Josh Plovanic's Writings and Thoughts

      The more rigid/solid something is, the more manipulatable or "moldable" it is. The more controlable it is. The more fluid something is, the harder it is to mold and control. This is obvious and on full display in our reality. Solid, rigid systems implies high control and order. High "leashability" and "moldability."     The more fluid something is, the harder it is to interact with, manipulate, or control. It's easier to mold clay than mold water into a definable edge and shape, but is easier to mold water than it is to mold air. It is easier to interact with and manipulate air than it is to interact with and manipulate light. Its even more difficult to interact with and manipulate the fabric of space and time than it is to do the same with light.  Fluidity implies freedom and independence and lack of controlability, rigidity implies control, dominance, repression and high levels of order and structure.  Fluidity is complex in its mathematic...

  In Christianity, the core element of the Christian concept of God is the Trinitarian Godhead. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is central to the faith, and forms its foundation and defining element. According to some, you can't be a Christian if you don't believe in the Trinity.  Islam rejects the Trinity outright, and supports and embraces the concept of Tawhid, the oneness and singularity of God. This is the defining principle of Islam. You can't be a Muslim unless you believe in Tawhid and the Oneness of God. This is the principle that clearly makes Islam a distinct religion from Christianity. It makes them incompatable with each other, almost like a rift in a fault line. I kind of call myself an "infinitist" of sorts because of my obsession with infinity and the infiniteness of God. This forms an essential part of my faith and relationship with the divine and reality. Its my favorite aspect of God. His boundlessness. I was meditating today on the...

 "Religion is the Opiate of the Masses" -Carl Marx If that is the case, it is important to recognize that all religions are constituted primarily by words, language, symbols, and the meaning these convey. So are all systems that would fall under the umbrella of ideologies and belief systems.  If you think about it, words kind of have to affect brain chemistry. Logically, if you think about it, words that you read or hear have to be processed by your brain in the same way any information is, and that is all chemical and neurological. Words can affect emotion and "break hearts" which is a chemical reaction in the mind and body. Words give directions, label systems and their parts, and define our experiences and feelings and priorities. They affect and significantly determine how we interact and influence our internal and external reality.  Since words can affect brain chemistry and reality so significantly, they can often be compared to the effects of drugs. They can ...