran. Is the threat real? Or is it just another WMD scam to monger another war to make more money for the World Bank? So far, there have been NO evidence showing a real threat from these countries; only more and more evidence showing that certain powerful key players in Western countries are scheming to make war with false accusations and careful evil plans.
Burma, Darfur and Zimbabwe needs help; but oh, I forgot - no oil there...
Read the full article:(click on title for link), or copy/ paste below
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article3018375.ece
After last week's visit by Iranian president on US soil (UN and Colombia university) especially listening to his speech and his Q & A session, I cannot fathom why the West still wants to push for a war on Iran. Is the threat real? Or is it just another WMD scam to monger another war to make more money for the World Bank? So far, there have been NO evidence showing a real threat from these countries; only more and more evidence showing that certain powerful key players in Western countries are scheming to make war with false accusations and careful evil plans.
Burma, Darfur and Zimbabwe needs help; but oh, I forgot - no oil there...
Read the full article:(click on title for link), or copy/ paste below
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article3018375.ece
Monday, October 1, 2007
My Helium.com article of today
On being asked what he thought of Jesus Christ, Gandhi replied: "I like your Christ. It is the Christians I don't like. They are so unlike their Christ".
Gandhi often used Christ's teachings in his own, and his above mentioned attitude came from his personal experiences in apartheid era South Africa where he was refused entrance to a church due to his ethnicity.
Religious hypocrisy is everywhere and in every religious teaching - from Christianity and Islam to Judaism and Buddhism. It is not the teaching itself that is corrupt; but the way the adopter of this teaching bends the truth in order to gain money and power from the fearful obedience of the masses to this rendered teaching. It is usually realized when looking at the original teaching of the great prophets, the Christ and the Buddha, how these modern dogmas differ from those original teachings. All 'divine' teachers gave the message of love and peace, not money making schemes and war mongering. Yet, the most influential religions of today - Christianity, Islam and Judaism - cause the most heartache and destruction in the world with an escalating war in the Middle East. Those attached to the Christian dogma, thus the Western countries, cause planetary destruction with their capitalist monster - destroying natural resources (especially in Third World countries) in order to make more money. On a more personal level: there are so many different branches of evangelical churches, always wanting more and more money from their obedient sheep. But it must be remembered how these 'churches' have a lot of tax benefits, thus rendering them incredible businesses. It makes me sad to see so many hopeful souls being abused for money. This happens in the so called 'New Age' movements as well, and it sickens me to see how the possible new and non-segregated belief systems are abused by a cunning few into promising hopefuls the power to manifest their desires by thought, especially that of money (but of course, you first have to put some money into their pockets).
Thus, the hypocrites - of any religion or spiritual group - are those who deviate from the original teachings of the Masters. They are those who shout the loudest, make the most promises (and money) and conceal their agendas of hate and destruction with the mask of God, Allah, Brahman and the new spiritual teachings.
The truth and 'salvation' lies not in others; it lies within.
Gandhi often used Christ's teachings in his own, and his above mentioned attitude came from his personal experiences in apartheid era South Africa where he was refused entrance to a church due to his ethnicity.
Religious hypocrisy is everywhere and in every religious teaching - from Christianity and Islam to Judaism and Buddhism. It is not the teaching itself that is corrupt; but the way the adopter of this teaching bends the truth in order to gain money and power from the fearful obedience of the masses to this rendered teaching. It is usually realized when looking at the original teaching of the great prophets, the Christ and the Buddha, how these modern dogmas differ from those original teachings. All 'divine' teachers gave the message of love and peace, not money making schemes and war mongering. Yet, the most influential religions of today - Christianity, Islam and Judaism - cause the most heartache and destruction in the world with an escalating war in the Middle East. Those attached to the Christian dogma, thus the Western countries, cause planetary destruction with their capitalist monster - destroying natural resources (especially in Third World countries) in order to make more money. On a more personal level: there are so many different branches of evangelical churches, always wanting more and more money from their obedient sheep. But it must be remembered how these 'churches' have a lot of tax benefits, thus rendering them incredible businesses. It makes me sad to see so many hopeful souls being abused for money. This happens in the so called 'New Age' movements as well, and it sickens me to see how the possible new and non-segregated belief systems are abused by a cunning few into promising hopefuls the power to manifest their desires by thought, especially that of money (but of course, you first have to put some money into their pockets).
Thus, the hypocrites - of any religion or spiritual group - are those who deviate from the original teachings of the Masters. They are those who shout the loudest, make the most promises (and money) and conceal their agendas of hate and destruction with the mask of God, Allah, Brahman and the new spiritual teachings.
The truth and 'salvation' lies not in others; it lies within.
Understand the cause and find the cure: A Solution to Racism
Racism is defined as being a subjective belief system or informal doctrine in any ethnic group, where it is believed that a certain ethnic group is superior or inferior to another.
Racism is a fancy word that was invented by western mind, to try and ‘classify’ a behavioural pattern by man, thus Homo sapiens for millennia. This ‘behaviour’ is nothing less than ethnic groups hating each other, and committing heinous acts of violence to one another. It has been an ongoing event since ancient times between all racial groups of the world, and probably the single most common cause for conflict ranging from a simple slap on the cheek to raging World Wars where millions have died. It is a human behavioural pattern that is filled with negativity and destruction, and needs to be solved – and solved it can be, for it has a simple cause.
It is my belief that ‘racism’ - like xenophobia (loathing and discrimination against foreigners which I experienced living in a foreign country) and religious intolerance – thus a form of separatism, has its roots in a simple cause; this cause itself having two pillars. But before we delve into the cause, I would like to share something with the reader; something very important.
All humans on this planet earth - whether male or female, black or white, Indian, Japanese or African – differ less than 1% in their genetic make-up on cellular level. In other words, all humans on earth are essentially more than 99% the same^. For the average human living the average life; less than 1% does not matter. Then why should it matter what the colour of one’s skin is, or what shape one’s hair is? It’s like waging a war on the differences between a blue car made in country A, and a red car made in country B. Both of these cars, are vehicles with exactly the same function – to take one from point A to B. These seemingly ‘big’ differences in different ‘races’, are there only because the human body has adapted to its particular environment over the ages. Darker skinned people will originally be found in sunnier countries, as dark skin contains more melanin to protect them against the sun (thus being the reason why ‘white’ people become brown after sunburn). To the average human being, the difference between a blue car and a red car of the same make is potentially enormous. Take for instance how long some people will spend contemplating the colour of the car before they buy; in essence, being exactly the same car. We are prone to subjectively ‘classify’ things as hugely different only on colour or shape alone, while not contemplating the essence of the thing itself. This being the reason why most people will see vast differences between different races, which essentially are more than 99% the same. Just think about it for a moment: All human beings have one head (with two eyes and ears, a nose and a mouth), a body, two arms and two legs, with a pair of hands and feet, each having five digits. All humans are born from their mothers, drink from their mothers and cry when they are hungry as babies. All humans take 18 years to grow up, laugh when they are happy and cry when they are sad. We are all the same, with slight changes here and there, which some groups make a big fuss about; this silly little ‘fuss’ leading to hatred and violence, which is completely unnecessary, and solvable. Let us take a look at the cause, and then the solution.
This silly little fuss we call ‘racism’, has its one root in the very same thing where we differ so little – our genetic make-up. As we ourselves only differ less than 1% from each other, the human race as a whole – thus ALL human beings on the earth – differ less than 5% from the chimpanzee!** We as humans or the Homo sapiens species, are in essence a close cousin to the primate family of apes, of which the chimpanzee is the closest. The resemblances are clear, especially looking at our hands with their opposing thumbs, and our social primate-mammalian behaviour. It is this very social behaviour of chimpanzees that I want to concentrate on. It was discovered by scientists and recently shown by documentary film makers, that chimpanzees divide themselves into different groups, and will often (instigated by the male leaders of the pack) attack and kill each other; this even in the abundance of food. This very act can be seen in the various groups of humans living in the world led by a male leader, to attack and kill each other for territory, even if their own territory is good enough. It is seen in both developing as well as developed worlds. This very behaviour is actually seen in nature as a whole, where different groups of animals and plants will fight each other for survival. It is thus a genetic ‘program’ running on automatic in order to survive. Thus, the one root of racism lies in the primitive survival instinct of the species; the survival programming of the primate body running on automatic – find your ‘group’, and attack the others in order to survive.
This brings us to the second root: The Ego and collective ego. To simplify things, the ego can be explained as that part of you that helps you interact with your surroundings; in other words with the people around you. Some people will call it your ‘identity’ or ‘personality’, and this is shaped since birth by various factors. As you are born into a certain family (themselves living in a certain society), with certain cultural values (from language to religion), you will naturally incorporate it into your ego; thus you will speak the same language, and in most cases, follow the same religious path and behavioural patterns as your parents and peers, shaping the collective ego. Thus you ‘fit in’ so to speak; and this is where the ‘group’ thing, programmed into your genes, kicks in. It leads to the concept of ‘us’ and ‘them’. This is made worse by our competitive nature, and soon enough, hatred will evolve, leading to atrocious acts.
And now, the solution: we as humans possess something that profoundly sets us apart from our primate chimp cousins. Humans can do things that other animals cannot. We can communicate not only with structured verbal language, but also with symbols, using complex metaphors interwoven by mythical tales. We do not only experience different emotions (as I’m sure most animals do), but externalize them through our complex languages and art forms; creating the most vibrant paintings, music and prose. We can solve complex problems in the most creative ways; building skyscrapers and machines that can fly at supersonic speeds while carrying a few hundred humans as they enjoy these very same art forms created by others on miniature screens and devices in their ears. We can perform acts of extreme selflessness, helping strangers in need, and even rise to a state where we protect animals which are potentially lethal to us as a species, but knowing that it contributes to the greater good. We are, as some might remark, ‘angels trapped in animal bodies’. We are almost - as stated in Abrahamic religions - created in God’s image; thus spiritual beings. It is interesting to know that more than 90% of humans - regardless of their religious backgrounds – believe in a Force higher than themselves, and that some part of their consciousness as human beings linger and return to the world of this Force after death. *
It is in this very element of being different from our primate cousins, that the solution to racism (and so many other social problems) lies. We do not have to bow to the automatic survival instinct within us. We have the power to understand the reason behind it, rise above it and collaborate instead of compete like animals. We need to see that we are more than 99% the same (being grateful and respect the minute differences between us), that our survival instinct no longer serves us, but destroys us, and to recognize our spiritual natures in order to embrace each other in collaboration. We can after all, learn from certain groups of animals (from bees to dolphins) how to collaborate instead of compete and destroy.
It is time for the brothers and sisters to stop their rivalry, and recognize the hungry wolf of demise staring at them from the woods. It is time for the rainbow nation to stop fighting each other with foaming mouths because of silly misconceptions, and recognize this truth of Oneness; a Oneness that can create a Utopia in an already paradise-like world.
Behind every ‘black’, ‘coloured’ and ‘white’ mask, hides a spiritual human being with his or her own fears, desires, dreams and hardships. The clothes maketh NOT the man; the mask maketh not the human being. The time has come to let go of our ignorance on this matter of primate instinct and ego, rise above it, take hands and walk out of the dark cave of our history into the sunshine of tomorrow. As one cannot drive while looking in the mirror; so we cannot build on our future focusing on our past. We have to learn from the past, change, live and enjoy today; and plan for the future. If we can do this, our future will be bright and prosperous.
Jean Erasmus
* The World's Religions, Christopher Partridge
^ Marcus W. Feldman et al (Stanford)
** Robert Waterson et al.
Racism is a fancy word that was invented by western mind, to try and ‘classify’ a behavioural pattern by man, thus Homo sapiens for millennia. This ‘behaviour’ is nothing less than ethnic groups hating each other, and committing heinous acts of violence to one another. It has been an ongoing event since ancient times between all racial groups of the world, and probably the single most common cause for conflict ranging from a simple slap on the cheek to raging World Wars where millions have died. It is a human behavioural pattern that is filled with negativity and destruction, and needs to be solved – and solved it can be, for it has a simple cause.
It is my belief that ‘racism’ - like xenophobia (loathing and discrimination against foreigners which I experienced living in a foreign country) and religious intolerance – thus a form of separatism, has its roots in a simple cause; this cause itself having two pillars. But before we delve into the cause, I would like to share something with the reader; something very important.
All humans on this planet earth - whether male or female, black or white, Indian, Japanese or African – differ less than 1% in their genetic make-up on cellular level. In other words, all humans on earth are essentially more than 99% the same^. For the average human living the average life; less than 1% does not matter. Then why should it matter what the colour of one’s skin is, or what shape one’s hair is? It’s like waging a war on the differences between a blue car made in country A, and a red car made in country B. Both of these cars, are vehicles with exactly the same function – to take one from point A to B. These seemingly ‘big’ differences in different ‘races’, are there only because the human body has adapted to its particular environment over the ages. Darker skinned people will originally be found in sunnier countries, as dark skin contains more melanin to protect them against the sun (thus being the reason why ‘white’ people become brown after sunburn). To the average human being, the difference between a blue car and a red car of the same make is potentially enormous. Take for instance how long some people will spend contemplating the colour of the car before they buy; in essence, being exactly the same car. We are prone to subjectively ‘classify’ things as hugely different only on colour or shape alone, while not contemplating the essence of the thing itself. This being the reason why most people will see vast differences between different races, which essentially are more than 99% the same. Just think about it for a moment: All human beings have one head (with two eyes and ears, a nose and a mouth), a body, two arms and two legs, with a pair of hands and feet, each having five digits. All humans are born from their mothers, drink from their mothers and cry when they are hungry as babies. All humans take 18 years to grow up, laugh when they are happy and cry when they are sad. We are all the same, with slight changes here and there, which some groups make a big fuss about; this silly little ‘fuss’ leading to hatred and violence, which is completely unnecessary, and solvable. Let us take a look at the cause, and then the solution.
This silly little fuss we call ‘racism’, has its one root in the very same thing where we differ so little – our genetic make-up. As we ourselves only differ less than 1% from each other, the human race as a whole – thus ALL human beings on the earth – differ less than 5% from the chimpanzee!** We as humans or the Homo sapiens species, are in essence a close cousin to the primate family of apes, of which the chimpanzee is the closest. The resemblances are clear, especially looking at our hands with their opposing thumbs, and our social primate-mammalian behaviour. It is this very social behaviour of chimpanzees that I want to concentrate on. It was discovered by scientists and recently shown by documentary film makers, that chimpanzees divide themselves into different groups, and will often (instigated by the male leaders of the pack) attack and kill each other; this even in the abundance of food. This very act can be seen in the various groups of humans living in the world led by a male leader, to attack and kill each other for territory, even if their own territory is good enough. It is seen in both developing as well as developed worlds. This very behaviour is actually seen in nature as a whole, where different groups of animals and plants will fight each other for survival. It is thus a genetic ‘program’ running on automatic in order to survive. Thus, the one root of racism lies in the primitive survival instinct of the species; the survival programming of the primate body running on automatic – find your ‘group’, and attack the others in order to survive.
This brings us to the second root: The Ego and collective ego. To simplify things, the ego can be explained as that part of you that helps you interact with your surroundings; in other words with the people around you. Some people will call it your ‘identity’ or ‘personality’, and this is shaped since birth by various factors. As you are born into a certain family (themselves living in a certain society), with certain cultural values (from language to religion), you will naturally incorporate it into your ego; thus you will speak the same language, and in most cases, follow the same religious path and behavioural patterns as your parents and peers, shaping the collective ego. Thus you ‘fit in’ so to speak; and this is where the ‘group’ thing, programmed into your genes, kicks in. It leads to the concept of ‘us’ and ‘them’. This is made worse by our competitive nature, and soon enough, hatred will evolve, leading to atrocious acts.
And now, the solution: we as humans possess something that profoundly sets us apart from our primate chimp cousins. Humans can do things that other animals cannot. We can communicate not only with structured verbal language, but also with symbols, using complex metaphors interwoven by mythical tales. We do not only experience different emotions (as I’m sure most animals do), but externalize them through our complex languages and art forms; creating the most vibrant paintings, music and prose. We can solve complex problems in the most creative ways; building skyscrapers and machines that can fly at supersonic speeds while carrying a few hundred humans as they enjoy these very same art forms created by others on miniature screens and devices in their ears. We can perform acts of extreme selflessness, helping strangers in need, and even rise to a state where we protect animals which are potentially lethal to us as a species, but knowing that it contributes to the greater good. We are, as some might remark, ‘angels trapped in animal bodies’. We are almost - as stated in Abrahamic religions - created in God’s image; thus spiritual beings. It is interesting to know that more than 90% of humans - regardless of their religious backgrounds – believe in a Force higher than themselves, and that some part of their consciousness as human beings linger and return to the world of this Force after death. *
It is in this very element of being different from our primate cousins, that the solution to racism (and so many other social problems) lies. We do not have to bow to the automatic survival instinct within us. We have the power to understand the reason behind it, rise above it and collaborate instead of compete like animals. We need to see that we are more than 99% the same (being grateful and respect the minute differences between us), that our survival instinct no longer serves us, but destroys us, and to recognize our spiritual natures in order to embrace each other in collaboration. We can after all, learn from certain groups of animals (from bees to dolphins) how to collaborate instead of compete and destroy.
It is time for the brothers and sisters to stop their rivalry, and recognize the hungry wolf of demise staring at them from the woods. It is time for the rainbow nation to stop fighting each other with foaming mouths because of silly misconceptions, and recognize this truth of Oneness; a Oneness that can create a Utopia in an already paradise-like world.
Behind every ‘black’, ‘coloured’ and ‘white’ mask, hides a spiritual human being with his or her own fears, desires, dreams and hardships. The clothes maketh NOT the man; the mask maketh not the human being. The time has come to let go of our ignorance on this matter of primate instinct and ego, rise above it, take hands and walk out of the dark cave of our history into the sunshine of tomorrow. As one cannot drive while looking in the mirror; so we cannot build on our future focusing on our past. We have to learn from the past, change, live and enjoy today; and plan for the future. If we can do this, our future will be bright and prosperous.
Jean Erasmus
* The World's Religions, Christopher Partridge
^ Marcus W. Feldman et al (Stanford)
** Robert Waterson et al.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Today's UFO post
Here is the same video of yesterday scrutinized by a Japanese television network. With their slow frame replay, some of my points made yesterday, are clearer:
1) The vapour trail is seen when the craft first moves away from the building.
2) The camera operator does NOT know where it is.
3) It is quite far away from the helicopter already when causing it's second vapour trail.
Have a look at it again...
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1) The vapour trail is seen when the craft first moves away from the building.
2) The camera operator does NOT know where it is.
3) It is quite far away from the helicopter already when causing it's second vapour trail.
Have a look at it again...
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I have written quite an extensive article yesterday on this very topic (helium.com).
In short, the reductionist western civilization (that is us), is accustomed to thinking in short bursts of linearity due to our empiricist scientific dogma. We always look for the easiest and most logical explanation; quick to deny anything that dares challenge our limited belief systems. If we get perspective, we will realise that our existence - not only our civilization, but also our species - is a mere second in the eternity of time. If geological records are correct, then our planet alone is billions of years old, rendering our 4000 year old civilization a mere speck of dust. We still haven't shaken the pre-renaissance egocentric belief that we are the centrepoint of the universe. In fact, we are on a planet that shares the universe not only with billions of other planets in our galaxy alone - our galaxy shares the universe with billions of other galaxies. We are not the be-all of all existence. This very narcissistic fog that permeates our minds, renders us blind to other, more serious possibilities.
As mentioned yesterday: our planet has it's own billion year old rhythms, regardless of our presence. It's climate has been following a 126 000 year pentacycle (divided into five roughly 25 000 year glacial-interglacial periods) faithfully for the past 400 000 years according to the Vostok ice core studies. At a frequency of roughly 126 000 years, it's climate reaches the peak of all peaks before the trough of all troughs, and we find ourselves on that very highest peak at present. This strangely synchronizes with the precession of the equinoxes, the diminishing strength of the electro-magnetic shield of the earth (which protects us against the sun and poses the is a precursor for a pole reversal, also happening every 126 000 years), and our entering into a denser area in space making the sun more active for the last 11 000 to 12 000 years (this itself synchronizing with one 'mini' glacial-interglacial cycle). Can you see the pattern here?
Now, don't get me wrong. I am not a Global Warming sceptic, quite the contrary. But I don't think us to be the primary cause for global warming. In fact: CO2 is a much less potent green house gas that methane, and methane is being released in critical amounts into the atmosphere by peat swamps, and now massive frozen pockets in the ocean. We are definitely contributing to Global Warming, but we are not the primary cause. That we are killing the planet's biosphere with our pollution and feverish consumption, is not even debatable in my mind.
We should thus get off our high horse, and start the critical thinking engine in our heads. We cannot afford to go to meetings and have discussions about this 'little' issue over a cup of tea. That is for the 'suits' - those 'leaders' of ours who always make promises they never keep; abusing the fear of Global Warming to suck the poor sheep more dry with so called 'green taxes'. Our 'leaders' are to addicted to the 'opium' of their consumerism, and as we all know, drug addicts will sell their children for one more 'high'.
This is a 'grass root' issue. The solution lies with each sane individual on this planet to connect and collaborate in order to survive the 21st century. You might think me too dramatic; but start putting all the puzzle pieces together - from climate to resource scarcity, to pollution, to over population and then the dreaded possible arms race between East and West - and soon you will realise that I am not dramatic enough.
If we all realise this, our collaboration should be focused on slowing down Global Warming, in order to buy time. We need to reprogram society to live sustainable now, as our consumerist nature is not much different from that of cancer: multiplying, consuming, spreading and destroying natural tissue. In the end, if we do not do this, the human cancer will kill the host, taking the cancer with her to the grave.
Global Warming is a serious issue, but we must not stare ourselves blind to only one hypothesis, let alone the other serious dangers that await us in the next decade.
Time is of the essence here, and we need to wake up as soon as possible...
In short, the reductionist western civilization (that is us), is accustomed to thinking in short bursts of linearity due to our empiricist scientific dogma. We always look for the easiest and most logical explanation; quick to deny anything that dares challenge our limited belief systems. If we get perspective, we will realise that our existence - not only our civilization, but also our species - is a mere second in the eternity of time. If geological records are correct, then our planet alone is billions of years old, rendering our 4000 year old civilization a mere speck of dust. We still haven't shaken the pre-renaissance egocentric belief that we are the centrepoint of the universe. In fact, we are on a planet that shares the universe not only with billions of other planets in our galaxy alone - our galaxy shares the universe with billions of other galaxies. We are not the be-all of all existence. This very narcissistic fog that permeates our minds, renders us blind to other, more serious possibilities.
As mentioned yesterday: our planet has it's own billion year old rhythms, regardless of our presence. It's climate has been following a 126 000 year pentacycle (divided into five roughly 25 000 year glacial-interglacial periods) faithfully for the past 400 000 years according to the Vostok ice core studies. At a frequency of roughly 126 000 years, it's climate reaches the peak of all peaks before the trough of all troughs, and we find ourselves on that very highest peak at present. This strangely synchronizes with the precession of the equinoxes, the diminishing strength of the electro-magnetic shield of the earth (which protects us against the sun and poses the is a precursor for a pole reversal, also happening every 126 000 years), and our entering into a denser area in space making the sun more active for the last 11 000 to 12 000 years (this itself synchronizing with one 'mini' glacial-interglacial cycle). Can you see the pattern here?
Now, don't get me wrong. I am not a Global Warming sceptic, quite the contrary. But I don't think us to be the primary cause for global warming. In fact: CO2 is a much less potent green house gas that methane, and methane is being released in critical amounts into the atmosphere by peat swamps, and now massive frozen pockets in the ocean. We are definitely contributing to Global Warming, but we are not the primary cause. That we are killing the planet's biosphere with our pollution and feverish consumption, is not even debatable in my mind.
We should thus get off our high horse, and start the critical thinking engine in our heads. We cannot afford to go to meetings and have discussions about this 'little' issue over a cup of tea. That is for the 'suits' - those 'leaders' of ours who always make promises they never keep; abusing the fear of Global Warming to suck the poor sheep more dry with so called 'green taxes'. Our 'leaders' are to addicted to the 'opium' of their consumerism, and as we all know, drug addicts will sell their children for one more 'high'.
This is a 'grass root' issue. The solution lies with each sane individual on this planet to connect and collaborate in order to survive the 21st century. You might think me too dramatic; but start putting all the puzzle pieces together - from climate to resource scarcity, to pollution, to over population and then the dreaded possible arms race between East and West - and soon you will realise that I am not dramatic enough.
If we all realise this, our collaboration should be focused on slowing down Global Warming, in order to buy time. We need to reprogram society to live sustainable now, as our consumerist nature is not much different from that of cancer: multiplying, consuming, spreading and destroying natural tissue. In the end, if we do not do this, the human cancer will kill the host, taking the cancer with her to the grave.
Global Warming is a serious issue, but we must not stare ourselves blind to only one hypothesis, let alone the other serious dangers that await us in the next decade.
Time is of the essence here, and we need to wake up as soon as possible...
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