A careful study of the origins of Christianity reveals that generations after the death of Christ on the cross, some time after his apostles had all been murdered, those who we imagine were taking the place of the apostles began to depend upon philosophy to gain direction, manage the believers and to differentiate the believers from the heretics, as they saw fit. Remember, Herod and others tried to "cross" Jesus as they questioned him. It was Philosophy that aided the unenlightened orthodoxy in killing Jesus, His ordained apostles, and their true believers, although there was no truth in their charges against them. It was the malleable techniques of philosophy combined with their closed canon that drew all power to their hands, even to the conquering in the name of a principle that remains a myth. New archaelogical finds have revealed anew much broader Christian scriptural sources and much deeper spiritual meanings. Yet those who draw power, wealth, and false honor to themselves today still persecute those who reveal their malicious acts through the conquests of their ancestors.

One can make a convincing argument for or against anything if you know your philosophy. I will be demonstrating this below in the form of an invitation....should anyone doubt.

The rather bizarre topic titles we read at blogstream: "God is unAmerican", "God can make you do what He wants you to do", "The thing God cares about the most; it ain't you babe", "Fluffy the Dog is not going to Heaven" are the product of Philosophy corrupting the truth. Much of Philosophy cares less about truth than about consistancy. I prove this with the following absurd philosophical point of view.

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Humans do not qualify to go to Heaven because they do not have consciousness. Belief and Faith do not exist.
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In demonstration I assert that common sense understandings (folk psychology) doesn't exist. Any of it, including belief and intention, is not a viable theory because it cannot be tested through scientific investigation. In short, it cannot be proven because no rational or reasoned argument can be raised in support of belief, faith, or intention. The behaviour and experience can only be adequately explained on the biological level. And even there the explanation is not rational. Therefore consciousness does not exist except as an cerebral phenomenon.

Get ready! The progress of Neuroscience will prove your belief in anything and everything is a figment of your imagination. Faith is illusory and as a result does not have an established neurological substrate, nor will one be found. In ten years, real science will prove all you value to be illusion.

Go ahead. Try to argue the point with me. I will defeat you using the wisdom of man. And each step along the way will bring us closer to the end of your objections, yet farther from the TRUTH.

The wisdom of man is the Anti-Christ. Well, one of them.

Occasionally I am struck by the mix of the lyrics and how well they match the music experience. This is somewhat dated. But hearing it wrapped around a CSI episode strengthened the meaning. CSI Las Vegas had side by side murders they were solving. One was of a Laotian Immigrant murdered by a rival. The other was the accidental killing of an up and coming duplicitous singer engaged in an evening of bondage gone wrong.

"Mad World" - Tears For Fears

All around me are familiar faces,
worn out places, worn out faces,
Bright and early for their daily races,
going nowhere, going nowhere,

And their tears are filling up their glasses,
no expression, no expression,
Hide my head, I want to drown my sorrow,
no tomorrow, no tomorrow,

And I find it kind of funny,
I find it kind of sad,
The dreams in which I'm dying
are the best I've every had.

I find it hard to tell you,
cause I find it hard to take,
when people run in circles,
it's a very, very
Mad World mad world mad world mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good,
Happy birthday, happy birthday,
Made to feel the way that every child should
sit and listen, sit and listen.

Went to school and I was very nervous,
No one knew me, no one knew me,
Hello teacher, tell me what's my lesson,
look right through me, look right through me.

Resolution #1
2002: I will reduce my weight below 180.
2003: I will watch my calories/carbos until I get below 190.
2004: I will follow my new diet religiously until I get below 200.
2005: I will develop a reasonable attitude about my weight.

Now what?

Of late the Bush administration has been peppered for permitting the torture of some of our captive enemy in secret prisons throughout the world. Some Arguments that justify torture is that the Geneva Convention provides no protection to these combatants and the rules of war have no restraint on our actions where the enemy chooses not to follow them. Additionally, a question: Is torture justified in war if the intelligence gained leads to the saving of American lives?

Does the good of the most justify the use of immoral treatment of the few? Despite the absolutely justified end, are there some means that cannot be justified? If yes, (without taking the position that there are) specifically, what are those means?

I thought it fortunate to have learned how to shift gears on a Porsche 911....so many years ago........ I think that was the model. It would have been about 1967. Advertised as zero to 60 in under six seconds on a 2 liter engine. I'm lucky to be alive.

But now lets change gears. It is 2005 for a few more days and a street car now built by VW is out there for sale. The fastest production car in the world is the 2 seater Bugatti Veyron 16.4 with an 8 liter 16 cylinder powerplant, seven speed transaxle shiftable from the steering wheel. One thousand and one horsepower - zero to sixty MPH in 2.5 seconds, 125 MPH in 7.3 seconds, 255 MPH in 55.6 SECONDS, 922 pound feet of torque. With an engine of this size, it sits inches from the right shoulder of the driver. It takes ten radiators to dispel the heat.

There's a second ignition key to the left of the driver's seat.

The key functions only when the vehicle is at a stop. A checklist then establishes whether the car - and its driver - are ready to go for the maximum speed beyond 250 m.p.h. If all systems are go, the rear spoiler retracts, the front air diffusers close and the ground clearance, normally 4.9 inches, drops to 2.6 inches.

So, don't be thinking you are shopping this Christmas for someone who has everything. Oh, you are probably wondering about the manufacturer's list price: $1,200.000. With God all things are possible.