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Who Hijacked Reality / #548 What if the countries were completely set up by ones beliefs?

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

 

 

Journal Entry #548

August 30th, 2011

What I am proposing as an experiment in thought is that all have the freedom to choose what they want to believe in regards to religion. We then would delegate certain areas as fair as possible for each of these groups based on population. Now of course this is just a thought experiment.

We can already see this in many parts of the world where countries are dictated by the religious beliefs but if all had the choice with no pressure to choose I would think that things would be very different.

Basically you would have all the religions of the world and a separate category of non-believers. In reference to non-believers I do not mean forced non-belief such as in Communist countries but again a choice.

Would those that proclaim a god still proclaim in the vast numbers they do now?

Would those countries practising beliefs be able to live peacefully with other nations?

I would think that most of the scientists and intelligent people would as statistics show live in the country with no belief in gods.

If we looked at the world 20 years from the time this was set up where would each nation be?

Would those that profess peace and are allowed to act on this ideal be in that position or would others always want what they have?

I do believe that that the nation of non-believers would thrive and work together for the common good.  I believe that the nations that follow religions would not as they seem to always be in conflict with one another.

Would they be able to just live in their own little bubble or would the doctrine of the religion force them to spread out? Each religion seems to have a central ideal of world domination at their core whereas nonbelievers do not.

It would be interesting to see the results of this if all were allowed to carry out their chosen faiths only within their borders. I think you would see certain nations continue to advance and most would regress.

What would happen when there is no one to preach to or convert, when all you are doing is preaching to the choir? Could they stand each other after awhile? I think it would break down into chaos.

I think the nation of nonbelievers would flourish and that many over time would want to be part of this nation.

A world without religion has never really been given a chance to see what would happen. Of course there will always be problems but I think that most would be willing to figure out realistic and positive solutions.

I would chose to live where there is no religion as I see this not only as the truth but as our best shot at having a peacful positive world.

My point is this all religions have had their shot in fact for over 2,000 years for some and the results have been poor so why do we keep doing the same thing over and over again expecting things to get better? This is insanity.

Time for a real change in our belief systems and this change needs to be given a realistic chance  just as religion has been given.

Seek the truth always

Gary David Currie

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Who Hijacked Reality / #277 New song from the forthcoming album “House of War” by “The Freeman.

Monday, December 6th, 2010

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Journal Entry # 277

December 6th, 2010

Well I had fully intended to be in the final stages of mixing the new album but life has gotten in the way. Unfortunately I am not able to be a musician full time so I have to carry on with the dreaded day job. All the songs are written 16 in total and half are recorded. We have released a lead single along with the video. The song is called “Broke N Blue”, If you have not seen it yet please watch it here.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t60zcpH9M6M&feature=player_embedded

“Broke N Blue” by The Freeman (Official) thefreeman.net

In March of this year I read an article called “500 dead today” which detailed the worse day of violence in an ongoing conflict in Nigeria between Muslims & Christians. This article inspired me to write a song as there is not much I can do beyond this and speaking out to affect this violence. For me this was yet another example of religious doctrine and beliefs twisted and perverted, people killing each other over their imaginary gods. This is not peace or love in any way.

http://thefreeman.net/journal/?p=271  Who Hijacked Reality / #24 500 Dead Today.

Here are the lyrics to the song called “500 Dead Today”. The song will be released on the new album as soon as humanely possible but for now here are the lyrics. We added a different feel from the first album while maintaining our unique sound. Zack added some banjo and worked his magic on the guitar.

“500 Dead Today”

Verse…

Woke up this morning with hope on my mind read the news of the day.

Down in Nigeria there is killing on their minds, what does it take to go that way?

Gangs waiting for the villagers to come while others went house to house.

Shouting Allah Akbar for their cause as the little ones they killed screamed for help.

Corus…

500 dead today when will it stop

500 dead today why is the thought

500 dead today for their loving god

When will it stop, when will it stop, when will it stop?

2nd Verse,

What kind of hate must drive someone to this, what kind of god loves with their fist?

What kind of man kills when he knows it’s wrong, what kind of world allows this to go on?

Corus…

Break……. leads from a great guitarist Zack Currie.

Corus….

This song asks the question why do people kill in the name of their loving god? How is this peace? Nothing good will ever come from this kind of religious behaviour. Most religions lead to this in their holy books as they were written at a time in human history when barbaric behaviour and kill or be killed was the standard. You would think that we would have learned but as you can imagine this still continues. I have written many articles addressing this delusion and the consequences of having to fulfill the laws of an imaginary god for the rewards offered.

It really is time to wake up and stop.

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I hope you enjoy the song when it is released but more importantly I hope you listen to the meassage  and we all do our part to end this destructive behaviour.

Does anyone know why I chose the title “House of War” for the next album? I will let you know after it is released. Very few people want to hear these kind of messages in the music they listen to but this is music that matters and I will continue to write it. As Bono said….

“Pop music often tells you everything is OK, while rock music tells you that it is not OK, but you can change it;” Bono

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Ghandi

Seek the truth always

Gary David Currie

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Who Hijacked Reality / #217 A fantastic poem I discovered By Janet Phelan.

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

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Journal Entry # 217

October 10th, 2010

I discovered this poem from Janet Phelan and when I read it gave me pause to think.  I think great art is meant to provoke and this poems does. It is beautifully constructed while creating iconic imagery.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Takes my breath away 

and then the darkness comes
like a velvet cloth
wiping away the blood shed
that ends each day
and for a minute
there is an uneasy balance
between the evidence
and the inevitable efforts
to black
it
out

and the night is breathtaking
it takes  my breath away
as we make the two-backed animal
heaving ourselves out of our skin
to claim our piece
of oblivion

or alternately
descend into the caverns of night
alone
curled into the cusp of a separate
and final
relinquishing

and it takes my breath away
as I arch towards the air
which is suffused now with sulphur
as the velvet men
in their exquisitely dapper
suits
storm my living
again

I rise more like Lazarus each day
a little more breathless
a little more spectral
around the edges

and the dawn too is stained
with  the holocaust
the plasma of what happened
under the  burka of night

sunset
sunrise
two sets of parentheses
within which
blood pushes
and is pushed back

against which
my blood strains
against a velvet
annihilation

~~Janet Phelan

(Description by Janet.)  I am wondering whether it is apparent that this is about murder(s), done under cover of darkness.  I tried to keep the internal imagery consistent, while employing some images more generally associated  with other things, other than murder…

More poetry by Janet.

http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/book_excerpt.aspx?bookid=29076  “The Hitler Poems.”

I just wanted to share this great poem.

Seek the truth always

Gary David Currie

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Who Hijacked Reality / #66 Men running on water video is it a hoax?

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

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Journal Entry # 66

May 18th, 2010

A quick post to address a viral video that is floating around with men running on water, is it true?

If you want to believe this is actually true then you really are not grasping at what reality is. We have natural laws that we must obey and gravity is one of them. This is an ad for the sports company selling the shoes, a great ad and smart marketing but nevertheless an ad.

It is amazing how many people in the comments actually believe that this could be true. Wishful thinking. This is exactly the message  I am trying to get across. Use  common sense and stay in the real world not the fantasy world.

Seek the truth always

Gary David Currie

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Who Hijacked Reality / #58 Burning the Bible.

Monday, May 10th, 2010

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Journal Entry # 58

May 10th, 2010

Is burning a bible against the law in any country? Is it an offensive act? Is it freedom of expression? The main reason I write these posts, write and record music and create imagery is to bring attention to issues that I feel are important in this world. In order to bring about change we first have to communicate about issues that people are not willing to talk about in a respectable concrete manner. They certainly are willing to fight about these issues. I feel that believing in lies is the major factor in many of today’s solvable issues. Religions of the world promote these lies which in my opinion are responsible for many problems.

         Bible Burn

bible burn shot from The Freemans music video for NO God Part 5

I chose to try and be offensive to the point of initiating conversation. Let me be perfectly clear. I do not believe I can offend anyone it is part of the 4 basic rules I follow. It is part of The Code. It is the 4th rule (Offend – I can only offend myself). I fully realize that very few people will agree with this statement even though it is true. I tried to take advantage of the fact that people feel offended by trying to find triggers to initiate conversation. One of the things I did was in our music video for the song No God Part 5 I burned a bible. Now it is in the context with the story line of the video but never the less I still burned a bible. I also did many other things that I thought would be offensive but yet artistic and so far I have had no reaction. I guess people have seen everything and nothing is offensive anymore.  Probably the truth is that the people who I am trying to connect with and offend have not seen the imagery yet.

If you go to 4:44 you will see the part where I burn the bible. I encourage you to view the entire video to see the context to which the bible is burned. There is a story here.

Maybe I am targeting the wrong religion. I thought I was talking about all religions. Maybe I need to have a depiction of Mohamed to get people talking. I think I will leave that to the boys at South Park who have access to more viewers than I have.  Although I would have no problem doing that as I think that no religion should be above criticism or satire the way radical Islam believes it is. The boys at South Park would also be my Heroes for standing up for what is right and always defending free speech. One would aspire to be insulted in a South Park episode.

This episode of Anderson Cooper covers the South Park controversy with some great insight by Ayaan Hirsi Ali“.

To find out more about Ayaaan Hirsi Ali go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali

We choose the title Dog Kuf for a reason. Can you see it? Read it backwards.

If you go back to post #7 I introduce The Code. This is the basis of my life and I will be exploring this throughout the times I write. Everything is based on the 1st premise of The Truth; we either acknowledge it or we don’t. This is what the music and everything is about in one way or another. I am putting forth ideas that are or I thought would be controversial in order for people to engage in conversation instead of violence. The Islamic group that posted the threats to Matt Stone & Trey Parker are doing the exact same thing only they added the act of violence to their remarks. This is what drew them the attention of the media and others. I will never take that route. I only want to talk but I will not use the threat of violence to achieve this. My ultimate goal is peace not death.

I burned the bible in the context of artistic expression to get a point across but that really doesn’t matter because so far it has not had the desired effect I wanted. If you know someone who would be offended or appreciate  the images and music we have created please pass the video and this website on to them. I would truly appreciate it. My goal is and always has been one of peace through truth.

 Seek the truth always

Gary David Currie

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