The Real Three R's...

Somewhere along the way, someone took the thinking out of schooling.

Notice how one of the books is set at a different angle? And, why is it placed at the foundation, knocking the rest of the pyramid out of alignment. Think this is an accident? I think somebody has been messing with this system for a long, long time. And what might the apple represent?

The 3R's (representing the SOUND of the words, not the first letters) were a staple when I was in GRAMMAR school, but I recently discovered that one of them is an imposter. Can you guess which one? It's a pretty obvious "which one of these things is not like the others" situation, an obvious and sloppy manipulation, but we all fell for it.

WE'VE ALL BEEN LIED TO!

A-RITHMETIC is not part of language. It does not belong in the realm of mind, but of matter.  In classical terms, it is not part of the Trivium, but part of the Quadrivium. It certainly does not belong in GRAMMAR school.

The more I learn, the more it becomes clear that my 21 years of schooling was intended not to teach me how to learn, but only to program me in a particular way according to the agendas of those who contributed to the programming process, the result of which actually PREVENTS a person from learning how to learn. 

This book, written by Sister Miriam Joseph in 1937, appears to be one of the early subversions of ancient methods of discovering how to know truth.  On page 8, she names the 3 R's.

Reading, Writing...RECKONING was the original trinity of teaching. 

What is reckoning? It is THINKING. 

Reading, writing, and THINKING.

Somewhere along the way, someone took the thinking out of schooling, quite literally.

"Chappie" and the Transhumanist Agenda

I watched the movie Chappie last night with my 11-year-old son.  

Here is the spoiler alert, so stop reading now if you want to see the movie for yourself!!

What I found most interesting was the creator-mommy-daddy-child dynamic.  It was also interesting that in the end, they succeeded not only in installing a completely artificial intelligence into a robot, but also that the robot then figures out how to transfer the consciousness of the "creator" into a robot as he is dying.  And then in the end, they seem to succeed in downloading the consciousness of the mommy character who had already died, into a newer robot with a more humanoid face.

The plot is basically this.  The main protagonist, Dev (Deon Wilson), is a programmer working for a weapons corporation called Tetravaal, and is responsible for designing the world's first robotic police force.  The story is set in Johanessburg, South Africa.  In his spare time, Dev has been working on creating artificial intelligence.  Shortly into the movie, he succeeds, and wants to download the "program" which is a .DAT file, onto one of the droids scheduled for disposal due to mechanical defects. 

Sigourney Weaver, the CEO of Tetravaal, says no way, because of the insurance implications.  So he steals the droid with the intent to do it anyway.  We are given a little dose of moral relativism here, conveying the message that the stealing of property is justified by the "benevolent" intent of the "creator," Dev, and also by the contemptuous and controlling attitude of the CEO, Sigourney Weaver's character, Michelle Bradley. 

On his way home with the robot parts, Dev is kidnapped by a band of not-very-intelligent criminals who plan to force him to give them the "remote control" so they can turn off the robot police force.  They assume that because the robots are machines, that they must have remote controls.  They find the robot parts in the van, and decide to allow Dev to install the artificial intelligence program onto the defective robot.  He does this, and the robot comes to life, behaving like a child who is scared.  

There are three characters in the band of criminals.  Four, actually, but the black guy gets killed almost immediately.  I guess that is somewhat interesting in and of itself, as the movie is set in South Africa, and was written by a South African husband and wife team.  

The surviving band consists of Ninja, Yolandi, and Amerika.  Ninja is their leader.  He is violent and crazed, and very afraid of the man to whom he owes a large sum of money.  Ninja is a man who is very dim intellectually, and driven by primal fear almost exclusively.  He takes on the role of Chappie's "daddy."  As Chappie's daddy, he is manipulative and abusive, but doesn't seem to really want any harm to come to Chappie.  He just wants to get his way first, and does seem to have some level of empathy as the movie progresses.  I find this character to represent the secondary psychopath, as described by Benjamin Karpman.  

Yolandi is the female of the group, and it seems she and Ninja are romantically connected.  She wears a shirt that says "sex" across the top, and she has very short blonde bangs.  She takes on the role of Chappie's "mommy," nurturing and teaching Chappie, and explains to Chappie what the "soul" is, and how after the body dies, the soul moves on, and goes to "that other place."  Chappie knows that his batteries are running low at this point.

Amerika seems to be the muscle of the group, the "bad ass."  He does little more that count narcotics and drive the van.  He does teach Chappie some vulgar language, like "motherf--ker," which Chappie interestingly transposes into "f--k mother."

Dev takes on the role of Chappie's "maker."  He uses this word specifically many times, and tries to convince Chappie not to hurt people or commit crimes.  He seems to want to teach Chappie to paint more than anything else.

There is also a character named Vincent Moore, played by Hugh Jackman.  Vincent has created a much larger robot, and appears to be very jealous that Dev's smaller versions won out.  

He has a moral objection to the robots being able to control themselves, as opposed to his "Moose" which is controlled by a human, stating that only humans can act in ethical and humane ways.  Of course, at the end of the movie, he is authorized by Sigourney Weaver to unleash the Moose on Chappie and the band of criminals, and he acts in what seems to be very sadistic and inhumane ways, seeming to enjoy killing. 

Ninja sacrifices himself to Moose, but just as the giant robot is going to kill him, Yolandi steps in and shoots a rocket at the Moose.  It then fires several bullets through her body in slow motion, and she dies.  Chappie then gets really mad, and blows up the Moose.  Ninja then displays great remorse at the passing of Yolandi.

Dev is mortally wounded, and Chappie takes him back to Tatravaal HQ, and downloads Dev's consciousness into a Test robot.  After Dev awakens in the robot, he devises a way to transmit Chappie's consciousness into another robot in the field remotely, before Chappie's battery runs out.  Chappie also beats the crap out of Hugh Jackman, and then says "Now I forgive you, bad man" to Jackman's broken and bloody body.

Chappie, Robot Dev, and Ninja are shown burying Yolandi.  Tetravaal is shut down, and an immediate moratotium is put on robot production.  The end shows Chappie looking at the downloaded "consciousness" of Yolandi, which is presumably how he figured out how to load a human consciousness onto a computer device.  The device looks like a flash drive, and says "MOMMY CONSCIOUSNESS BACK UP TEST." Chappie accesses Tetravaal's servers remotely from their hideout, says Chappie says, "I'll see you soon, mommy," and initiates the construction of a new robot.  The movie ends with Chappie saying "Now we are both black sheeps, Mommy," as he presses the "Y" on the keyboard, activting the new robot, with a white humanoid face, opening its metallic eyes.

On the surface, this seems like a stupid movie.  However, when I look at it through the lens of trying to make sense of what I see happening in the world around me, and also trying to figure out what those in control of this world are trying to accomplish, it takes on a much deeper meaning.  I think I've probably only scratched the surface of the symbolism in this movie.  Of course, I could be wrong.  Maybe it's just a goofy movie with a strange mix of violence and humor.  Of course, there are a couple of big names in there, and it seems to have been very well-funded. 

Watch the movie, decide for yourself, and let me know what you think!!!

Systems of Money

Despite the overwhelming historical evidence that all systems of money and barter are not only imperfect, but fatally flawed, this is exactly the type of system we find ourselves in currently, and it does not appear that this system is likely to change substantially in the near future.  The system is built upon a foundation of compulsory exchange, reflected in the latin expression Quid Pro Quo, meaning “this for that.”  The fatal error in this type of system lies in the requirement of a particular form of reciprocation from the receiving party, within an established time frame.  It is this need to control and tabulate all transactions at a microcosmic level that is an abomination of Universal Natural Law, which always balances itself, reaching across the entire Universe instantaneously to find the balancing action that will best serve the evolution of consciousness.  The usurpation of control of this balancing at the low level of human consciousness is an expression of humans arrogantly believing that they can do a better job than the Creator of the Universe.  This leads to an expanding separation from the Source of our Creation, and eventually disintegration of the false system of control.

One need only superficially study the history of previous cultures and societies which have established such systems, such as the Roman Empire, in order to see that there is a systematic progression toward avarice and decadence, along with an asymptotic gravitational movement of wealth in the direction of those in control, creating an imbalance that eventually rebalances itself through the apocalyptic collapse of the society.  Unfortunately, when this happens, humans have not yet been intelligent enough, courageous enough, nor morally equipped to resist the temptation to set up a new system out of the ashes of the old, dooming the future to repeat in an endless cycle of suffering an enslavement. 

On the other hand, voluntary, self-motivated, unconditional service to others with faith and expectation of reciprocation from the Universal Field, with no way of knowing when, where, or how this is to occur, is acting in accordance with these Universal Principles.  The only type of economic environment that can sustain itself indefinitely is one in which the individual is allowed to grow, learn, and develop at his own pace, and at some point begins to experience an excitement within himself, leading to a burning desire to do something in service to his fellow planetary inhabitants.  This motivates the individual to give something of value, using his unique gifts and talents, to other individuals according to their needs and values.  

Giving of one’s gifts and talents without attachment to a particular form of remuneration creates a ripple in the Universal Morphogenic Field, leading to an imbalance which must be followed by a natural balancing force or activity, attracting something of equal value to the giver in exact accordance with his desires.  This is expressed in what Isaac Newton called the Third Law of Motion: for every action, there is an equal and opposite re-action.  All religious belief systems understand this law, and have described it in various forms, such as “ask and it shall be given.”  The word ask in this form represents the initial gift.  To give, in the language of the Universe, is a powerful form of asking.  What will be given in return will be in precise accordance with laws that are beyond our capacity to understand at the level of the physical mind.  Expecting a particular form of return, or worse yet, requiring a specific form, is an attempt to manipulate Natural Law using mortal will, according to the desires and whims of the lower, or outer, form.  This is a recipe for discomfort, disappointment, and suffering. 

Regardless of the flaws in the system, however, a method can exist for reciprocating value in gratitude for value given, while acting in accordance with Higher Universal Principles.  Currently, we use money most commonly to fill this purpose.  Typically, when a service is provided, money can given in return.  Conversely, when money is given, a service can be provided in return.  All transactions must be accompanied by a feeling of gratitude, or the system begins to deteriorate.  This is what we are seeing currently within the global economic system that has been imposed upon us.