“A sign of the end of time is when people mistake the work of man for the work of nature” 
When I first heard this, it made me think of things like processed foods, formica counter-tops and modern highways. Today it struck me how this prophecy also covers what I believe is going on inside my head. I often mistake artificial rules of logic for native brain waves. However, my thoughts don’t follow rules of logic. Left to their own device, they act more like heuristics .. and a heuristic is more like a convenient rule-of-thumb. The arrogance of believing that mental processes are logical processes puts me in a position of feeling overconfident and defensive about my ideas. I mean, after all .. I arrived there by commonly accepted principles. Disagree with me and you must not be clear on the fundamentals of rational thought. Needless to say, I don’t often get it right.
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Very good.
Hey buddy, I'm back in Illinois!
Good to hear my friend.
I wrote a poem I called "processed faith". The religion of man is like processed food. It has its roots in nourishment that is good for you but you really shouldn't partake of it or follow it.
http://fessell810.blogspot.ca/2012/04/processed-faith.html
Yes, I read it. Stirring. I do respect the vision .. don’t feel compelled to follow the institution.
Thanks
Oddly I'm like this but my arrogant mental process don't seem rational to others, it's a strange way to live...
Not to worry ..rational thought is much too overrated
Some how it seems true as well.....
thanks! I sometimes arrive at true somehow ..
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