Prerenaturalism on Wikipedia

Great definition of prerenaturalism and an exploration of its implications and consequences.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prerenaturalism

Update:
Wikipedia has deleted the article after judgeing it to be a hoax. Essentially, because google showed no results on the term, they say it does not exist.

My Amorphous Sentiency

Amorphous adj. 1. Lacking definite form; shapeless. 2. Of no particular type; anomalous. 3. Lacking organization; formless.

Sentiency n : the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

I sometimes find myself overwhelmed by the vague and chaotic threads of thought simultaneously swirling in my mind. I entertain some ambiguous thought that seems profound, yet my mind is divided. Full comprehension is clouded by the many other nebulous thoughts demanding attention. Each thought seems equally important and my mind desperately clings to each. I am gripped by anxiety. My mind is a chaotic storm of neural activity, but I am confused. Someone asks, “What are you thinking about?” I pause, What am I thinking about? I have lost myself in my amorphous sentiency… But I know there is order in the chaos.

Prerenaturalism

Prerenaturalism is the curious discovery of two of my friends after a long discussion. They and I are not prerenaturalists. However, it is an interesting concept.

Prerenaturalism is an ideology that strongly values nature, but holds little faith that the people of this generation will act responsibly to conserve natural resources. In other words, society will not use resources responsibly until they are nearly gone. The prerenaturalist takes the radical stance that natural resources must be consumed as fast as possible in order to give society a proverbial kick in the ass. Only then will society re-evaluate its values. This following generation will hypothetically become renaturalists and will reorganize to work in harmony with nature.

Writing Analytical Essays About Literature

A few years ago I took a class called English 111 (It was required). I did not like this class….In fact, it made me want to die. Somewhere along the way school taught me to hate reading and to hate writing even more. This hatred developed into extreme debilitating anxiety when I had to write papers. Miraculously, I survived the class (just barely) and it was time for our final. I honestly did not care if I passed the class or not, and I wanted to give the teacher a piece of my mind. I ended up getting a C in the class. Ironically, I later discovered that I actually do somewhat enjoy discussing the deeper meanings of a story/movie on my own terms, not in the artificial environment of the classroom. The following is the essay I wrote for my final.

I feel that my grade for this class should be a D.

First of all, it can not be stressed enough that I am NOT an English major. This fact has two implications. The first implication is that the papers I write should not be held up to the same standard as someone who is, in fact, an English major. The second and more important implication is that there is no reason at all that I need to know how to write an analytical essay about literature. I repeat NO REASON AT ALL.

One must ask oneself, what closed minded asshole decided that writing analytical essays about literature is so important that it must be taught to every student regardless of whether it has any importance whatsoever in that person’s chosen career. For example I am currently declared as a computer science major. A computer scientist must know how to write software, understand how computers work, and many other computer related tasks. Now, maybe I’m just dumb, but I don’t see “write analytical essays about literature” anywhere in that. I will admit that although computer science is my declared major, it is filmmaking that really excites me, and there is in fact some writing involved in that. However, the writing involved in filmmaking is very different from the writing involved in writing analytical essays about literature. The writing involved in filmmaking is creative. Did he say creative? Yes I said creative! Wow creativity...what a brilliant idea!

Now, it is probably apparent that I’m breaking many of the rules that are meant to be followed when writing analytical essays about literature. This is because I am completely ignoring them. Why? Because these rules are bullshit. Isn’t it ironic that when writing analytical essays about literature, almost all of the rules we are required to follow are broken by the same literature we are required to write about. The literature we read is creative and often exciting. But then we must write about it and our creativity is stifled by generalized rules and guidelines. Apparently we are not ever allowed to say “you” in a formal paper because it puts our authority into question. Well, first of all I am no authority on the matter anyway, so am I supposed to misrepresent myself as an authority? Second of all, why must the paper be formal? Isn’t it more interesting and creative to engage the reader? And what the hell is wrong with asking questions in your paper?

When I am required to write an analytical essay about literature, I agonize over it. Every sentence is excruciatingly painful to write. To be quite honest, it makes me want to slit my wrists and bash my head on the wall repeatedly. But I don’t do that, I reluctantly accept my fate and do as society has said I should. I suffer and agonize over the essay until I get my 5 pages, double spaced, 1 inch margins, name and date, title, MLA format, quotes, topic sentences, transitions, thesis statement (last sentence of introduction), work cited, no dropped quotes, write and revise...and oh yea make some good points if you get around to it.

So I’ve tried to play by the rules when writing my analytical essays about literature, ridiculous and creativity stifling to as they may be. In doing this, I have become no better a writer than I was before I took the class. Because of this I should probably fail the course. However, I am able to see that most of the rules we have crammed down our throats are just bullshit and should be disregarded. For this reason I believe should pass with a D. I realize I’ll probably get an F on this exam at least, but grades are so artificial anyway...and I got a cool movie idea out of it, and that has more relevance to MY life than writing analytical essays about literature.

Busy

Just making a quick post before bed. It has been a few days with no post, but I would like to get myself in the habit of posting frequently. I apreciate the comments people have left me on AIM. I also invite all of you to use the comment feature on the blog itself. Feedback is always helpful, and discussion is enlightening. Anyway...I plan to get more art up soon, and hopefully some more ponderings. But I haven't been in much of a metaphysical mood lately. Oh well, time for bed.

Some more of my art

These four images are prints that I did last fall in my Printmaking class. It was a really fun class. (On a side note, my mom had the same teacher as I did when she took the class). Anyway, I'm in the process of digitizing more of my work. Hopefully I will have more to post in the near future, so stay tuned.

Soap Bubbles

Just a few photos of our soap bubble experiments a few days ago. I assure you, a photo is no substitute for witnessing this awesome phenomenon in person.

Amorphaces

About a year and a half ago I had a drawing assignment: photocopy my face and then draw it using charcoal. Instead of simply photocopying, I decided to use a scanner and move my face while the scan was in progress. The assignment turned out to be one of the few that I actually enjoyed in that class. Then, last semester I recycled the images for use in a photo project. Some of the images were modified in Photoshop, but most were not.

I Believe In Nothing

ni·hil·ism (n-lzm, n-) n.

1. An extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence.
2. A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated.
3. Rejection of all distinctions in moral or religious value and a willingness to repudiate all previous theories of morality or religious belief.
4. The belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement.
5. also Nihilism A diffuse, revolutionary movement of mid 19th-century Russia that scorned authority and tradition and believed in reason, materialism, and radical change in society and government through terrorism and assassination.
6. Psychiatry. A delusion, experienced in some mental disorders, that the world or one's mind, body, or self does not exist.

Eye Of Science

On Free Will

All our thoughts and actions originate in the mind. The chemical and electrical interactions of the billions of neurons in the brain give rise the mind. All of these chemical and electrical interactions are bound by the laws of physics. Therefore all of our thoughts and actions are bound by the laws of physics. We have the illusion of free will, but we are in fact nothing more than complex machines. It is perhaps a depressing thought. Does it mean that we don’t have control over our lives? Does it mean that “criminals” should not be held responsible for their actions because they are merely a slave to physics? I think not. Reality is relative, it is what we can perceive that counts. On a human level it would be impossible to account for every physical interaction and predict the future. I am satisfied with my illusion of free will. Still, I find it fascinating to think that every thought and every action was destined to be since the birth of the universe. Just as the outcome of a billiards shot it inevitable once the cue is struck.