Today is March 12th, 2023. 

I have not abandoned this blog. I have just been very busy with work.

Not much has changed and I would like to post again. 

Thanks for reading. 

Collection of old Facebook posts.

I've decided to cease posting my thoughts and dreams on Facebook. Here is a collection of Facebook posts from the past that have been deleted:

 From 11/22/20

The inter-subjective phenomenon known as a "conspiracy theory" has recently come into my thoughts. As a recap, reality consists of the following:

1. Objective - that which exists independently of humans (example - gravity)

2. Inter-subjective - that which exists in the minds of many individuals (example - limited liability companies)

3. Subjective - that which exists in the mind of an individual (example - monster hiding in the closet)

As a further recap, it's important to review what a theory is and how it ranks in terms of human intellectual achievements. We have the following, ranked from weak to strong:

3. Hypothesis - a proposition that attempts to explain a set of facts in a unified way.

2. Law - a hypothesis that is assumed to be universally true.

1. Theory - a set of statements, including laws and hypotheses, that explains a group of observations or phenomena in terms of those laws and hypotheses.

If a conspiracy were indeed a theory, then it would be true, and we could drop the word "theory". As an example, germ theory is no longer referred to as a theory. The media and movies/TV are responsible for the incorrect use of "theory" by relegating it to the ranks of mere idea. When you hear "just a theory", you know you are listening to an uninformed and uneducated individual.

I would say the most important thing to understand here is the inter-subjective nature of a conspiracy theory. This quality puts it into the same rank as religion. A religious person is largely uneducable and indifferent to facts. A face-to-face encounter with a religious person will not go well for someone that has facts because the religious person does not care. The same is true for a face-to-face encounter with someone that favors conspiracy theories; it will go poorly for the person that has facts.

This is something that makes me sad. You see, these people that believe in conspiracy theories and religion are not aware of how wrong they are. There's nothing you can do to help them. That's the most disturbing part to me.

From 9/17/2020

I thought of an interesting punishment for the uneducated people that tear down historical monuments while at work today.

Firstly, my reasoning (might not be correct) is that the statues and monuments are being torn down due to a misunderstanding or lack of education concerning history.

To correct this deficiency, let them tear down the statues. (This is part of the deal.) You identify the problem people by allowing them to carry out their actions. Once they are identified, assault them with a picoparasite that primarily hijacks the nervous system, though can control any part of the body. The parasite would be made using picotechnology, which is three orders of magnitude (1,000 times) more advanced than nanotechnology (hence the name "pico" parasite).

Once infected, the picoparasite would force their bodies to put the statues back in place, along with any repairs, if needed. It would also force them to remain conscious of their behavior, to fully experience the act of putting back what they took down. The tech would be very smart and direct their bodies to obtain all equipment needed to carry out the replacement and repairs. Additionally, it would force feed them history lessons, especially those that disturbed them.

From 8/28/2020

I think the best way to understand protesters/rioters is to realize they have a perverse understanding of human rights. (I am grouping them together because they are similar in behavior and there seems to be "cross-play" involved. A protest can turn into a riot, for example.)

When people form a blockade by lining up and linking by hand, they are making life inconvenient for people that are not involved with what originally upset them.

The correct type of punishment for protesters/rioters would be to line them up, chain them to concrete by their ankles, and handcuff them together for a period of 24 hours for the first offense. Food and drink would not be provided, and anyone coming to their aid would be executed. The second offense would be 48 hours, and the third offense would be 72 hours. Some of them might live through a fourth offense and I would suspect that anyone surviving a fifth offense might learn something.

From 8/12/2020

It was important that I loudly announced my presence. The abandoned building had many tenants and they would kill if they felt threatened, which could be circumvented by shouting at key points in hallways, and especially before entering a specific room. The shouting was anything but threatening to them, and served as a kindly notice of one's whereabouts.

But I was not shouting to anyone. As I stated, the building was abandoned. The tenants were ghosts, the dead, the dissatisfied, and easily startled. I was looking for a woman that had died giving birth. She was upset that death took her away from her child, and sought my services. Despite being requested, I could still be killed, and loudly shouted outside her door.

The room was dimly lit, with long fingers of peeling paint pointing to the scarlet carpet. She was kneeling on the floor beside the bed and her hair was caught in a wind that I could not feel. Her eyes were as black as the shadows under the bed and they pierced a tale into my mind.

It was thus known what I must do.

(I call the above a copycat dream. It pulled from so many sources I can hardly say that my unconscious mind invented it. But the dream continued, and took a bizarre turn.)

Her request was complicated and required of me to obtain a serum fashioned from velociraptor blood. This was not possible on Ghost World, and I had to access the cliffs by the yellow sky, which was a different world itself. Finding the right world proved exhaustive, but through hearsay gained by tokens, I gathered the information I needed.

The World with the Yellow Sky had special cliffs. These were not made of regular rock but Portal Rock. The yellow sky did not shine regular light but instead shone Time Tinted Light. When the cliffs were struck at a certain angle, one could calculate the distance through time one could travel. A miscalculation could result in death, so I had a guide.

(From this point the dream started to explode in complexity, and I woke up. But I did go back in time, and found that someone had captured all the velociraptors, so I had to find their cages and extract the serum. But when I found the cages, someone had opened them and...they...were loose.)

Thoughts on Atheism and "Lack of Belief"

     The phrase “lack of belief” is commonly used by atheists to describe their stance concerning the Christian god known as “God” and other gods, though they almost exclusively focus on “God” and ignore the myriad others. Atheists therefore make the same critical error that theists make.

     Atheism, along with theism and pantheism, are words we don’t really need. If we were a consistent species, we would have a set of three belief-related words for each set of fictional characters. As an example, the DC and Marvel Universes would have their own set of words used to describe belief. A marvelist would accept one or more, but not all, of the Marvel characters. An amarvelist would reject the Marvel characters or have the so-called “lack of belief” (both are identical).

     Let’s stop here for a moment. Why are “reject” and “lack of belief” identical?

     They are identical due to what they are being used to describe – the intangible. Marvel characters, along with God and the other gods, are intangible. One can choose to reject things that are intangible, as well as choose to have a “lack of belief” in them. The end result is the same, however you choose to define how you reached your conclusion. “Reject” is simply more efficient to use than the clumsy sounding “lack of belief”. Even the word “disbelief” sounds better and gets the job done with less keystrokes. Furthermore, it makes no sense to say you have a “lack of belief” in something that is intangible. It also makes no sense to say you reject something intangible. It makes no sense to say you disbelieve in something intangible.

     So the real issue here is that a lot of people don’t understand the difference between tangible and intangible. Tangible things are objectively real. Intangible things are subjectively real. How God and the other gods made their way into the tangible realm, unquestioningly, by the vast majority of humans, is proof enough that our education system, worldwide, is a failure.

     Let’s continue. A panmarvelist would unconditionally accept all of the Marvel characters. A deeceist would accept one or more, but not all, of the DC characters. An adeeceist would reject the DC characters or have the so-called “lack of belief”. A pandeeceist would unconditionally accept all of the DC characters.

     And we could go on and on, inventing words for each intangible set of characters, such as Dune, Super Mario Bros., The Man in the High Castle, Star Trek, Bayonetta, Star Wars, etc.

     If we really did have a set of three belief-related words for each set of intangible characters, things would be ridiculous, but we would be consistent. The words atheist, theist and pantheist are just as ridiculous as amarvelist, marvelist and panmarvelist.

     The bottom line is that the difference between tangible and intangible is understood by few, and terminology used to describe the forms of belief (lack of belief is a form of belief just as the empty set is still a set) is not necessary.

Pictures from Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I was often taken aback by the beauty of this game and stopped along the way numerous times to admire the visuals. I also took some snapshots to aid in memory preservation (how much do you really remember from the games you played?) Here are some screenshots I took:

Sept. 8th, 2017
This is the first screenshot I took, shortly after paragliding from the Great Plateau. I'll never forget the journey to the ground and listening to the sounds of the Moblins in the forest. They terrified me at first.




Sept. 9th, 2017
One of the first shrines I discovered after leaving the Great Plateau.



A regular occurrence, until I improved....



My first encounter with a Lizalfos. He killed me, of course.



Took me a while to figure out what this was for.




Sept. 10, 2017
I heard a Hinox somewhere in the vicinity. I was concerned.




Sept. 11th, 2017

The lighting effects on wet rock is attention grabbing.



The path to Zora's Domain was humbling.



Arrival at Zora's Domain.




Sept. 13th, 2017
Spotted a rainbow for the first time.




Sept. 16th, 2017
I actually found a way to paraglide above those spikes until it occurred to me to try a fire arrow.




Sept. 17th, 2017
One of my favorite images overall. Really sets the mood, as it captures the contemplation of what lies ahead.



Awesome fall colors.



Watching a sunrise.




Sept. 20th, 2017




Sept. 25th, 2017
One of the foreboding pillars by Hyrule Castle.



Cascading sand in the desert.



Admiring the desert sky.




Sept. 26th, 2017




Sept. 29th, 2017




Sept. 30th, 2017
Lighting effects in the desert give me more pause than the heat.








Oct. 1st, 2017
Found the Radiant Armor set.



More contemplation.




Oct. 3rd, 2017
Endless nothingness.




Oct. 4th, 2017
Now I'm equipped to run around in this place.




Oct. 11th, 2017





Oct. 14th, 2017
Trying to fool a Lynel (it didn't work).



Nighttime cognition.





Oct. 15th, 2017





Closest I got to Death Mountain so far.



First pool of lava spotting.




Oct. 16th, 2017
Two heat sources.




Oct. 21st, 2017
Found a Stalhorse.











Spotted a Lizalfos playing in the water.








Oct. 22nd, 2017
What a strange place...







Another one of my favorites.




Oct. 24th, 2017
More lighting and more rainbows.






Oct. 27th, 2017
Very elusive shrine. One of the last that I found.



Guardian Armor equipped and upgraded.



Devastation.




Oct. 29th, 2017
Found the Korok Mask, about where I thought it would be.



More contemplative shots.









Last Heart Container.



Acquired Dark Armor.






Oct. 31st, 2017
Humidity is not a problem when it looks this good.




Nov. 3rd, 2017
Got the Switch shirt, where I predicted it would be (I was not always this lucky).




Nov. 4th, 2017
Another elusive shrine (it was the last).






Fin!








Dec. 16th, 2017
Still playing...got Ganon's Armor.






Dec. 22nd, 2017
Now shit is gettin' damn real.




Dec. 27th, 2017
What it takes to get to a ledge.



Time to take a break after that DLC Shrine.




Dec.29th, 2017
Almost there!



Got it!




Jan. 2nd, 2018
Fierce Deity Mask acquired.




Jan. 11th, 2018
Fierce Deity Boots acquired




Jan. 16th, 2018
Fierce Deity Armor acquired.



And here is my favorite armor set in the game (took me 15 days of attempts).




Sept. 30th, 2018
Taking a break while Korok Seed hunting.




Oct. 1st, 2018
Finally found the last armor set.






Oct. 2nd, 2018
Found enough Korok Seeds to satisfy Hestu for a while.




Oct. 5th, 2018
Attempting Final Trials (got my ass whooped).








Oct. 6th, 2018
Taking a break to farm Star Fragments.




Oct. 19th, 2018
Just checking things out.





Lynel practice.



Messin' with some Bokoblins.




And that's it for now. I'm taking a break from Zelda and Final Trials and working on ARMS, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2 and Smash Ultimate (love 'em all).

Thanks for looking and play Breath of the Wild!