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Who Hijacked Reality / #487 You can’t use my real name.

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

 

 

Journal Entry #487

June 30th, 2011

Do we really know anyone on line? Can we tell if the person we are talking to is actually the person we are talking to? We can be anyone we want to be behind our internet masks, we can hide from reality and say things we would never say in public or personally. We are brave in the comfort of security blankets. We quickly forget that all actions have consequences. I am speaking in general terms here as I really do not know anyone’s situation but my own.

This as a comment from yesterdays post;

Adrian says:

First I have no way of knowing what this person’s real name is, for all I know they could be lying about everything. Now I also find it interesting that they were upset that I used the name they declared as their identity on line when they used my name several times in the insults and accusations. All I did was repost their comments for people to draw their own conclusions.

I am reposting the kangaroo court post that certain people decided to hold for what they felt I had done. I want you to notice the complete lack of reasoning and logic here by the statement; “in my view, he has clearly broken the only rule of the group: “Express yourself freely, but wanton disrespect will not be tolerated here.” How can one possible break this rule? If I was expressing myself freely then anything I say will be acceptable. This is akin  to saying we believe in free speech accept… 

Mirko Lukash

as one of the creators of the group, i am very sorry to have to resort to this but i things have come to a point i feel i need to propose the banning of a member – gary david currie. in my view, he has clearly broken the only rule of the group: “Express yourself freely, but wanton disrespect will not be tolerated here.”

he has broken it towards a new member of this group, that he befriended on account of being a member of this group, and because of what he did the image of the group as a whole has suffered, at least it the eyes of the said new member. for all these reasons what he did transcends pure bilateral relation of him vs. the new member and has become group matter.

moreover, he has repeatedly shown that he is unable or unwilling to realize what has he done or to admit the consequences of his actions and we as a group have all the reason to believe he will repeat the behaviour we definitely characterized as disrespectful and intolerable. i call on all members, gary david currie included, to comment on this proposal, after which we will make a joint conclusion and appropriate action.

 

For all I know you could look like this…..

How will social interaction on the internet play out? Will are true personalities come through because we feel we do not have to use our filters. Will we try and enact laws to limit what one can do and say in a global effort?

I do believe that a good portion of humanity understands the value of the internet and will us with discretion and respect but the few will cause problems for the many. People have forged bonds and relationships through social networking that are completely unrealistic. It is a fantasy that will always be a letdown in reality. Very few if any could ever live up to what we create in our minds.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUJ0pjdfEz8&feature=related

Surrogates Best Scene

Just like in the movie Surrogates we can be hiding behind a fake persona, who you are on the internet is it really you? Would you act this way in front of someone?

I personally use the internet as a public figure and keep my private life to myself where it should be. I will say that in most interaction I have witnessed there is a lack of good judgment, a lack of reasoning and rational thought. Is this a reflection of reality?

Would the above people who belong to a certain group hold a kangaroo court in real life? Would they have said all that they said as written in yesterdays post in person?

http://thefreeman.net/journal/?p=4839  Who Hijacked Reality / 486 Public shaming, Lynch mob mentality, the court of public opinion and creating the devil you need.

Is this the brave new world that was written about by many?

I will continue this message we must value evidence that can be verified, we must value due process of law. If we continue to have anarchy on the internet it will eventually run its course as all anarchy does. We always realize that in order for all to feel safe we must have rules. If we do not abuse those rules now then they will not be imposed upon us at some point.

I offer this as a suggestion; if you would not behave this way in public do not do it on the internet.

Seek the truth always

Gary David Currie

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Who Hijacked Reality / #485 Folks, Face Book and the internet are just tools not your identity.

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

 

 

Journal Entry #485

June 28th, 2011

I have run into what I am about to present often but this particular comment strain demonstrated it very well.

Face book does not define who I am; it is a tool to be used. I see so many caught up in being the perfect person crafting their identity here and on the internet as this defines their existence. People get so caught up in what I think are ridiculous self imposed issues creating perceived  enemies that do  not exist.

The internet is a fantastic tool to be used. Instant information and connection with millions of people around the world, the opportunities to learn and grow from this are astounding  and yet people revert back to what I consider childish behaviour.

I call this “The Sandbox Junkie Syndrome“. I do what I do for me, if people get it and like what I am doing awesome if they don`t that is fine as well but so many need to just grow up, grow a thicker skin and quit being so  god damn judgemental of others. Judge the idea not the person. I personally owe nothing to anyone and some of the attitudes I see demonstrate an air of narcissism.

Also let me make this perfectly clear to people and this may burst many a bubble; unless you know the `friend and I use this term with complete hesitation the odds are incredibly high that you will never meet them. They are not truly your friends. Also when you sit behind you laptop and spout out whatever you are saying anyone can be brave as the repercussions for your actions are minimal at best.

I will let the post speak for itself and you take what you want from it:

Picture of The Day

Now of course I do not love Allah as Allah is not real.

‎”I Love Allah more than anything else” ♥

By: ILoveAllaah.com..

Gary David Currie………..To love Allah more than anything else is impossible for many reasons. First and foremost Allah is just a concept. One cannot love a concept but only what they think of the concept. What each person loves first more than anything else is themselves as all things for the individual originate from the brain. Allah like any other god has been created my humans.

I____…. ‎Gary, you know I respect you and all, but this is totally inappropriate and surprising coming from a supposed family man.. you have no business coming on a virtual stranger’s page and trashing their beliefs, regardless of what you think.. …yes we are atheists but there is no need to parade the fact, especially when this is not part of a debate or anything like that. you should apologise to this girl for disrespecting her on her own wall, you don’t even know her! all this demonstrates even to those of us who agree with your non-belief is immaturity and simple-mindedness

I didn’t say any of this to attack you, but because I think it’s wrong. There is a time and place to argue and a way of doing it. What you have done here is only going to make the devout turn even further inward, it certainly won’t make them question or doubt their beliefs

C____….This illustrates well the difference between the idealist and materialist criticisms of theology. It also exposes the class position of those non-believers who sneer at the ordinary faithful.

Ch____….Nor will it make someone willing to talk to non-believers or those of other beliefs. It is isolating and counterproductive on every level. Here is someone who reached out to you and us and she is slapped back?

Addressing Gary’s comments directly: Clearly *millions* of people love Allah – concept or not- and accept and believe that he’s great, good, and all the things that are claimed about him. To in effect call everyone who believes in any god selfish is quite an insult. Many people turn to god(s) as a way of bringing themselves *out* of themselves – as an attempt to expand into the universe and something greater. The universe itself is beautiful, and the world we have here is filled with people of such inherent potential. This is where my hope lies: this world, now.

Gary David Currie…………… Ok wait a minute here… First of all I do not attack. You can call it that if you like that is your right. I make no bones about my agenda. You can call it whatever you want to I simply seek truth. Believe me when I tell you this is not… an attack. Now if you are serious about what you just said I____ I can turn right around and say the same thing back to you for your comment to me but I wouldn’t because I realize that the internet is public. How did I get to this persona page, Now if she is upset then let her tell me. In telling me not to judge you also have judged.

Now I am not making what you said as an attack but I am responding.. I am not trying to change anyone’s mind here and people will do what they will. I just so my thing and I am confident I am very respectful when I do it.

If i put up a post that said “I love Pixies” and people responded it certainly would not bother me.

Gary David Currie……… Ch____ you are missing the point we are all selfish it is who we are now this is different than being self involved but all we do is selfish as it always comes from us for us even though it may appear we are doing for others. This concept actually frees us to be more aware and to understand why we do what we do. I have laid my case out clearly in several blog posts on this.

Gary David Currie………… Also people I am sorry but I am not one to worry about how people will feel about everything I say as I have no control over this nor do I want any. I am more respectful than the vast majority of people. If I hurt someone’s feelings I would… be surprised because this I cannot do they can only do this to themselves. It is a crap shoot and people get offended by the slightest thing. Thanks for your comments. You are more than welcome to feel how you will about me as I can do nothing about it.

Gary David Currie ………..So many want to hear the nice comforting things but life does not work that way. Judge me after you truly know me…I judge the concepts and ideals not the person holding them this is what I talk about.

(I said I would read an article he suggested a few days ago to further a discussion)

C____……It just took you five separate comments to say nothing, and as usual your spelling and grammar is atrocious. More importantly, you have barely addressed the criticisms of your self-important posts here and elsewhere. This is probably because you’re not intellectually capable of answering criticism. You’d prefer to wallow in your own hollow rhetoric and bathe in your narrow little prejudices as if they constituted some magnificent eye-opening truth. There is nothing new in your blogs or your worldview that cannot be easily and systematically countered by any one of us who has responded here – we have already begun doing so on the group page. Put simply, you are full of yourself, and there is not much to you. If you are deluded enough to believe that you are actually making people think, then you are no better than the faithful that you clearly *do* judge in quite unreasonable and spiteful terms – denying this only makes you look foolish to those of us who have bothered to read your blogs and other “work”.

Some people should probably think twice before procreating and thus furthering the seed of their own hateful poison into the future generations. Goodbye, bigot.

By the way, what happened to reading that article I recommended and getting back to me to discuss it? Skipped your mind? Or you’re not up for it? How typical of moral and intellectual cowards.

Gary David Currie…………………. C____ I said I would read it and get back to you and I will is that why you are letting off some steam here. Look FB is not my life. I run a business; I have a family and my writing and music plus other things.

Now to address your comments; when one stoops to pointing out spelling and grammar well what can I say? I don’t need to give you an excuse for that it is basically just hitting the wrong keys and no spell check, so what…

If you don’t like what I have to say don’t read my blog or respond but please and I see this a lot don’t make me the focus or the issue.

You have no idea how my thoughts and music has affected the life of others so your comment is ridiculous.

I am not doing what I do to please you or anyone else and no one is under any obligation to engage, read or listen to anything I do.

If you feel you must continue to judge, criticize or anything else that will make you feel better go right ahead. Like I said there is nothing you can say that will offend me and I do not get into pissing contests.

Also C____ just so you know the last few days after I said I would read the article we have had some major storms where I live. I have been working long days clearing trees from my neighbours and my own house. We had one lodge right in on our roof. Also and I keep my private life to myself but to make a point my youngest son has been violently ill and my family always is my priority.

If I might suggest don’t be so quick to judge.

Person……. It’s funny how, with all that going on, you managed to find the time to come here and disrespect this girl’s beliefs on her own page for no good reason at all – more than once I might add. Where do you get off judging everyone else just because you despise religion and apparently (wrongly) see it as the root of all evil, yet when responded to you turn around and play innocent as though your pointless comments are somehow justifiable? And then have the hide to continue preaching to the rest of us not to judge, as if that is not precisely what you have done and in fact do in many of your writings. I think everyone has the right to let off a little steam at you, and I have no idea why this girl has chosen to keep you as a friend after your pathetic display of intolerance here. I suppose it is a demonstration of the boundless compassion of some of the faithful, perhaps something you ought to consider and thereby broaden your own narrow perspective.

Gary David Currie ………..Thanks for continuing on judging me as you are condemning me for judgment. Feel free to carry on.. I judge ideals in my writings I made no judgement about this particular girl. But you are certainly focusing on me personally why this is?

People love to point out the perceived flaws they see in others and they are more than welcome to. I personally do my very best to stay away from this..

CE____….. Because you’re self-important. You have no learning curve. You think you know it all and you come here to show it all off, but it’s all nothing, just fancy idealistic jizz. Enough.

Gary David Currie …….Thanks again for defining who you think I am. get it all out I can take it..

 

In a different post as a result of a separate comment on my page;

A____

Hahaha. Gary David Currie just lost the entire posse’s friendship, one by one, and he actually believes it is because we “lost” an argument with him and his moronic friends. What a jerk off.

D____…. Where did this take place ?

A___… On his wall, and on that girl’s wall…

D____….. his friends are far worse than he is…dobbs actually tried to add us whilst making nonsensical comments at the same time…needs a head check, that kid

Gary David Currie …………….So this a gang effort when I do not conform to your way of doing things, Is that it? I think if you go back and look at the post I was the one who was thoroughly insulted by people. Is this an example of public shaming? Do what you will? Eventually we all rub someone the wrong way but the measure of a person will be in how they deal with the disagreement.

This continued on into a public shaming of me. Amazing how people joined in…. Publicity for me either way..

When one does not follow the trend one will always be condemned..

Seek the truth always

Gary David Currie

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Who Hijacked Reality / #484 Letting go of the past..

Monday, June 27th, 2011

 

 

Journal Entry #484

June 27th, 2011

I must admit I have a hard time with letting go at times as I am assuming most do but it really is the solution. The past cannot be changed in fact it doesn’t even exist it is only what we remember in the moment of these past events. We only have this moment.

How we deal with this moment is what is important and we all have events that have defined who we are in this moment. I do believe we dwell on the perception of these past events too much. These events prevent us often from moving on in a positive direction.

Yes I am talking about forgiveness which is essential to one’s health as again the past cannot be changed. So what to do, harbour all these negative emotions that literally suck the life out of you or move on.

Forgiveness is not for the one you are forgiving it is for you and this essential to understand. You are the one that will benefit and it is your life that you should be concerned with.  If you feel that you cannot possibly forgive someone for something they have done remember it is you that will be eaten up inside not them.

Now saying this I really don’t know how I would feel if someone murdered someone close to me as I have not experienced an event like that. Would I be able to let it go? I think eventually once I go through the process for my own sanity I would have to. I would have to decide if I want to go on living in misery or if I wanted to have a healthy productive life.

Please remember there is only this moment no future, no past so we must find a way to make each moment we live worth living. So many conflicts are driven by emotions tied up in perceptions of the past. Forgiveness is part of the process of healing, of putting the past where it belongs.

I realize it is not easy and I in no way can know anyone’s particular situation. I am just suggesting the path to a healthy life for each of us.

Seek the truth always

Gary David Currie

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Who Hijacked Reality / #483 A message to believers;

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

 

 

Journal Entry #483

June 26th, 2011

IF you believe in a god or are involved in any of the religions of this world this message is for you. I am generalizing as I could not possibly address each person’s individual preferences in their belief.

I realize that you believe so strongly in your god that it directs your life. You take your god at his word and you have no doubt that he is real and that all that is promised will be delivered. There is probably nothing I can say that will change your mind and that is not my goal as only you can change your mind. I offer something different. I offer you to take seriously the idea that we can all be wrong. I can be wrong and you can be wrong and it is this fact that will lead to a mutually beneficial world.

In saying this I will also point out that based on what we know and how we determine what is true in this world, this reality which is the only reality that your god is probably not real. There has been no credible evidence that supports what you believe. Yes there has been evidence but none of it is verifiable in support of you god. You simply believe because it is what you desire. You want the goodies; you know, living forever, prayers answered and all that magical stuff. In order to get these you buy into the program presented by your respected faiths.

If you want to believe this who am I to stop you. What I do ask of you is to keep it to yourself and stop trying to impose your beliefs to the rest of the world. I will stop when you stop. I challenge these claims because they are harmful.

The issues your religions promote affect those that do not believe as well as those that do.

Believe in your god but above all practise the love so many preach they are all about. Stop judging others; stop trying to sell your faith to everyone. Can you not see that many of the ideals your faiths endorse are harmful? If they affect general human rights then that should give you pause to wonder why you believe what you do.

Let me be clear on this; there should be one message and one message only from each and every one of you and that message is peace and love. Anything else from your holy book that does not support this is in direct conflict and should be ignored. Lead by example, by your deeds. I should not even know your faith unless I ask.

Stop pushing what you feel your holy book says down everyone else’s throat. Keep these agendas away from those who do not believe and let your god tell us when he is ready. Stop interfering with the daily life’s of people. There is no need for churches and anything else that you feel you must do to appease your god. Just be the example of love and peace that you profess. This is not too hard to understand.

When you stop this I will stop challenging you as there will be no need for me to for I will only see the good in your faith demonstrated by your actions. As of this moment that is not the case as I see so much harm being done in the name of your gods.

You will get into your heaven or paradise just as easily if you practise love than if you push for creation in the classroom or if you stop gays from getting married or any of the many ridiculous agendas that religions try to impose on nonbelievers.

I cannot imagine an all powerful god who could not take care of any of these issues himself if he truly wanted to so if it is not bothering him why do you let it bother you.

I will have more respect for your faith if you stop telling me and others that we must be like you, that I must live a certain way and that what I am doing is a sin or wrong.

I am a human being and I feel I am a good person. I do not need your god like you do to be a productive positive human being so why do you keep telling me I do. I will stop when you stop as again I see so much harm not love being practised.

So be like the one you say you follow and be peaceful, be kind, be humble and love. No more violence and war in your god’s name we have enough problems to deal with. No more television shows promoting your agenda or billboards. No more rallies to tell me your god is right and I am wrong, Show me by being a good person and judging no one, accepting all and I will be more apt to listen. Lead by example no matter what the rest of the flock is doing, do what is right not what people say god wants.

Let your god speak for himself as I am sure he does not need you to do his work for him even though you think he does. Just be that humble servant and serve humanity.

Seek the truth always

Gary David Currie

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Who Hijacked Reality / #482 Science by definition refutes the gods of man as true.

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

 

 

Journal Entry #482

June 25th, 2011

 

If you claim that you understand science and value it as true in any way then claim a belief in the gods of man you really are ignoring science. If you are a scientist and claim a belief in god, any god you are practising bad science. Science by its definition disproves the gods of man as true and that should be all she wrote.

sci·ence

1. a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.  

2. systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.

3. any of the branches of natural or physical science.

Notice the “words body of facts” this is vital to the process of science. Religion or faith does not follow this process it deals with faith. The physical and material world is the reference point because so far that is all we know about. People who believe in god have created an alternate world called the metaphysical world to explain the place where their chosen deity will exist and while this sounds cool and all that there is no verifiable evidence for it so sorry you lose. Not real.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphysics_(supernatural

First let me clarify that I am not nor do I claim to be a scientist. Trying to mix science and religion will not work as science demands testable verifiable evidence to refute or support a claim. Religion does not as it simply relies on a belief.  So to say there are scientists who believe in god but are credible scientists to me is ridiculous. They would be ignoring the rules of scientific inquiry which leads to truth.

Now of course science has not answered everything or else it would stop and I am in no way saying that there may not be a god like being I am simply referring to the claims of humanity. They have been tested for a long time and any new ones such as Scientology are easily refuted based on the testing methods of reason and science. The idea is to always acknowledge what we do know to discover what we do not know. What many do is the opposite.

For those who try and use science to verify their claims of a god it will fail every time. For exemple the entire Creationist (Intelligent Design movement) has been thoroughly refuted and yet people still ignore the rules of science and continue on in their denial. Take any claim and if you cannot back it up then it has failed and must be considered false until one can bring forth credible evidence. It might be true but cannot be taken as true until verified. This is a real simple concept that many ignore or perhaps they are just not educated or intelligent enough to grasp it.

Science is sceptical by its very nature as we all should be on any matter until we get some good information.

This is a great website I use that is scientifically based. Now again as a sceptic I don’t believe anything I have not verified at face value.

http://www.skepdic.com   the Skeptic’s Dictionary

Science is about exploration and discovery, it is about dreaming and learning but ultimately it is about truth. It is the best method we have to verify if something is true or not. I have asked many to offer me a better method and so far nothing that is reasonable. Sure I have been told that I just will not accept the idea of a different world and that I am a natural man and as I pointed out to those people, I will accept anything that is true because it is true whether I like it or not but I am not going to pretend something is true just because I might want it to be.

Everyone loves science when they need it and they acknowledge it until it refutes something they value. Science makes mistakes because it is driven by people and people make mistakes but that does not discredit the process just the person.

Science Rocks, Religion Sucks!

So no more of the faithful claiming that there are scientists who are credible and believe in their god, they may be a credible scientist in chemistry or another discipline but if they truly valued science they would not believe in god as science has refuted god over and over.

Science is an all the time method not just when you like the results, if it is good enough to provide you a method to read this article such as your computer or Smartphone, If it is good enough to protect you daily, if it is good enough to provide you with almost everything you have in life then it is good enough to answer the question does god exist so accept the answer from the vast majority of scientists. The answer is no..

Science Rocks

Seek the truth always

Gary David Currie

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