Matter of Questions

Month, Day: 183 Grandeur, Questions (Beauty)

We are in the fourth month and the day of Questions for which we have a Category: Questions. In Science, there more Questions and Answers. 

A few sample posts. 

• A gift that keeps on giving 
• We are not idempotent? 
• ... 

Remarks: 05/31/2026

05/31/2026 --  

Renew

Month, Day: 182, Splendour, Questions (Majesty) 

Ah, Questions, again. The basis for science and knowledge rather than knowing, itself. 

Let's review a few posts. 

• Mission and method (3 Jan 2008) -- This started off of a bounce from Wikipedia and its page on Science and Religion. In the first month (January), we had posts on economics, money/wealth, and some seeds. The first two dealt with the reality of retired life. We were three years in. The last one had several topics. These ought to be used to scrutinize these fifteen-plus years of posts to see if we stayed on track given that the world has changed immensely in those years. January of that year had four posts. 
• Any moment (18 May 2008) -- A little poem from the 1990s was presented. Cycles and their moments are a continuing theme especially as we are now in an age of GenAI and its turmoils. The reference of psychether is apropos to this time. Some say GenAI and its use is disrespectful of life. Others chase the potential of the computer for dominance. Fans of science fiction are having a ball. Can science mature so as to open its framework? Yes. The real question deals with whether mathematics can mature. 
• ... 

With regard to Wikipedia, the "Talk" page has some of my comments with regard to science and religion. But, of late, the whole tone and scope of the page has changed. That, to me, was rewarding. As well, there are pages on Baha'i Cosmology as well as we can see Writings on alchemy (and such) via the web. 

Remarks: 08/26/2025

04/03/2025 --   

Questions, BASIS of Science

Month, Day: 181, Loftiness, Questions (Glory) 

Questions? Yes, more of those than answers. 

I mentioned Patricius (March 2008) before Questions (June 2008).That's the Irish half. Too, in that regard, notice the Apple of the Bab's eye. More on St. Patrick. 

First post on Questions: Questions. But, there have been lots of posts on Questions: search?q=questions. 

Now, BASIS? See this post (BASIS and sufficiency - March 2008, so before Questions, too). 

Science? We have written a lot on that in this blog and will be doing more. 

Remarks: 03/15/2025

03/15/2025 --   

Groups, again, from the beginning

Month, Day: 181, Loftiness, Power (Majesty) 

Let's look a little at motivation for the following by the way of a few of the earlier posts. At the basis, we have moment to moment as a reality which the Fast brings to focus. 

1. Some seeds (Jan 2008) - The modern mind runs from chaos and random things through patterns into the certainty of technology. We can trace the development of those views. But, we also know of the stability of orbits as evidenced the calendar which was defined anew by the Bab. Thoughts during the Fast settled on the long trek from the rush of the 1st day and month (Splendour of Loftiness) all the way to the last day of the same month (Loftiness of Loftiness) after which we have Naw Ruz (now set by the moon over Tehran). Thinking about the flow, some Attributes (of God) made more sense from the human view. For instance, Light (5th month) is followed by Mercy and Words. Ah, biblical tunes come to play, such as Genesis. Later, we get to Knowledge (12th  month) followed by Power and Speech. Those suggested some type of group arrangement. 

This image shows the 19 months, starting with Splendour and ending with Loftiness with every month following the same pattern, separated into groups of three. What pops out is the transition through the month of Might (10th month) as the mid-point which is followed by Will. In terms of that last, independence of thought and perception are primal in the Writings. That order? We will get to Kant who was pre Bab. 

Might and focus

2. Another motive comes from last of the 7 Valleys where "chord" is mentioned in terms of possible interpretations meaning personal, purposful usage of the notions. There are many ways to group such as noting that there are 9 evens and 10 odds when considering an index of the ordered list of months. In the above, Might is the (10th month) followed by Will which brings in issues of free will and choice among other things. 

We mentioned Kant, above, and will be trying to show how his philosophy is central to the transition period of the Manifestations. Kant died in 1804 and represented the culmination of work to that time of bringing to fruit the "2 letters" of which reason was an important factor. Those of science who have looked realize that Kant's thoughts apply in lots of ways. Many of these have been ignored. 

Seven Valleys and human ways

3. This image has three circles with the interior one representing the days of the week. The new calendar has the week starting on Saturday with the name of Glory. It ends on Friday with Independence, such as today. That resonates with the modern way and its systems many of which are based upon the clock. 

The next two circles are based upon the Attributes of the months and their days. So, we have the start of Splendour and the end of Loftiness. Notice in the middle circle, Might has its place as a fulcrum. We have much to discuss about that. 

4/09/2022, Saturday (Glory) Glory, Splendour (09/03)

There are three lines in the image. Their meaning can be seen in the caption of the image. In 2022, the 9th of April was the first day of the week (Glory) and the month (Splenour) of the second month (Glory). This is a "square" day. There are also triple days where we see the same name for each. In 2011, the month of August had a triple day.  

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Groups were mentioned above without proper comment. These are in terms of four months: Transcendent; Teleological; Operational; Motivational; Ascendant. But, we have looked at groups of three and even eight. 

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Our focus all along has been science and religion as compatible themes with respect to knowledge. Everyone has the right to work that out for themselves, with the proviso, though, that science and its methods be publically verifiable. While, religion deals with the person's own realm of being in so many ways. 

Back to Kant, he showed that we can neither prove nor disprove God from the view of science, at least in terms that are prevalent in today's world. Remember, Kants of of the "2 letter" time. Too, the top-of-the-line logical  machines tell us this: whether or not one believes in God comes down to choice. 

So, free will? Now with respect to the growing complexity that we see with technology, personal choices have to be balanced with public views in so many ways. The Universal House of Justice will be weighing in on that. For instance, there is a lot in the Baha'i Writings that can be shown to subjectively relate to science. Same goes for the Koran which is full of wisdom that has not yet been brought to public view. 

Remarks: 03/14/2025

03/14/2025 --  

Views on science

Month, Day: 180, Beauty, Beauty (Beauty)

This day does not come about very often. As well, it's the 10th day of Ridvan. 

On Wikipedia, the page on Views on Science have a nice flow. 

Remarks: 04/30/2023

04/30/2023 -- 

Green Acre 1912, again

Month, Day: 179, Questions, Loftiness (Independence)  

Last of Questions, which is the science month, means that Honour is next up. This is both a look back and forward, as the new year (2023) looms. 

In August of 2015, we did a post using photos from a Green Acre, ME visit by lots of folks to see the Master. There are many in the photo that we know of and want to research further. For instance, the Ober family was involved with the property and were friends of the family. There was an index made of the persons there. Some were not known. A few children were shown, one of whom is the grandmother of known persons. 

One motivation for this work is that ME was part of MA until the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which was a couple of hundred years ago. Too, at that point, the western migrations were just beginning. From our research, New England's long reach is there throughout what we call the frontier century. Besides that commemoration, we have the 250th of the Revolution and many families there supported the patriot cause which forced the split from the Crown's overview. 

And, going back further, many of these families are descendants of original colonists. We mentioned Lunt's ancestry, but some of the other names are Ober, Woodbury, Thompson, Spinney, Russell, Pease, Morse, Brewster, and others. Massachusetts has had two 400ths so far: Plymouth (2020) and Weymouth (2022). Next year, Gloucester (2023) will recognize their heritage which involves an effort to establish agriculture and fishery entities under the auspices of the Dorchester Company. Of note is that a lot of the leadership came from the Cambridge side of things. 

From a cultural sense, what happened in the New World has parallels with what happened worldwide over more than a century where we have symmetry now using 1844 as the pivot. Those are studies that need to be identified, described and supported over the next few decades, especially given the newest perturbations that come via the introduction of complexity via computational frameworks going wild. 

This is introductory. See the original post for the photo links and the list of attendees. To make this interesting, at the same time, we will be looking at the unfolding of modern mathematics over the same timeframe. And, one can use Harvard (400th coming up) and its mathematical history (especially, using the Peirce family) for comparative purposes. 

Remarks: 12/20/2022

12/20/2022 -- 

Image of God

Month, Day: 179, Knowledge, Honour (Perfection) 

My theme is science and religion, principally with respect to computation and its important contributions to the theme. Science is abetted by computation; religion is not so much, except for the various types of suites of organizing systems. Both require humans to be at their best, in all ways. 

So, technical issues have been the center of attention. But, the other day, I talked to a Christian theologian whose study deals with the 'Image of God' from the Old Testament. I would add that the concept is also prominent in the Jewish religious thinking which fact I became more aware of lately due to my reading on Hasidic teachings. To my surprise, the whole of the worldview is quite powerful, allowing me some insight into the long years of patiently enduring the tests of living a Jewish life. 

Now, there had been reviews of the book by the theologian which covered the discussions over the ages, stressing several characters from my past such as Aquinas and Augustine from the past and others who are more recent whom I did not know of due to their being of the Protestant persuasion. Remarkedly, seeing that this work has continued was thrilling, since the pure technical view drains imagination and a lot more. 

But, it turns out that one of the Pontifical Universities of Rome published a view of the book which was even more a bunch of encouragement. In fact, that got me to realize that I need to now include theology (starting with a small 't') in my arguments with respect to science and religion where operational decisions are stressed as being of proper focus. 

Small 't' needs some explanation. Publicly, in the case of science, we cannot bring in big 'T' now and expect reasonable reactions. Let's talk that. We can, though, argue for approaches that will bridge, such as 'psychether' as a proposal,  more axiomatic than hypothetical. Of course, this approach is dealing with the harder views of science. The computer allows the subject to get attention. 

That is easily explained. Take AIn't with its mathematical basis. We would be better off lifting the technical material to public view even if it is altered for consumption. There would be nothing hidden as abstract views can always be wedded with their details (somewhat faithfully). Sufficient examples are extant after our two decades plus of the network-spawned modes. Again, lots to discuss here. 

But, after some pondering, diving into the Christian hermeneutics and other quarrel-raising methods without a safety net would be quite tedious, perhaps even unhealthy. So, what is there in Islam on the subject? Turns out to be lots and lots to consider. 

Example: The Image of God in the Qur'an. There are plenty of other examples, but my take on this is that using 'Image of Adam' would be without any controversy being raised. That is, God created Adam, and we are of Him. Mind you, the small 't' would require that all voices be heard. We have the ability now to do this which is a side-effect of truth engineering which is a natural consequence of taking proper action in this regard. 

But, what of Baha'i? Well, we have this, for an example: Prolegomena to a Bahá’í Theology. Okay. This is from 1992. Myself, I have worked independently for five decades and am ready to write some notes about the necessary studies for the purpose of helping people understand how complex systems (general sense, not that related to the 'butterfly effect' and variants to that theme). 

Which allows me to back up. What started all of this was going back to Kant whom I had not paid attention to since I found out about Baha'u'llah. And, immediately, a meme came up which extended one that I already had leading to this: AIn't can't Kant. Where the reference to Immanuel is multi-faceted. 

I will not apologize for the style that I am using having developed it to allow a spectral notion to be conveyed in the valley of those who like to fight over polarities that might not even be true. It's not poetry, either. Rather, the notion is that when we have computer systems supposedly beating people with word-based tests, something is wrong. Words is one of the attributes of God that are formulated through the means given us by the Bab for managing time-oriented events. 

Cutting this short, for now, but we can address all of the ramifications implied above. I am in my ninth decade and will work this as I can. I have decades of research. Something to note, perhaps, would be the recent discussions that reveal another bit of research over the same timeframe as mine. This has to do with psychedelic-based approaches to therapy. 

Another approach would use insights from working with the above themes with an explicit feed into the decision process, covering the totality of analytic and synthetic modes.  

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Note: Part of our task is to look at the ways that people have dealt with the 'Image of God" issue. Holy Science is an example of one type of effective method.  

Remarks: 11/01/2022

10/31/2022 -- 

Perfection, beyond duals

Month, Day: 179, Splendour, Perfection (Perfection)

We have duals of many types, some of which propel cognitive views which are commendable such as how mathematics abets science. 

One has to consider 'subjective faith' in this regard where science agrees with other than materialistic views. Actually, at the basis of modern thought, it is very much so as complex systems (and their many analogs) pertain to little that is 'real' (street sense) without some major morphs coming about. There are knotty items around always, with some old and some new. How can we differentiate? Ought we?

AI is an example that will be of interest for as long as people breathe. What the Writings can bring is a view that can inspire even if it does so cursorily. Even is this true for the Koran/Quran where many ideas that relate currently to a scientific/western thrust can map back, albeit morphed in ways that are to be studied. 

Without further ado, let's just review a notion: Valleys, again. One can see Unity as a region of phasic change, several ways. But, all the way through these partitionings, there is such. 

Mentioning AI, again? It may be that the computational framework can support an unfolding of the lower modes in order to allow mankind to excel in new ways. One key issue now that needs serious attention is the top-down structure as has been exemplified in the cloud (which is muddy almost to the state of opaqueness) which in no way enhances the user. That issue can be resolved. 

An example, a slight perturbation of Spinoza's Ethics would apply. Many have seen this. One problem is the barriers to understanding that have resulted from current methods of mathematics and its child, computationalism. 

The theme will be ongoing as the dynamics of religion/science continue. This realm of open problems was one motivation for the model sketched in the last post. 

Remarks: 03/28/2022

 03/28/2022 -- 

Again

 Month, Day: 178, Loftiness, Sovereignty (Independence)

Earlier, we considered at the Month and its Days where we can look across the way and see the nuances of coming and going. So, that was, mostly, reflecting on Light <-> Questions. The former? Teleological. The latter? Basis of science and knowledge acquisition. Or, Names <-> Will. Being and its actions. 

But, the demarcations are loose, so we could have Grandeur, Light, Mercy <-> Questions. Or, its inverse of Mercy <-> Power, Speech, Questions. 

No end to the mappings. The issue revolves around determining influences as they relate to choices. 

So, we approach an end and start again. 

Remarks: 03/19/2022

 03/19/2022 -- 

Month and day

 Month, Day: 178, Loftiness, Light (Beauty)

We seem to like Sunday for posts. This is a look-back to the post-Fast period last year: Monthly reflect. Following that, we are at Light ==> Questions. 

As mentioned, it is hard to grasp Transcendent and Ascendant, though there are many ways that we will approach this in terms of the balance of religion and science. Teleological, Operational, and Motivational deal closely with our daily lives and lots of things like efficacy. 

That transition of Names, Might, and Will is right there with respect to time and evolution in all of its aspects. The use of evolution is broad and pertains to progress through time as we deal with matter (and energy). Computational systems are a late example. 

The importance? Let's say, AIn't. Yet, it is, as we need to learn more about intelligence, of ourselves, animals and all other creatures. Human talents are still being left undiscovered. Without a change at the core, that lack of sight will continue. 

Remarks: 03/19/2022

 03/06/2022 -- 

 

The unfoldment

Month, Day: 178, 3rd of 5, Intercalary Day (Beauty)

We have been pursuing the Guardian's Word Order of Baha'u'llah of late, after a bit of time spent with the Koran (Rodwell's). Along that vein, we are also studying the interplay with science and religion as one might observe in today's world. Science is still being defined; religion has been ongoing. 

The following comes from the section titled "The Unfoldment of World Civilization" and its subsection "Deterioration of Christian Institutions":

The indwelling Spirit of God which, in the Apostolic Age of the Church, animated its members, the pristine purity of its teachings, the primitive brilliancy of its light, will, no doubt, be reborn and revived as the inevitable consequence of this redefinition of its fundamental verities, and the clarification of its original purpose. 

For the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh—if we would faithfully appraise it—can never, and in no aspect of its teachings, be at variance, much less conflict, with the purpose animating, or the authority invested in, the Faith of Jesus Christ.

This post (Apple of the eye) is apropos, for starters. 

Remarks: 02/27/2022

 02/27/2022 --  

Technology and civilization

 Month, Day: 178, Splendour, Might (Perfection)

While browsing posts on FB (Group titled "Stories of the Hands of the Cause"), Dorothy Baker was mentioned. The post was dated 3 Nov 2020 and included three images: a portrait of Dorothy, a photo of a plane, and a snapshot at Akka's view of the Mediterranean. 

Per usual, I went to look for information as I do when I learn about a person. One can find information in various places, such as a FindAGrave profile: Dorothy Beecher Baker (1898-1954). Then I saw that there had been a plane crash (more below). Before going further, I followed some links, such as this profile on Bahaipedia: Dorothy Beecher Baker. There we have a brief look at her family history plus there is a reference to the infamous crash (again, below). However, there is also a quote from Dorothy: “If I could really have my choice, I would be buried at sea. “And if I could choose the sea, then it would be the Mediterranean, whose waves will lap eternally on the shores of ‘Akká.” 

The significance still didn't ring. So, I continued looking and found out that her grandmother (Ellen Tuller Beecher) had an OBE when she was younger in which she saw the Master Who she met when He was in the U.S. in 1912. I like that the site that reported on the 100th celebration of this momentous occasion, by blogging back, in 2012 (centenary.bahai.us), is still around. 

Of particular interest, at the time, was the New England ancestry/history of many of the folks in the area (such as Thornton Chase). Too, it was interesting to see a Quaker influence which was quite influential in the area, starting a few centuries earlier. 

That brief overview is full of potential future research which overlaps the interest related to the start of the U.S. from the beginning 400 years ago. Pertinent will be studies related to families 250 years ago when there was a split between the patriots and the loyalists both of which groups have modern descendants. However, an area of rich mining potential would be the western expansion of 200 years ago when remnants of New England, New Spain, and New France meet up and when the country fills in. 

The theme? Civilization requires people to advance both from the station control and guidance and from that of those upon whose back things get done. A reminder in this regard is the letter sent by the Master to Alfred Eastman Lunt (Crush the mind). And progress in Civilization requires technology, which again has various stations involved.  

Myself, I have seen all of the levels, personally, hence my viewpoints on various matters. Some of those have been expressed in this blog; albeit, on-going research is the mode that is imperative. 

Dorothy was on the plane that demonstrated the new requirements for air travel. Some talk, test by death. Of late, we might have seen spiritual death from the propagation of those silly devices that are so addictive to people without anyone, that I can see, trying to understand. But, that's the responsibility fo the station that drives things awry, eventually.  Much to discuss there. 

Speaking of engineering, though, Boeing had made another decision through their analysis. In fact, the company had several decades of success with one model not having any performance failures of the major catastrophic type which is phenomenally important. Mostly, this is due to the processes put into place through a collaborative effort across stations. 

Why use stations? Good point. We'll get to that, eventually. But, about a decade later, I had a high-school friend go down in the Mediterranean on a U.S. Navy fighter jet. Not knowing the specifics, I can surmise that some parameter set was exceeded due to our always having limited understanding. This has to do, in part, with the Science and Religion dynamic which is of such difficulty. We can observe things being pushed out earlier than they ought with the people bearing the consequences. Too, we can observe a more conservative approach, yet even with that our control is not absolute. And, those of the BWF will be influential, some day. I have not seen this, yet. 

Given that the post mentioned dreams, I can talk of one type that I have had over the years that relate to my friend. Two things come to mind beyond the fact that these instances occur: 1) there seems to be some parallel development, 2) they have it better than do we. 

Be that as it may, we can say that it's too bad that DeHavilland was the one; it went defunct in 1963. Plenty of other companies have been responsible for much worse and are still around. Wait, that type of economic/ethical surmising is out of line? 

Well, recently, we had two instances much like we saw with that 1954 crash. These two resulted in the plane being grounded for a long while during a period of analysis, fixing and testing. It is about to go back to the sky. Methinks that people just take for granted the little miracles that are required for a flight to go to and arrive at some destination. Perhaps, we might find appropriate metaphors in the Quran that would help us paint a picture that really needs some attention. 

In any case, one of our tasks might be a taming of STEM which can present us with beasts of various natures, such as we might be seeing with types of AI presentations. My role? These are very hard issues that we face, as the Master alluded to with His counsel to Alfred. 

Remarks: 03/29/2021 

03/29/2021 --  

Symmetry

 Month, Day: 177, Loftiness, Power (Glory)

So, the Operational is over. Now, the Motivational. 

In terms of symmetry, we can start here. Light --> Questions, Mercy --> Speech, Words --> Power, and Perfection --> Knowledge. 

Of course, my insights. The motivation? Science and necessity for a basis change. 

By month and day. The groups first mentioned in March 9, 2009. 

Remarks: 03/13/2021 

03/13/2021 --  

Periods

 Month, Day: 177, Loftiness, Will (Majesty)

So, the Operational ends tomorrow. The whole of the scope is ontological. 

• Names - separability with labels, so that objects can be known
• Might - capability, as well, the turning point, related to objects
• Will - choices allowed by being able to follow through as an object
• Knowledge - reigning, trying to reign, over what can be done, both micro and macro views

There is no limit to these types of models the extent of those considered will be summarized at some point. However, there is a turning point in Might where we might think the half-day. From there, it is upward. Symmetry plays a heavy role. 

Next up will be Motivational and moving toward the Ascendant. 

By month and day. The groups first mentioned in March 9, 2009. 

About motivation, philosophy of mathematics might be one. Of note:

• Fourth Valley: Astonishment here is highly prized, and utter poverty essential. Wherefore hath it been said, “Poverty is My pride.”52 And again: “God hath a people beneath the dome of glory, whom He hideth in the clothing of radiant poverty.”53 These are they who see with His eyes, hear with His ears, as it is written in the well-known tradition.

One might even think that this is what science is about, if done as it ought to be. 

Remarks: 03/11/2021 

03/11/2021 --  

Spinoza's mind

Month, Day: 177, Names, Speech (Grace)

Interesting article: Did Einstein Believe in a Creator? From April 2019. Fifty years ago, I was into Spinoza, big time, and found him again a few weeks ago. Namely, through his Ethics.

The article was a nice read. I'm going through Ethics and trying to lay out how Spinoza (400 years ago) was a computational mind. One of the first? And, given his thinking, we can apply the insights to help get a balance back into the colonialism spirit that is the current computing vogue (with the muddy cloud and all). Spinoza's 'pantheistic' mode seems to be apparent to some and appealing to others.

I see that Spinoza's uses 'God' in a type of rebellion to his past. Were he here today, he would, no doubt, have a more nuanced usage. Yet, he grasped the ring then, more than any other that I have read. When I say, computational, it alludes to the Euclid'like mode. Yet, it is more. Spinoza was very methodical with references between the Parts. The Parts, themselves, are of a categorical nature that is astoundingly in touch; albeit, one might consider some union of Spinoza and Descartes' thoughts which would be wanting due to various reasons. Such as, his time, which, in terms of symmetry is fairly close to now. Something to explain.

Insights? Spinoza's exposition is loaded. Take his ways of knowing. He uses imaginary, reason, and intuition, in that order. The Master talked several times of a cognitive look that uses imagination, thought, and comprehension. The main approach taken by science has been to throw out that latter (how intuition and comprehension relate is a topic to discuss); replacing this facility with mathematics has been troublesome; it's time to reassess just how much there is no basis to the model built thus, despite all of the glorious side-effects that we have seen; many times, one might add, accumulative poison to which we inure ourselves.

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The article was a Part I. Here are II (Yes, I Believe in Science -- and in God) and III (Defining Eternity: Scientifically & Spiritually).

Remarks: 09/01/2020

09/01/2020 --

Angels, many sorts

Month, Day: 177, Beauty, Might  (Justice)

All attention seems to be on a virus that has spread itself around the globe.

On Wikipedia, there has been discussion of angels (what are they?), especially in the material related to Science and Religion. I gave my Iqan to a person in a nursing home several years ago. Thankfully, it's on-line.

Context. Some are commanded to work: Crush the mind. As we have seen of late, angels and heroes work when others cower and escape.

Remarks: 05/06/2020

05/06/2020 --

August, 2011 to 2015

Month, Day: 175, Names, Knowledge (Independence)

Given cycles (with which are energies), looking across these is apropos. So, this. Have not had posts in August since 2015. So, we'll look at five years of August.

• 2011 (3) - Ramadan started in Perfection which is the last of the Teleological.
• 2012 (5) - The Master was in New England while visiting the States. Then, He had his western jaunt including a stop in Colorado (in the mountains), San Francisco (and surrounds) and a quick visit to Los Angeles (Thornton Chase - cuz).
• 2013 (5) - Octaves and more.
• 2014 (1) - Science and Questions (found stale link).
• 2015 (1) - Photo from  Green Acre, summer of 1912.

Will be doing more of these.

Remarks: Modified: 08/31/2019

05/27/2019 -- This year, started to look at a more natural cycle: Groups, again.

Fifty years

Month, Day: 174, Honour, Glory (Glory)

Fifty years ago, a couple of months back, I signed the card and became a member of the Faith. Since then, lots of water under all sorts of bridges including those spanning multiple worlds.

A along, sloughing on the religion/science trail. Sometimes, it seemed as if there were no progress as out-of-bound events grabbed attention, energy, and such. Now, we have 'artificial' as a potential savior due to its mysteries being less amenable to review than we would like.

Yet, 'advancing civilization' requires the tools. Stay tuned.  

Remarks: Modified: 12/31/2017

12/31/2017 -- 

Favorite month

Month, Day: 173, Questions, Glory (Perfection)

Without Questions, there would be no science.

With Questions, we can see that there is no month named Answers.

And, we get to revisit the topic every month. 

Remarks: Modified: 12/12/2016

12/12/2016 --

Tests, 2016, again

Month, Day: 173, Speech, Light (Glory)

We said tests, last time.Sure enough,Americans went through something that was unprecedented and not over, yet. Helps to know to be uninvolved with politics. However, science says to look at things anthropologically.

The adage about history kept coming to mind. There are a whole lot of mindsets that do not seem to be grounded; too, changes, such as technology, can pull one from reason, even when reason seems to be at the core of it.

And, so, we go forward. Which direction? Who knows? 

Remarks: Modified: 11/26/2016

11/26/2016 --