Saturday, November 29, 2008

The Freedom of Thought

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

This is the most important commandment of the Ten Civil Commandments of the U.S. Constitution (otherwise known as the Bill of Rights). In fact, this commandment is so important that:

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." (Commandment #2)

Well, that's the theory anyway.

The Freedom of Thought is inherent to the 1st Commandment. One can not establish a religion, exercise religiously, speak, write, assemble with others, or complain to the government without first making a cognitive choice to do so. This cognitive process is called thought, and it represent the very foundation of the 1st Commandment.

So, we are allowed to think freely, right?

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."


Think again...

everyday, your mind is bombarded by cultural information that shapes the way you think. This information shapes your world-view. This information programs your mind for specific modes of thought. This information influences the way you perceive reality. This information is more than just language; it is: math, music, science, religion, economics, semantics, and light.

Don't believe me? Just turn on the TV, and watch as hundreds of businesses pay big bucks for advertisements that try and do ONE thing:

influence your mind.


Can one have a free mind with thousands of economic entities competing for control of one's behavior?

Can one have a free mind when the daily stress that one's mind experiences is only allowed to be treated by government-approved "medicines"?

Can one have a free mind when one's life depends on arbitrary, inflationary money?

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This is why the U.S. Constitution is more myth than reality.


but it doesn't have to be this way...

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