This entry is based on the previous post dated March the first 2010.
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Recently an interesting idea started occupying my mind. Gradually, slowly, until it grew from tiny seed to a new way of categorizing existence itsef. This happened, I believe, over the course of a couple of weeks and the process was of some interest. It culminated in my sudden need to pull all the resources I could think of in order to make sense of it all.
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I’ve been having an interesting conversation about the nature of God, Gnosticism and Atheism. Although my initial conclusion, namely that Agnosticism is the safest bet currently, still stands for me I always enjoy reading and hearing about other methods and viewpoints. Most certainly if those viewpoints are expressed with a calmth and kindness sadly not typical for the religious debate. It is when all parties make an honest and sincere attempt at reaching one another in a respectful manner that progress and mutual understanding can, finally, be obtained. Mockery and insult have no place in an adult sharing of perspective.
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I’m in love with Genius…but I’m afraid she won’t dance with me.

I can say this because I have gotten a flew glimpses at the nature, the essence, of highly elevated thought (as opposed to ordinary elevated thought) To distinguish between levels of elevation may appear like a senseless thing to do but, truly, it is not. It is merely capturing a series of differences that help explain the dynamics of intellectualism and human cognitive functioning in general.
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I have noticed something peculiar in my reading and watching of crime series…be they of fiction or not. Without even delving into the vague “science” that is Profiling I noticed that criminal investigations are often flawed in their procedures and typically rely on an element of luck for a succesful outcome.
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As noted, happiness is the highest degree of functionality. The question then that must be answered by all individuals in pursuit of this degree is how to obtain this happiness. There is probably no one answer that fits all individual cases. This, of course, runs contrary to the more popular spiritual approaches found in books and on TV that claim they have the key…your key…to the highest pleasure.
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I’ve been having sleepless nights. Many questions, and little answers, have manifested themselves in that already quite busy mind of mine. Is this a bad thing? Not necessarily, but only if the outcome is an eventual halt of the extremes my mind is suffering from at this time. I do not mind introspection or heavy questions…as long as these processes lead me to tangible results. Due to a lack of experience and insight however, these answers are less than forthcoming.
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It was Schopenhauer who said something to the extent of those working without the pay are the most trustworthy of scholars and creators…for it is they who act for the act’s sake. I agreed then with his assessment and I still find myself in firm agreement with that particular statement. Schopenhauer had many points to make that were sensible from my perspective, but considered misogynistic in the eyes of others. Perhaps…perhaps they were always both. I am not a hater of women however…I’m merely a cynic when it comes to the concept of human nature.
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Sherlockian deduction requires of the individual two things. First, a keenness of observation that is so beyond the norm that it may often appear as magic to those unaware of its nature. Second, a reasoning mind that is virtually peerless in its environment, aside from one particular mind. There is one mind that moves above it, and one that moves on the same level. The same level is reserved for an arch enemy, one’s nemesis.
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In defining the value of individual creative accomplishments we will invariably find ourselves struggling with various problematic elements. Value, which is inherently a subjective notion open to various interpretations, requires of us an assignment of unbiased fairness…and that does not exist. We must thus step away entirely from the notion of value and replace it with a working and relevant model that links to both our understanding and capacities. I have chosen to step away from Value and in stead refer to Functionality from now on in trying to define and identify that which has merit. I still can’t do it properly.
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