tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18440516295525509902024-02-19T11:42:09.928-07:00CHEWS FounderThe official blog of Christian Home Entertainments Works Studio's founder and current owner, Trever Grissam. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-43202450929433632122016-11-28T07:36:00.003-07:002016-11-28T07:36:32.962-07:00It's Happening (Well life is anyway) Hello everyone, I know I do not always post as often as some of you would like and for that I am sorry. Unless ofc you don't like hearing from me, in which case why are you here? ;P Since I have been busy this will be yet another short post. I have switched to a better job recently and my current script for the next episode of ChAnime (My anime review show) is coming along great. Viewer feedback has been taken into account as well as some of my own Criticisms. No specific timeline on the video yet except that it will be soon.<br /><br />Life's been great, I had a birthday and my time management has been a lot better. Other than that, my projects are finally organized, and I still talk about mundane points in my life as if they are interesting. I am currently looking into more ways to improve workflow and tools to improve final production values. This whole starting a business thing is hard work, of course only idiots and politicians would call it easy ;).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-82538035427078979292016-11-09T00:28:00.002-07:002016-11-09T00:28:24.536-07:00ChAnime s01e03 DoneI spent a lot of time and hard work on this, mostly rethinking some details and getting it the production done right. This episode I believe show that effort, and it only gets better from here :D<br />
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So I did not feel like my format for Ch-anime was completely working for me. I simply did not find it entertaining. After a temporary hiatus, I have decided on a slightly new direction that I feel more properly fits with my personality. I am hoping this will result in a better experience for everyone. Heck if I do it right, it may become something people with no real interest in anime can enjoy as well. It will take more work to produce, however I feel it is well worth the effort.<br />
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Other than that the development version of my website is running well and looking promising as a base. I am still deciding whether to hold off on the website launch for the release of a new show, or to just do it now to test server deployment. Boring? I know, however I am an internet citizen, and as such, I naturally realize that everyone need to know these things. I am not one to take my duties to the world as a whole lightly. As such here is a post and cuteness ;)<br />
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Beyond all this I quieting video games for the year to steal back more time, this should help insure quality targets are met sooner than they would have otherwise been. Most the time it is easier than I expected to not play games, though random video game cravings do happen anytime I here an epic sound track play, such as the doom one. Until then here is an amazing picture of a very profession cat.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-86704445895366936042016-07-28T20:28:00.002-06:002016-08-21T15:20:55.029-06:00Don't Let Life "Just Happen" <span style="color: magenta;">"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways." James 1 5-8 (ESV) </span><br />
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Have you ever looked at where you are in life verses where you want to be, and given yourself the excuse that life just happens? Better yet, have your parents or loved ones ever said, “Stuff happens and plans change?” If you have, I can almost bet that, to some degree, you have found yourself feeling like a wave in the ocean that is tossed whichever direction the wind blows. This state of being poses a threat to how we live our lives. What sets man apart from the rest of nature, is the God given gift of wisdom. In other words, it is our ability to understand how and why things happen and apply that to how we live.<br />
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It is this gift that gives us authority over our own lives. To no longer blame others, or chance, but rather take responsibility empowers us to create, build, and change our environments, rather than just simply adapt and survive. The problem for many is that, to do this, we are forced to seek out truth, a pursuit that can impose momentary discomfort and require action. Furthermore, we must have faith that truth exists, and thus certainty that God (not an ever changing and random being), and His creations, is a knowable and learnable entity. While we might not have the time to know everything about all things, we can still reasonably discover what is true, and what is not. This can all be summed up in one easy statement, “Knowledge is possible.”<br />
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I have come to acknowledge that my life is my responsibility, regardless of the excuses I accepted in the past. While obstacles, these excuses were not reasons, as my choices produced the outcomes. As I continuously grow comfortable with this fact, I am managing to get on track and start improving my results. I do so because I have faith and certainty needed to seek the Truth. This endeavor was only made possible when I chose to reject the failed idea that truth is subjective. This does not mean I do not question things, as questions are necessary for independent thought. What I am certain of is that the answer can be found and that the false can be proven false.<br />
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As creatures made in the image of God, a creator, we have inherited the power that few being have ever had, the power to create. An Adult is someone who owns his or her own life, one who sees the garbage field they where handed as project not a final conclusion. Someone who does everything he can to identify the pain, problems and challenges in order to form a plan of action. I have seen few adults in my life, however I have chosen to be one of them and so far I have never felt, better, more free, or more alive than I do now. Apprehension is met with joy, and pride, this is the life God gave me and the tools he gave me to build with. I can't wait to share what I make of it. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-8323988378465790502016-06-23T22:58:00.001-06:002016-06-23T22:58:35.074-06:00ChAnime Episode 2 releasedWell now that it is finished I feel it was better than my first review with a few exception. Mostly I am happy with my improvements, I worked hard and will continue to work on, and improve my skills, editing and overall quality. More fluid speech and looking at the camera more frequently are my current short term goals. Beyond that not much more to say so enjoy !<br />
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On top of that, the second episode of ChAnime (our faith based anime review show) has been in editing and is looking to be a noticeable step up in quality from the first. I am doing my best to put particular care with the editing in order to pull it together for a Friday night/ Saturday morning release.<br />
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For the first time it looks like I will actually make my own time table, a miracle unto itself. Heck it might even be enough for the atheist in my life to reconsider the existence of God! Well maybe not but still, believe me, it is quite the improvement.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-47142818232723586812016-06-14T23:22:00.000-06:002016-06-14T23:22:18.531-06:00Believe in MeIt was often an overwhelming cry of my heart, an unending desire and perhaps more than that.<br />
It was a belief that I could do anything, but... however... WHATEVER!<br />
Un-ending tormented screams,<br />
"Believe in me, please someone anyone."<br />
"Someone don't let go,<br />
someone, anyone!"<br />
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I just need someone to stand by my side.<br />
Someone that will be there when I fail,<br />
someone with the right to celebrate when I succeed<br />
I was crippled by waiting<br />
held back, not by others, but rather by my belief that I could do nothing while I waited.<br />
By a belief that made me a product of circumstance.<br />
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I lived in this state till the fire in me said, "Enough! I can, and I will."<br />It is not easy, nor impossible<br />
It takes time, but never too much!<br />
I will not sit by waiting for someone.<br />
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I am a warrior, a creator, an innovator!<br />
I am proud, I am me, I am man.<br />
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I updated my set, was not able to get depth of field effect on my cam with the limited space, however I did just barely manage to rearrange the space I have. After 8 hours of cleaning and rearranging stuff that wasn't even mine, I was able to get my green screen out. This should, if I can light the screen evenly enough, allow me to put in custom backgrounds and blur them at will. You will be seeing this used for now on in episodes of ChAnime and various other content I am working on. Heck I may even use it in future rants I want to go on, for those who care about my political and philosophical thoughts on things.<br />
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Really things are coming along great. I have made serious progress towards my goals, and am securing deals that will allow me to pad out the content with at least 2 additional shows. That said, I have had a minor set back, my partition used for work is temporarily not booting, though I really should have it back in no time and none of the data was damaged. Not much else going on in my life, other than i managed to take some well earned rest to play a few games :D. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-58541616699912464392016-05-30T19:20:00.001-06:002016-05-30T19:20:09.516-06:00Task-list Addiction?Haallllp I am definitely addicted to my task list. Anytime I try to spend extended time on leisure, it feels painfully wasted, it almost feels like the time I had a panic attack, but different. I mean, for one, it isn't crippling. Second, I can't say I don't enjoy it, I am really enjoying getting the work done that I am, the desire to get stuff done keeps waking me up early. In fact, it is often after only 4 hours of sleep!!! <br /><br />This experience is new, scary and incredibly fun. So far my only regret is that I had never discovered this sooner. I wish I would have let loose and started working toward all those, impracticable, impossible, or unrealistic things I was always told was not as important as satisfying the requirements of arbitrary teachers. "Focus on the back up!",always seem to be the message and you know what, screw that message it sucks. I have no back up. It is either solve the problems to get where I want to be or die never having reached it. It feels foreign as if I am just now meeting myself for the first time.<br />
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I am going back and forth between a number of videos I am working on, that will be staggered out in release. For example, I have finished all the pre-writing for a video promoting the C.H.E.W.S. vision, and I have started the writing on my next anime review, which is looking like it should be better than the first. Despite working on a number of long and short term projects, I can already see how I plan to tie them together. The fact i am getting even just a little closer is absolutely wonderful. I have too many ideas I want to share, and too many changes I want to see to slow down and I would not change a thing! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-30661005396637276012016-05-26T16:54:00.000-06:002016-05-26T16:54:22.351-06:00Personal update: Anime Review 2 and Let's playsNow that I have received feedback through various websites on my first episode of ChAnime, I am in the process of selecting which anime to review for the next episode, and so the process begins! The wait for this episode will be much shorter than the previous one, that was bogged down by a move and general chaos. <br /><br />Beyond that I am planning a separate lets play channel for which I have acquired a partner who's personality I think a lot of you will enjoy. He will be payed for his time, and is someone I know very well. All that is left is to figure out price and time, something I will not, for obvious reasons, share here. Life is going well and projects are coming along fantastically, and I am excited to bring you all along for the ride of building a world class company.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-63044610862999610162016-05-22T00:12:00.000-06:002016-05-22T00:12:01.870-06:00Personal Update: ChAnime and My Race for Progress I released the first episode of a new faith based anime review show titled ChAnime. This was a fun learning experiences, one in which I faced a lot of frustrations. The process of trying to put it together into something I felt was presentable got infuriating at times. I even went over things so many times I started to think I hated everything about it.<br />
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After making an outline that I finally felt worked, I made some references slides, spoke to them, revised them repeatedly, and finally found what works for me. The outline was helpful, yet barely resembled the final output. I missed a number of deadlines, worked a week straight, and now I am addicted. This was incredibly fun and hope to put this much effort into everything I do.<br />
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I am not yet happy with my ability to deliver the level of quality I wish to reach, be it in my speech delivery to an imaginary audience, or the final video output. Regardless I am happy both for the new work ethic, and the progress this video represents. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_1EoxxiX4E">Chanime S01-E01</a><br />
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Beyond all this I am in Texas learning new skills and perusing new opportunities. Most important I am in a friendly race with my cousin toward progress. The first check point will be to beat him to a million dollars a year, not for materialistic reasons, but rather as way to support myself to implement the changes that I wish to see in the world. (Note that his goal is $100,000 to start and I hope to be first to that as well.)<br /><br />I am not saying the money is not nice, or that I won't enjoy it. Just that it is not the goal in and of itself. When it comes to a choice between morals and short term profits, my morals will always win. I am still working on my book, it is coming along fantastically by the way, and I have actually thrown out the vast majority of the first draft in order to rewrite it. This is not to say the first copy was not valuable, because it was. From it I learned what was working and what was not. I love life and am finally moving forward, so if you want to support this consider watching and sharing my anime review <a href="http://note%20that%20his%20goal%20is%20%24100%2C000%20to%20start%20and%20i%20hope%20to%20be%20first%20to%20that%20as%20well.%29/">ChAnime S01-E01</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-13909347160355079222015-12-17T08:05:00.001-07:002015-12-17T08:06:34.746-07:00Limited Preview for Upcoming book<b>This is a draft that has not been through final editing and is subject to change. The following is for promotional purposes only and may contain errors that will not be in the final version. All text is subject to change till final release.<br /><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzLf-T-zyx0vZlhWSGtGOTNoYlE/view?usp=sharing">Introduction Preview</a> </b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-12020930247217993832015-12-06T07:42:00.001-07:002015-12-06T07:42:11.760-07:00Accountability Check UpdateLets start with my <b>failures</b> and <b>partial successes</b> from my previous accountability check.<br />
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3. I have laid out how I am going to track my finances but have not put it into use yet<br />
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5. I have a few job leads in my current location, however was also informed of a possible opportunity in Texas, the place in which I planned to move to in the next year or two anyway.<br /><br />6. I have reduced my overall time spent watching anime and playing games, however time allocation is still needed tweaked for consistency<br />
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2. I will be completing my primary workstation by the end of this week (Just waiting for final parts.)<br />
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3. I have remained mostly on schedule towards finishing my first non fiction book laying out my philosophies, goals and overall company goals. (This is the most consistent I have been on a long term project to date)<br /><br />4. I have vastly improved my linux system administration skills.<br /><br />And finally for <b>my goals</b> for the <b>next 3 month </b><br />
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<span data-offset-key="27f7m-0-0">Freedom does not come from government, rather governments right to act is borrowed from the individual and can be revoked at anytime it is found to be violating the agreement. In the case of america its job was to defend against violent people who would initiate force against others. A voluntary tax in which people pay a percentage of a transaction as a form of trade insurance and access to the courts would be enough to support the proper function of government. Any transaction done using the governments form of currency would qualify as a contract in which all parties involved agree to allow the courts to arbitrate conflict and to accept the results. At the same time every one must be free to perform trade outside currency should the currency be found unreliable or trust in the courts diminished. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-41063264848655448532015-11-14T20:53:00.001-07:002015-11-14T20:56:11.491-07:00Update- Book in Progress and upcoming accountability checkThe first draft for the book I am writing is due to be finished on December 13th. The working tittle may change but for now is <span style="line-height: 100%;">Collapsing America,
Modern Issues and How God, Media and Free Markets are the Solution.</span> It will explore some of the pressing issues America faces today and how the 3 most Miss Understood, or poorly represented concepts can be used to solve them. Once it is completed I will be looking into the editing process for a release date. As a final note I will be posting an updated accountability check assessing where I have improved and made progress and where I have fallen flat as well I the plan moving forward.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-34309472953798328842015-09-28T16:13:00.001-06:002015-09-28T16:13:29.509-06:00Principle Over Flag, the Equality of IndividualsIt is necessary for us to be the ones who are willing to stand up for ideas and principles Rather than groups. To say to any group that on issues in which it supports life and truth, "I am with you." but on that which the same group sides with the lies that only bring death, "I am your enemy. It is the cause and not the collective to which I pledge my allegiance." To loudly proclaim, "The truth is my God, my only God and to him and him alone does my heart belong!" <br />
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It is imperative for individuals to stand for truth and always recognize that in every grey is a mixture of black and white. At this point one can either choose good, evil or finally admit to ourselves that we stand for nothing. (To do that last is to reject ones own humanity.) This country does not need more politicians, this country needs men that are men. It cries for the individual to take responsibility for his own life and seek truth. <br /><br />It is begging us to quite blindly hoping that someone else will fix it. Until you and I step up, the trend will continue in our respective lives as the blind leading the blind. Many of us have have lost our sense of self and thus made the concept of accountability a foreign concept. If you want to see greatness, you must first understand it was always from individually held principles that greatness was seen. We ought to reject blind collectivism to once again believe that all men are truly equal and understand this as a confession that for each man to own himself <u>is equality</u>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-64701689020873432852015-06-24T10:54:00.003-06:002015-06-24T10:54:53.320-06:00No More Excuses Accountability Check 1<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>Q.</b> Your day
now has 36 hours and you have an unlimited budget. If time where not
an issue, if resources where not an issue, if physical space where
not an issue, what would you do in addition to what you're doing now?</div>
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<b>A.</b> I would
build a website, A series of linux workstations, buy some professional
video and audio equipment and work on the sets and writing for 4 arc
and my anime reviews. I would also study more networking and
programming and build 2 company teams, the av team for working on
productions and a software team for developing the distribution
platform and improving workflow tools. I would also dedicate a small
amount of time to working out a rue-brick for future education and
training reforms for planned self funded fully private school system.</div>
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<b>Q.</b> What new
priorities would you take on?</div>
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<b>A.</b> I would
take on video production and writing as priorities followed by linux
and programming studies. In addition, I would make exercise part of a
regular routine as well as working on education reform outline/
research before bed.</div>
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<b>Q.</b> What would
you have to change to make this happen?</div>
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<b>A.</b> I would
need a larger and cleaner work-space and a reliable schedule. This
would require both an easy to use tool that fits my usage mindset
and possible accountability partner. I also need a higher paying
more enjoyable job with a better work schedule and this itself
requires I get my resume back in shape and look for jobs.</div>
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<b>Q.</b> What would
you eliminate</div>
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<b>A.</b> Over
consumption of media and idle research.</div>
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<b>Q.</b> We are all
accountable to someone! To whom will you be accountable (besides
yourself) for evaluating new opportunities to manage your space in
the future?
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<b>A.</b> I
honestly don't know, I am aiming at possibly having Eliana's help, which is up in the air and would like to have my parents and Josiah on board if possible.
Not sure how realistic the parents are but will need to check.</div>
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<b>Q.</b> What new
initiatives could you pursue tomorrow to support your strategic
intent that you didn't do today?</div>
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<b>A.</b> Find a
scheduling and time tracking tool that works for me and work on a
schedule, do regular lessons on linux academy and plan work/
production schedule better, keep budget and finances up to date,
research jobs and get out a bit more for exercise and recharging
socially.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-3981712446231878732015-06-19T13:21:00.001-06:002015-06-19T13:24:49.529-06:00Against the worthless voidListen and listen close! Can you hear the echos of hatred crying all around you. I listen for it and hear nothing, because the death and hatred cannot speak. It is only love and life that speak and I hear nothing. Hatred is nothing, it is the worthless silence in between, that which does not speak up in the face of great evil. If your alive, if your hearts still beat within your chest, speak out and let those who are suffering know they are loved. Fill the void and push back against the empty darkness. Hug those who need it and speak life and truth to all who are listening. I will not stand the silence even for a moment, even if it is only my voice filling it. So let us pray for the victims of all the horror that surrounds us.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-7712468303058229642015-05-01T12:03:00.005-06:002015-05-01T12:30:26.772-06:00Reading So Far This Year<b>Books I have finished this year: </b><br />
1. The Slight Edge<br />
2. Master Your Time in 10 minutes a day<br />
3. The Virtue of Selfishness<br />
4. The Drug of The New Millennium<br />
5. Government Bullies<br />
6. Finished and Restarted bible again<br />
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<b>Books I have read significant portions of/ am currently reading this year:</b><br />
1.Think and Grow Rich<br />
2. The Screenwriters bible<br />
3. Remembering the Kanji<br />
4. Capitalism The Unknown Idea<br />
5. The communist manifesto<br />
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<b>Books I own and hope to read this year but haven't:</b><br />
1. No More Excuses<br />
2 .Japanese Cooking Made simple<br />
3. The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla<br />
4. The Politics of Dialogic Imagination (power and popular culture in early modern japan)<br />
5. Atlas Shrugged<br />
6. Dining with The Doctor<br />
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<i>Also I now have a digital copy of the constitution and the bill of rights :D</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-17245728416109370672015-04-21T10:04:00.000-06:002015-04-21T10:05:57.891-06:00Debate and Rationality: the path to truth and consciousness <div>
I have never met an intellectual and honest person who always agrees with me 100% on every issue. However every issue once fully discussed to both parties satisfaction always ends in complete agreement. (Though this can take years and sometimes the debate on rare occasion doesn't end within a lifetime.) This is because both parties present new information the other hasn't accounted for until both groups have a theory that doesn't contradict <b>any</b> of the information known to either party.</div>
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This is because the nature of truth is that it never changes and can not contradict itself. The purpose of a debate is not to persuade people to believe what you do, but rather to allow rational individuals to complement one another's knowledge and abilities for the purpose of better solving a problem. It is in this way we expand our knowledge of reality which can only be accomplished if man is free to think on his own and disagree without violent criticism. (They must also be permitted to test there solutions when they can be tried with <b>voluntary </b>participation and without the threat of force.) </div>
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To achieve this we must always be open to the idea that another persons difference in conclusion may have resulted from valuable information we do not yet have. The debate is only called off when someone presents a contradiction that when called out is unwilling to correct or account for it. It is at this moment we realize this person is not yet ready to think rationally and must be left to there own devices till such a time that reality forces them to face there own contradictions. <br />
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To try and force them to be rational by our own judgment would be an indirect admittance that allowing reality to function would not be enough to prove our rationality correct. Put differently, it is a subconsciousness admittance that ones belief is neither rational nor objective, but rather a stubborn attempt to avoid the responsibility to seek the truth. It is to admit one does not genuinely seek or desire truth but rather seeks an escape from it!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844051629552550990.post-30894007941626122832015-04-11T22:28:00.002-06:002015-04-11T22:30:25.389-06:00Reason For and Development of My Faith Part 1: Beginning the Journey<i>This was written as a response to a question as to why I believe in God and the bible. The answer for this is something for which there are many parts. Not knowing where to start I decided to go with a chronological account of the things that eventually led to my current faith as it is. The latter intellectual pursuits I entered and there results will be shared to the best of my abilities in future parts.</i><br />
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The earliest point I took a true interest in God came a month or so before my Dad independently decided he needed to do the same and started taking us to church. I started reading the childrens bible I had in my closet as well as a copy of the new-testament that had been given to me a year prior. I think I was about 13 at the time. Do to complex family issues and not fitting in at school I would often cry myself to sleep. <br />
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My teachers were always impressed with my intelligence often stating I was well above my grade level. Yet I was always frustrating my father that I wasn’t excelling in my grades. I was constantly losing my homework, forgetting assignments and spent most my time grounded to my room. Sometimes it was to force me to get my grades back up, which usually took about a week. In these cases I didn’t mind being grounded, as I was able to more easily focus on reading and work. They were quite peaceful and often the only times I felt I was managing to do things right. Most of my groundings were on a day-to-day basis for messing stuff up and making my step mom angry.<br />
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I did end up preferring this to living with my mom, even though I loved visiting her, largely because I struggled to understand my expectations and often felt I didn’t treat my mom the way I should. It was hard to show her that I loved her. At least at my dads, I knew what was expected and felt like the structure would help me to be a better person. Often when my dad got home he would give me life lessons and would try to explain what I needed to work on when I was grounded. I am to this day thankful for the time he invested. He would tell me they both loved me and wanted to make sure I did well so I could have a good future. I frequently felt bad that I seemed to cause arguments between my dad and my step mom at the time.<br />
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Later my dad started to feel at fault for my struggles and for not knowing what to do. That he just couldn’t be there enough and he couldn’t figure out what to do. To me my parents were not doing anything wrong and I was upset with myself because, for some reason, I couldn't get it together. I could tell it was stressful for him and he didn’t like always having to discipline me when he came home. It felt like my parents were suffering because I was not good enough, yet they didn’t want to give up or quite loving me, something I did not feel I deserved.<br />
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On the one hand I would tell myself I was a worthless failure and on the other hand I told myself I would figure it out, I would get it right. I had to get better somehow! In school I needed people to feel happy but struggled to keep friends. I tried to act like I didn’t care and often would become quite annoying, trying to overstress my humor which was the only good quality I felt I had. Additionally I was quite an ass to people and didn’t mind making jokes at others expense or flipping them off. One day I found myself wishing people could just know who I was, but was scared to show it.<br />
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Then a scary thought came to me. “What if the things I did was because of who I am!” But I hated them, “How can I be defined by things I hate when who I am is what defines my I likes and dislikes?” I began to remember how when I was three my grandma would always tell me that no matter what God loved everyone. That it hurt God to see us hurting. I began to consider that perhaps the way people acted and treated me was because they had there own pains and struggles as well. That I was just making it worse when I treated them the same way. I wanted to change but was too lost in my own pain to care about others.<br />
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I said to myself, “Perhaps I should kill myself, perhaps my parents would be happier without me constantly failing them.” However I knew they would only blame themselves and it would make it worse. All the while I couldn’t take it so I started to consider giving up. I considered letting myself go and just drinking in secret or doing whatever. I was going to give up and let my life fall apart. At that moment I felt as if I was above a bottomless dark void. I thought to God, “I have been holding onto the tiniest thread of hope and I don’t even know what it is. I give up, Lord if there is anyway you can use someone like me to make even one persons life just a little better do it. I don’t know if that is even possible.” at that moment I let go, ready to fall into the never ending pit I was visualizing in my mind, catch me I cried. As I felt my self let go to slip into the void thinking it impossible for my life to amount to anything, I felt a peace come over me and I was lifted up by the hand of God. I hadn't even fallen very far.<br />
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Somehow I knew it was going to be ok and it didn't even matter how. Suddenly what people thought of me didn't matter as much, I just wanted to be real and used by God. That very next day I was full of energy and God immediately began using me in peoples lives. They just came to me, I didn't even really have to do much. It was at that point, near the end of the sixth Grade, that I became free to seek a deeper understanding of the world, myself, and others. I did so with a new Joy and fervor. Through the bible I began to find and test theories about human nature applying them in manors to see if the provided the promised results. <br />
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This new found interest would later expanded itself more deeply into a wide variety of sciences as well an interest in history. As my desires to understand would grow, so did my questions. Ahead of me was many instances where I would question God and my beliefs, testing and researching them to find and confirm the truth at any cost. Prayers would be answered and I would develop methods and patterns to force consistency of logic. Even latter I would seek ways of confirming, to the best of my abilities, the actual events of history. Welcoming people to challenge my understanding, and desiring to make peoples lives even a little bit better in the process. In part 2 I will attempt to address these latter developments and findings in further detail, in hopes it might one day help encourage someone else to a faith with the same peace and confidence I now hold.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639558848671442667noreply@blogger.com0