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""An estimate of the total number of humans who have ever lived was prepared by Carl Haub of the nonprofit Population Reference Bureau in 1995, and was subsequently updated in 2002 and 2011; the 2011 figure was approximately 107 billion. Haub characterized this figure as an estimate that required "selecting population sizes for different points from antiquity to the present and applying assumed birth rates to each period". Several other scholarly estimates published in the first decade of…

what would the world be like if there were no such thing as money?

what if the technologies we began re-inventing did not depend on depleting fossil fuel reserves or using kinetic energy to generate electricity?

fresh water can be distilled from salt water, and as long as the oceans of the planet do not dry up, there will be water.

Marx's treatise on "the fetishism of commodities" is comparable to Jean Paul Sartre's commentary on Edmund Husserl's…

Neglect Not The Dawn Meditation.

The future does not exist in a materially substantial manner; however in terms of probabilities, the sequence of future events MAY be accurately predicted from this domain of pure potential. There are "more" likely and "less" likely outcomes for every situation; thus, given any certain situation, a series of situations may be predicted as being the "most" likely sequence of events to occur based upon the circumstances of this…

theism is psychic imperialism.

Rather than events occurring due to the intent and intervention of elemental deities, there are only natural laws governing these elements that cause these events to occur as they do. Likewise, there is no successful, global "conpsiracy" comprised of individual members in a ruling elite. There is only the "psychic conspiracy" that writes the histories we believe in, that invents excuses for our behaviors, and that is a lie told to us by others…

0 + 1 = 1. 1 + 2 = 3. 3 + 3 = 6. 6 + 4 = 10. 10 + 5 = 15. 15 + 6 = 21. 21 + 7 = 28. 28 + 8 = 36. 36 + 9 = 45. 45 + 10 = 55.

(1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + 15 + 21 + 28 + 36 + 45 + 55 = 220)

10 + 9 = 19. 19 + 8 = 27. 27 + 7 = 34. 34 + 6 = 40. 40 + 5 = 45. 45 + 4 =49. 49 + 3 = 52. 52 + 2 = 54. 54 + 1 = 55.

(19 + 27 + 34 + 40 + 45 + 49 + 52 + 54 + 55 = 375)

0 + 1 = 1. 1 + 2 = 3. 3 + 3 = 6. 6 + 4 = 10. 10 + 5 = 15. 15 + 6 = 21. 21 + 7 = 28. 28 + 8 = 36. 36 + 9 = 45. 45 + 10 = 55. 55 +…

When in the course of theological debate, it becomes necessary for a rational atheist to dissolve the intangible chains which have bound them to theism, and to assume amongst one's own mental scope and scale of influence their separate and equal station opposite the dogma of a theology that morally entitles both fact and falsehood, a decent respect for the historical records of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to this mental…

Suffering, or ""Dukkha is commonly explained according to three categories:

1. The obvious physical and mental suffering associated with birth, growing old, illness and dying.

2. The anxiety or stress of trying to hold on to things that are constantly changing.

3. A basic unsatisfactoriness pervading all forms of existence, because all forms of life are changing, impermanent and without any inner core or substance.""

-…

"Communication and Freedom Musings"

Jon Gee, July, 2015, Tallahassee, Florida.

ignorance leads to arrogance. dim wits are always exclusive, and genius ever inclusive, of any and all alien ideas. having an open mind therefore often means having to absorb an abnormal amount of criticism. however ill intentioned these critics may seem, they are only experiencing the natural human reactions of jealousy and greed having been confronted with a new and alien idea. the human brain…

QBLH is meta-math, meta-geometry and meta-physics.

How is QBLH meta-math? Math extends only so far; in math there is one right answer, all other possibilities are wrong. However, in ha QBLH, this rule does not apply. Instead, applying ancient gematria, numerology, "mathemagic" and cryptography as the "art" of math addends aesthetic elegance as "mathematics for its own sake" which strict observance of scholastic maths alone cannot admit. Thus A -> B = math; A -> C =…

"Political Musings"

Jon Gee; June, 2015; Tallahassee, Florida, US.

ABSTRACT:

"If cops, lawyers and politicians had their way completely, everything would be illegal. Whenever there are more laws than rights, it is tyranny." - Jon Gee

some people call this a "conspiracy." the people involved in it call it:…

Neurotypical or NT, an abbreviation of neurologically typical, is a neologism originating in the autistic community as a label for people who are not on the autism spectrum. However, the term eventually became used for anyone who does not have atypical neurology. In other words, this refers to anyone who does not have developmental disabilities such as autism, dyslexia, developmental coordination disorder, or ADHD. The term was later adopted by both the neurodiversity movement and the…

if the outcomes of conflicts can be statistically predicted, there should be no reason for anyone to attempt to test these to the extent of bloodshed.

guns don't solve differences in philosophical opinions.

if you defend your own right to bear arms as a means of defending your person and property against tyranny, you will ultimately apply the same philosophy to international relations; the result of this is coercion and the threat of violence by a nation with…

there are two dawns. One is when the sun-rises, and this is when the "planet" awakens. All the wild animals awaken, the birds begin to chirp and crow, and the domestic animals begin to become restless and start stirring. Last to rise are the humans, architects of this all according to themselves, and the "second dawn" occurs when we ourselves awaken to greet the light of day.

most people live a 12 hour light and 12 hour darkness cycle determined form of "day." Each day they live, they…

simple facts stated simply:

"there is no such thing as god because such a thing does not need to exist. all that is can be explained without any need for a god being its creator. you are in control of your own fate more than anyone else is or should be, including any imaginary deity. all forms of government are arbitrary abstracts based on human philosophies, all are optional, none are necessary; choose wisely. rights are a legal fiction as much as are enforced laws; neither exist in…

Why do we celebrate April 20th?

image: Waldo Finds Himself.

According to wikipedia, the origins for the numerological celebration of the time-code "4:20" and the date, "4-20" (April 20th), stem from a group called the "Waldos."

""A group of people in San Rafael, California, calling themselves the Waldos because "their…

it is said, "knowledge speaks and wisdom hears." This is false. "Wisdom speaks and Understanding hears" is true. "Knowledge" is merely the substance being communicated between them.

2 Questions from the POD Papal nominee qualifying exams.

First let us establish random variables A and B and the relationship between them such that A has "power over" B (which we could write "A/B"). We can hypothesize the reason for this situation based on prior knowledge about similar…

movies are listed as applying per category,

therefore some duplicates will appear below.

ratings system is per Jonathan Gee's tastes

★ = lowest possible rating, do not watch.

★ ★ = mildly entertaining, but not great.

★ ★ ★ = watchable, decent, entertaining.

★ ★ ★ ★ = pretty good, a thinker, liked it.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ = "must see," great film,…

I. (570 - 323 BC)

:: The Greek Golden Era ::

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age#The_Golden_Age_in_Europe:_Greece

1.Pythagoras (570 BC - c. 495 BC) / Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras…

"No Money, Know Peace"

an editorial about our modern "capitalist" economy.

by: Jon Gee, Tallahassee, Florida, US, November 10, 2014.

This photo originally appeared in 2010 and was debated about on snopes dot com for a while before it was eventually accepted as substantiated by…

"The Quest for Absolution In Nothingness" :

An Exploration of Nothingness for the Pythagorean Order of Death.

by: Jonathan Barlow Gee, Tallahassee, Florida, America; November 6th, 2014.

Abstract:

According to the majority of both scholarly and speculative QBLHists following the 1st century AD, beyond the boundaries of our universe there were three layers, comprised of light (called "ayin soph aur"),…