Lawrence R. Spencer's Blog, page 155
July 2, 2021
HUMAN HISTORY = UNWORKABLE SOLUTIONS
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“The river of human history is clogged with the putrid refuse of unworkable solutions to the mysteries and problems of Life: war, ruined civilizations, insanity, mental anguish, drugs, despair, murder, disease, criminality and starvation. We are victims of our individual and collective inability to find workable solutions to these unwanted conditions. Our humanity has long since been exceeded by the power of the wicked witches of science and government to destroy all life with nuclear weapons, alter our DNA and control our minds with psychotropic drugs and our lives with media lies.
Our thoughts and conjectures about life and the universe are often based on assumptions, unproven theories, hearsay, rumors and misinformation. Decisions we make in life may be based on ancient attitudes and archaic practices. Marketing spin replaces honesty when the financial, political or religious vested interest of wizards and witches are more important than freedom, sanity and survival. There are 12 common denominators that prevent observation, understanding, and workable solutions to problems of existence. How do each of these “Oz Factors” influence our history, science, philosophy, our lives and our future?”
— from THE OZ FACTORS, by Lawrence R. Spencer
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ONTOLOGICAL CHAUTAUQUAS
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I was interested to read “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” as I spent many years of my life riding motorcycles, and most of my life searching for answers to ontological and spiritual questions.
The author, Robert M. Pirsig, in first person, tells his real-life adventure of a 17-day journey on his motorcycle from Minnesota to Northern California with two friends and his 8 year old son Chris. The trip is punctuated by numerous philosophical musings and educational diatribes he refers to as “Chautauquas“, a popular method of adult teaching used in rural America during the 1800s.
Robert Pirsig was tested as having an IQ of 170 at the age of 9 years. His prodigious intellect led him to an epiphany that Western academia and science is based on unsubstantiated bullshit. Thereafter his personal philosophical investigations eventually drove him to ask questions and find answers that can only be discovered by exploring ones spiritual self.
The “dialogues” the author has with himself while riding his motorcycle across America are tied together by the story of the narrator’s own past self, who is referred to in the third person as Phaedrus (after Plato’s dialogue). Phaedrus, a teacher of creative and technical writing at a small college, became engrossed in the question of what defines good writing, and what in general defines good, or “Quality”.
The book reviews the subject of Western philosophy, touches on Eastern philosophy, including Zen. The discipline and technical skill of maintaining the motorcycle he is riding is used as an excellent analogue for his explanation of his psychic travels through the barren landscape of soulless Western world, both physically and metaphysically. Eventually, he resolves the question of “what is quality” through a subjective understanding of spiritual essence.
Fortunately, Mr. Pirsig is still living and has resolved his personal quest sufficiently to continue living in human society long enough to write this excellent book.
MUSHROOMS CAN SAVE THE WORLD (from humans)
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Mushrooms may be most famous for their pizza prowess and psychedelic strains, but Paul Stamets, renowned mycologist and mushroom enthusiast, has much loftier visions for everyone’s favorite fungi. He believes that the solution to some of the world’s biggest problems lies in mushroom farming. Watch this video to learn how:
Mushroom Man | Leslie Iwerks from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.
July 1, 2021
HELL IS EARTH
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June 30, 2021
BRUCE LEE
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Here are a few words of wisdom from The Master: Bruce Lee
WHERE CAN YOU FIND A GOOD BRAIN?
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If you were going to build your own, personal life form where would you look to find a brain?
Would you trust your own brain if you were using your creative skills to create a “humanoid” monster?
Given the behaviour of human beings on this planet, it might be a good idea to work on some other project, like growing some nice flowers or something sensible.
June 29, 2021
SOUL ON THE ROAD
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KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND
YOUR SOUL ON THE ROAD
YOUR DREAMS BEYOND THE CLOUDS
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~ Lawrence R. Spencer. 2015 ~
June 28, 2021
ROBOT VS LIVING BEING
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Leo, a Hi-Tech ‘pet’ robot, wanders alone in Paris following the mysterious disappearance of nearly all living species. He spends his days trying to entertain himself but to no avail. Then one day he meets a new living being…
