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Monthly Archives: February 2026
Metaphysics: The Reality Beyond Sensation
1. What is philosophy? It is the love of wisdom. Wisdom is knowing how to solve problems. The study of how best to solve personal problems is called ethics. Before one can solve problems, one must understand them. In the … Continue reading
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Testimony, 1985
January 1985 1. Human beings have two parts or aspects: Import: Each realm is very important: to neglect either is to fail as a human being. 2. There are two kinds of human knowledge (belief) which correspond to the two … Continue reading
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Human Rights, 1987
April 1987 1. If a right is not: 2. Then perhaps a right is a freedom granted to a person by another person or group of persons. 3. The people of the United States grant rights to individuals such as: … Continue reading
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The Warfare of the Two Ways
The Way of Christ The Way of Satan Birth Every child is born under the covenant and thus is an heir to the blessings of the new and everlasting covenant. Children are born naturally without permission or commission and according … Continue reading
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Peter’s Formula
“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that … Continue reading
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Theory of Personal Behavior, 1979
26 July 1979 Definition: Role. A recognizable pattern of valuations, actions, and communications which form a cohesive whole. Examples: Son Husband Father Grandfather Boss Administrator Teacher Committee member Artist Thinker Actor Architect Friend Adversary Client Benefactor Glutton Lazy lout Dilettante … Continue reading
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Universals and Particulars, 1987
February 1987 1. History of universals: Plato: There is a general ideal entity (the true) which is named. Materially instantiated particulars have their being in being like the general. Aristotle: Recurring identities are noticed in the comparison of particulars, affirmed … Continue reading
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Language, Reality and Sanity, 1991
March 1991 1. Communication: One thing affecting another. Two-way communication is conversation (action-reaction cycle). Some conversation is language facilitated. A language is a patterned and socially normed set of items used to converse. All language conversation is based in non-language … Continue reading
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Thinking, 1991
September 1991 1. What human beings do: They These four things constitute the bulk of what human beings do. But there is one more important activity. Human beings also: 2. Thinking is done by human beings in all of the … Continue reading
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Action and Power
Premise: Human beings are primarily doers, not knowers. Doing: Physical action to achieve a physical result. Knowing: Mental representation of the universe created on the basis of the experiences of the individual, which are primarily physical experiences. Conclusion: Knowing is … Continue reading
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