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11/12/2022

We are compelled by reason to acknowledge the existence of natural, inalienable rights and duties independent of convention, agreement or contract.
--John Locke

07/12/2022

Those who hide their complete freedom from themselves out of a spirit of seriousness or by means of deterministic excuses, I shall call cowards.
--Jean-Paul Sartre

03/12/2022

The task the artist implicitly sets for himself is to overthrow existing values and make of the chaos about him an order which is his own. He seeks to sow strife and ferment so that by the achievement of emotional release those who are dead may be restored back to life.
—Henry Miller

30/11/2022

Be regular and orderly in your daily life, so you can be violent and original in your work.
--Gustav Flaubert

29/11/2022

A soul weighs more than the whole universe.
--Blaise Pascal

25/11/2022

Dreams are the Royal road to the unconscious.
--Sigmund Freud

24/11/2022

They hate him the most who tells them the truth.
--Plato

23/11/2022

Genius is the art of generalizing and choosing.
--Delacroix, Eugène

22/11/2022

My latest essay-pdfs for download

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Explainer: Socrates and the life worth living

https://theconversation.com/explainer-socrates-and-the-life-worth-living-189312

Bill Maher talks to Michael Moore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3QTGHl9ud0

Math Is the Great Secret

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/18/opinion/math-adolescence-mystery.html

Does physical reality objectively exist? - Big Think

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/reality-objective-exist/

Watch "Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (imy2 Cover)" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/yTcr0OYqozw

A way to look at metaphysics is as the branch of philosophy that studies first principles—and is divided into existence, reality and individuality. The Theory of One represents reality, Existentialism Now describes existence, and The Bernoulli Model facilitates portfolio theory or individuality or existence in reality. As King Christ, I embody Heaven on Earth and am Divine. I have been saying that metaphysics is a speculative affair, and that it precedes physics, since the turn of the Millennium, with my projects—The Theory of One, Existentialism Now, The Bernoulli Model and The Divine Right of Kings. Albert Einstein, Time Magazine’s Person of the Century, said God is the sum total of The Laws of Nature. If there is a one-in-billions chance that reality is not a simulation, then The Laws of Nature describe the simulation machine.

Know God's thoughts, follow the argument, be self-aware, take responsibility and swing wild! Faith leads us to Reason--and then Reason leads us back to Faith. Faith is my left hand and Reason is my right hand. The existential mantra: Total freedom, total responsibility.

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The greatest achievements of the human mind are generally received with distrust.
—Arthur Schopenhauer

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

--Plato

The world of sight is our prison house.

--Plato

Providence provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.

--Saint Augustine

The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.

—Carl Jung

A mighty flame followeth a tiny spark.

--Dante

I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.

—Carl Jung

It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.
—Noam Chomsky

Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without an identity.

--Marshall McLuhan

I sometimes wonder what future historians will say of us. It seems to me a single sentence should suffice for modern man—He fornicated and read the papers. After that vigorous definition, the subject will be, if I may say so, exhausted.

--Albert Camus

Let me be utterly skeptical. If someone asks me whether I believe the Moon is there even when no one is looking at it, I am obligated to say that the question makes no sense. If you want to verify that the Moon is there, then go ahead and look—but of course you are not answering the question. If you want an objective proof of the Moon’s existence, I will respond that I am a physicist—and not a divine—and therefore have no interest in unanswerable questions.

—David Lindley

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

--George Orwell.

When it was first published in 1962, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was a landmark event in the history and philosophy of science. Fifty years later it still has many lessons to teach. With The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas S Kuhn challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific process, arguing that transformative ideas do not arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that the revolution in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of "normal science," as he called it. Though Kuhn was writing when physics ruled the sciences, his ideas on how scientific revolutions bring order to the anomalies that amass over time in research experiments are still instructive in our biotech age.
--From the back cover of the 1962 The Structure of Scientific Revolutions republished in 2012 on the Fiftieth Anniversary

The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch and do nothing.
--Albert Einstein

During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
--George Orwell

Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
--Albert Einstein

The terror of confronting oneself in situations calling for subjective judgment is so great that most people immediately panic and run for cover under the first obvious argument that seems to apply.
--William Barrett

Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change the world which yields most painfully to change.
--Robert F Kennedy

Existentialism is the most exiting movement in contemporary philosophy. At one time or another almost everyone has reflected upon such existential themes as the source of despair and suffering, the triumph over adversary, the nature and limits of dispare and reason, the encounter of the individual with other human being, and with society, authenticity, death and freedom. And whether we can agree or disagree with the existential conclusions, their thinking of this existential conclusions, their thinking on these perennial issues is so bold and challenging that it cannot fail to arouse our interests.
--Robert Olsen

The Orthodox faith in the immortality of the soul is a favorite topic in the conversation of several of Dostoevsky's characters, who stress that a moral life on earth becomes senseless without the balancing justice after death; in fact one might as well commit su***de to end all of life's miseries if there were no hereafter. But well this compensating justice will strengthen us here and now, the kingdom is already here for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.
--William Hubben, Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche & Kafka (1952)

Who will venture to place the authority of Copernicus above that of the holy spirit?
--John Calvin

Extinction Rebellion is a global environmental movement with the stated aim of using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping points in the climate system, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse. Wikipedia

"Think globally, act locally,” introduced in 1915 by the Scottish planner and conservationist, Patrick Geddes.

Socrates maintained that the man who lies to himself has an enemy living within. He is not even a person. He is just a chaos of selfish desires wrapped in an animal hide.

Writing from traditional, ancestral and stolen lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani); the Tsuut’ina; the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations); and the Métis Nation (Region 3).

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21/11/2022

After a certain age, a man is responsible for his own face.
--Albert Camus

19/11/2022

Faith leads us to Reason, and then Reason leads us back to Faith.

18/11/2022

When I choose I choose for all men.
--Jean-Paul Sartre, declined the Nobel prize in literature

17/11/2022

I fully expect to spend the remainder of my life studying the nature of light.
--Albert Einstein, Time Magazine’s Person of the Twentieth Century

14/11/2022

Download my latest essays in one-page, two-sided, 1600-word format. Better than sliced bread!

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18/10/2021

Kennedy, Robert
Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.

14/10/2021

Frank John Fenner (1914-2010) was an Australian scientist with a distinguished career in the field of virology. His two greatest achievements are cited as overseeing the eradication of smallpox, and the control of Australia's rabbit plague through the introduction of Myxoma virus. In 2010 he predicted the extinction of the human race within a century, primarily as the result of human overpopulation, environmental degradation and climate change. We have 88 years before it is all over, unless we make a hard turn NOW!

According to Leaderchat.org, “95 percent of people believe they are self-aware, but the real number is 12 to 15 percent.”

The benefits of cannabis include: reduced anxiety, reduced inflammation and pain reduction, controls nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, kill cancer cells and slows tumor growth, relaxes tight muscles in people with MS, and stimulates appetite and improves weight gain in people with cancer and AIDS.

Most of all, ma*****na makes us self-aware so that we in Canada can avoid the label of extinctors. Let's everyone get stoned and think about the future.

QED

A Forum to Discuss Leadership and Management Issues

12/10/2021

Reality is an Argument, Camus on responsibility, Conductors orchestrating consciousness, Spinoza-Einstein, A Star Trek Woman, The Great and Gentle One, and Quantum reality.

Reality is an Argument
http://cbc.ca/radio/ideas/salman-rushdie-reality-is-an-argument-1.6198895

Camus on the responsibility of the artist
https://www.openculture.com/2021/10/albert-camus-on-the-responsibility-of-the-artist-to-create-dangerously-1957.html

Conductors orchestrating consciousness
https://psyche.co/ideas/the-brain-has-a-team-of-conductors-orchestrating-consciousness

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/philosophy/spinozas-religion-clare-carlisle-god-einstein-philosophy-religion-review

https://trekmovie.com/2021/10/07/interview-nana-visitor-is-writing-a-star-trek-book-that-goes-where-no-woman-has-gone-before/

https://www.nhl.com/news/wayne-gretzky-gentleman-on-off-ice-during-career/c-326570390

Watch "What Does Quantum Tell us About Reality? | Tim Maudlin" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/7kc0OZ2zpMo

Christopher Bek
Sovereign of Earth
The Philosopher King Christ
[email protected]
PhilosophyMagazine.com
Calgary Philosophy Magazine Meetup

The terror of confronting oneself in situations calling for subjective judgment is so great that most people immediately panic and run for cover under the first obvious argument that seems to apply.
--William Barrett

Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change the world which yields most painfully to change.
--Robert F Kennedy

Existentialism is the most exiting movement in contemporary philosophy. At one time or another almost almost everyone has reflected upon such existential themes as the source of despair and suffering, the triumph over adversary, the nature and limits of dispare and reason, the encounter of the individual with other human being, and with society, authenticity, death and freedom. And whether we can agree or disagree with the existential conclusions, their thinking of this existential conclusions, their thinking on these perennial issues is so bold and challenging that it cannot fail to arouse our interests.
--Robert Olsen

Know God's thoughts, follow the argument, be self-aware. And swing wild!

Who will venture to place the authority of Copernicus above that of the holy spirit?
--John Calvin

Extinction Rebellion is a global environmental movement with the stated aim of using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping points in the climate system, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse. Wikipedia

"Think globally, act locally,” introduced in 1915 by the Scottish planner and conservationist, Patrick Geddes.

The four virtues of stoicism are wisdom, justice, courage and moderation (or economy).

Writing from traditional, ancestral and stolen lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani); the Tsuut’ina; the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations); and the Métis Nation (Region 3), where Sankofa resides.

Salman Rushdie argues that “the breakdown in the old agreements about reality is now the most significant reality.” He speaks with Nahlah Ayed about how the old consensus about reality fell apart — and whether it’s possible to build a new one.

22/08/2021

2001—A Space Odyssey
I am sure that you are all aware of the extremely grave potential for cultural shock and social disorientation contained in this present situation if the facts were suddenly made public without adequate presentation and conditioning.

23/06/2021

https://riskservices.com/the-bernoulli-universe-essay-by-christopher-bek-pm-2021-2-issue-83/

Know God's thoughts.

Follow the argument wherever it leads.

Be self-aware; which is consciousness recoiling upon itself.

Make the fifteen percent commitment to God, the Mathematician.

Christopher Bek
Sovereign of Earth

Summary—This essay tells the story of portfolio theory as a theory of one argument for the theory of everything. It begins with Spinoza’s metaphysics, followed with the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory by Bohr, Heisenberg and Primas, and concluded with Modern Portfolio Theory by Marko...

22/06/2021

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.
--Albert Einstein

22/06/2021

I challenge you to write a 1600-word essay on the Philosophy of Your Choice in the PhilosophyMagazine.com style format and email it to [email protected] as an attachment pdf!

Care to drop the metaphysical mitts?

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16/06/2021

Dr Strangelove... Total Commitment

https://youtu.be/7PmMIMW5HJY

Canada, Alberta sign deal for $1.3B hydrogen plant in Edmonton - BNN Bloomberg

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canada-alberta-sign-deal-for-1-3b-hydrogen-plant-in-edmonton-1.1614789

Watch "Friedrich Nietzsche - How To Be Authentic (Existentialism)" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/ti23bsHBnAE

How do we know we’re not living in a simulation like The Matrix? | Psychology | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/08/how-do-we-know-were-not-living-in-a-simulation-like-the-matrix

Is Consciousness Related to Quantum Physics?

https://www.thoughtco.com/is-consciousness-related-to-quantum-physics-2698801

People are desperate to heal: The push for psychedelic-assisted therapy in Canada | Globalnews.ca

https://globalnews.ca/news/7939882/mushrooms-psychedelic-therapy-canada/amp/

Christopher Bek

Sovereign of Earth

The Philosopher King Christ

[email protected]

PhilosophyMagazine.com

Know God's thoughts, follow the argument, be self-aware.

"Think globally, act locally,” introduced in 1915 by the Scottish planner and conservationist, Patrick Geddes.

Writing from traditional, ancestral and stolen lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani); the Tsuut’ina; the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations); and the Métis Nation (Region 3), where Sankofa resides.

The four virtues of stoicism are wisdom, justice, courage and moderation.

Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change the world which yields most painfully to change.
--Robert F Kennedy in 1966

Dr Strangelove... Total Commitment

30/05/2021

If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, infinite.
--William Blake

29/05/2021

Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change the world which yields most painfully to change.
--Robert F Kennedy in 1966

26/05/2021

https://riskservices.com/subject-bringing-down-the-canadian-government/

I am writing today to talk about my third book I am wishing to publish —The Bernoulli Model: Realizing the Dream of Portfolio Theory.

01/05/2021

Muhammad (570-632) was a merchant in Mecca who became the central prophet and founder of Islam. The term Islam derives from slam and means peace and surrender—namely, the peace that comes from surrendering to the will of God’s sovereignty. Before Islam the religions of the Arabic world involved the worship of many gods—Allah being one of them. Muhammad taught the worship of Allah as the only God, whom he identified as the same God worshipped by Christians and Jews. And Muhammad also accepted the authenticity of both the Jewish prophets and Christ—as do his followers.
—Robert Solomon