When I think about something I often go with my gut instinct, my initial reaction and that can tell me a lot about a subject. I can examine a subject and see the obvious conclusions to draw from it. Most importantly and most difficult is to see the third and fourth steps beyond the conclusion, the motivations and triggers that underscore subjects

the reason

The reason I decided to start a blog originally was to espouse my revolutionary ideas to anyone who would heard them; to force them down the naysayers’ throats if necessary. In a very short time I realized that this was the exact wrong way to get anyone to listen to my ideas. Setting aside any value judgments on my essays. whether they are good, bad or a waste of time, the only way to spread an idea is to put it in the open and let people decided for themselves.

Human beings will only believe something for any length of time because they want to. They may believe in an idea because they are forced to, but the effects of this are mostly temporary or the cause of severe trauma. Where history has really seen change in ideas is across generations and that is my real aim. The influence of our parents largely shaped our beliefs be they negatively or positively. The effects of these influences can be powerful, a strict father and a rebellious son is such a common stereotype we easily ignore the underlying motivations and logic.

I do not seek to be the strict father nor the rebellious son. Rather I aim for a happy medium of stating my opinions emphatically and supporting them until logic and facts remove dictate otherwise. I want to believe things that are commonly held to be false if only because we are so easily blinded by preconception we forget how to use our naturally keen powers of perception and deduction.

I write this blog not to be idolized or recognized but to establish a model of behavior which others can view and interpret on their own, free to make their own decisions without lecture or judgment.