On Atheism And Communism

Now it's correct to point out that Atheism alone is not inherently a virtue.  To be a proper Atheist should be the result of practicing the virtue of rationality.  But many people have apparently bought into the fraud that Communism is an inherently Atheist doctrine.  From the absolute origin the doctrine of Communism was the result of the rejection of Reason.  In fact the doctrine of Communism is essentially an excuse to behave as predatory animals.  Thus all conceptions of a moral law including virtually all laws based on the doctrine of a religion must be rejected outright.  As God is held to be the author of moral law in the Western Monotheist Tradition his existence must be denied by the practicing Communist.  This leads to the posture of Communists of being Atheists.  The fact is power over productive people is fundamental goal of the practicing Communist and therefore they'll use any excuse or body of excuses to obtain it.  

Philosophy

If there's such a work as Introduction To Kantian Epistemology the complete text could be boiled down to three words: Reality is unreal.  Those of us who treat Reality as being real learned a hard lesson back in the Twentieth Century.  It was believed by many the when Hitler spoke of clearing the Jews from Europe that he was speaking metaphorically.  It was when the Allied armies liberated the death camps that we discovered that Hitler was speaking literally.  To us who aren't under the influence of Kant and in fact value our lives a call for an act of murder has to be taken literally.  There's simply no other morally valid option.

Opinions

No matter what you believe, the truth is the truth.

A democratically elected Tyrant is still a Tyrant.

Environmentalists, no matter how awful their actions are, always see themselves as good people. 

Those who don't remember the past are not only going to repeat it, but are also a highly valued group of followers.

Of course President Trump is guilty, it's a SHOW TRIAL after all. 

I'm still surrounded by idiots.

Question Of The Day

What is Reality?

Opinion

Reality is real.

Even though from objective reality our opponents are evil, from their point of view they're the good guys.  Apart from a handful of psychopaths the perpetrators of The Holocaust really believed they were the good guys.  General Patton was moved to vomit at the sight of Dachau.

Quote Of The Day

Mike Rinder, who was in the Church of Scientology but got better, had this to say:

Seems to me that my spiritual guidance is simply to look for yourself. Be your own counsel. Never seek approval from others. Do what you believe is right.

Thought For The Day

Reality doesn't go away.

Quote Of The Day

Are you certain? Can you ever be certain? Physical pain is a form of sense data -- and therefore according to modern academic philosophy is not a valid form of information -- this process should not hurt you at all. And I should not feel any guilt from inflicting any pain upon you.

-- Special Agent John Flanders of the Environmental Protection Agency.

THINK OF IT AS GERMAN PHILOSOPHY IN ACTION

The essence of the philosophical trend initiated by Kant and brought to fruition by Hegel could be summed up in three words: Reality Is Unreal.  

This notion allows an individual to dismiss truths and believe falsehoods.  For example Sandy Sheedy, a member of the Sacramento City Council, has publicly stated that it is possible to fire an unloaded gun.

No, seriously, she actually said it. 

“There have been several people that have been shot by an unloaded gun.”

(You Tube Link)

In practical effect a truth is held to be untrue and the impossible is deemed to be possible. 

How can there be a reasoned debate on any issue when the opposing party has clearly renounced reality?

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Thanks to Mark Urbin for the link.

Thought For The Day

Whenever there is a jackboot stomping on a human face, Pragmatists will advocate compromise with thugs, and Postmodernists will rationalize thug tradition.

-- Stephen Grossman

Thought For The Day

The Truth is the Truth.

The Truth cannot be reached by denying it.