* "life is not comfortable."

 -mike norvell. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J-DLXxlwtw

* do not reward bad choices

 just because society rewards bad choices... 

...doesn't mean that i am obliged to.

-jm

* "doubting thomas"

 when i was a kid, the story of "doubting thomas" carried negative connotations.  shame! 

thomas wouldn't blindly believe when he'd heard that a dead man had "risen from the dead" and was "appearing" here and there, kind-of-like an alive ghost. 

would you believe a story like that?

do you (blindly) believe 

magicians,

politicians,

salesmen,

drug dealers,

religious leaders,

lawyers,

newscasters, 

etc.?

who would you want to negotiate your next car deal (or peace treaty) -- 
"gullible/believing betty" or a doubting thomas?

doubting thomases are people who use the scientific method to determine truth, reality and facts.  a good scientist will actually attempt to disprove his/her own theories, in the search for the real truth.

some people are just gullible.  maybe they're lazy, maybe they're stupid, or maybe they weren't taught how to think critically.   maybe they are part of a cult that doesn't allow its leaders to be questioned.

controllers do not like doubting thomases.
that's why they shame the doubter.

b114 (3. 19-1.2023): brontologia

brontologia [i]
by t. h. under

bron-to-lo-gia:
we predict what comes
just a little dis-course
thundering (As One)
 
we believe in things that a 3^rd-grader would say “wha???”
lightning, thunder, trust me:
brontologia
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·       brontos (thunder) and logion (discourse) is the process of relying on thunder to predict the future.
 
it is no surprise that humans have believed in things such as this.
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[i] martino, j. (3.19-1.2023). brontologia. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino.

[ii] wise, m.; abegg, m.; cook, e.; the dead sea scrolls. p. 303. harper. san franciso: new york: ny. 

* topless/bottomless

"the sign on one bar said 'topless/bottomless'.  

i went in... and there was no one there!"

-rodney dangerfield

:)  

b114 (3.18-1.2023): dove did not give up

dove did not give up [i]
by ima dove

dove (she knew eggs-actly when enough, was, well… enough)
dove did not abandon
dove did not give up
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·       she stayed with those ill-fated eggs for twice as long as their incubation stage.
 
·       she stayed with their potential (through ice, freezing rain, and predators).
 
·       she stayed until it (the end) was beyond doubt.
 
dove did not give up.
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[i] martino, j. (3.18-1.2023). dove did not give up. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* she is the ocean

photo taken by a. friend (location: myrtle beach, sc.) 

b114 (3.14-1.2023): the law of accelerating returns

the law of accelerating returns [i]
by anna observer

take one look around
societies that learn
technology abounds... with accelerating returns
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·       when Superintelligence (sometimes imagined as “the Singularity”) occurs, don’t bet on the optimistic-lie (that It will be available to all).  optimists say things like:

a)     “It will cure cancer… and diabetes.”

b)     “It will be under our control.” (by the way… who is “…our”?)

c)      “It won’t be used for power, control (e.g. military or police purposes).”

 

honestly now… what are the chances of that?

 

d)     “we will develop It with our own moral code.”

 

‘d’ seems inevitable… so the moral code of a human-male-ego will have God-like power.

 ·       once we conclude that a very few men-machines (or maybe the first man-machine) will experience Superintelligence, he/they will be God-like.

·       humanity, then (and musings like this thoem), will immediately be reduced to the insignificance of mosquitos.  at that point, it will be up to the Superintelligent to decide if humanity survives.

the decision to allow humanity to survive might not even be a decision, as the Superintelligent will have much bigger/better things to do.  one might hope (if one hopes to survive) that he/she might be selected as low-level “entertainment” to some lower-level General Intelligence.

 …question: “how interested are you… in the lives (social, sexual, societal, etc.) of mosquitos?”

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[i] martino, j. (3.14-1.2023). the law of accelerating returns. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino.

*as of this writing, the only thing that lets me sleep at night is (1) I’ve been wrong in the past, and (2) when ASI happens, we won’t even know it. (yes.that’s two things). 

b114 (2.13-2.2023): mega-spectra

mega-spectra [i]
by connie tinuum

everything is mega-spectra, nothing black or white
everything continuum (while some see left or right)
everything collective (integrated bowl of stew)
everything (yes, everything) connects the me and you
_________________________________
 
·       since everything affects everything, we-you-mans can only (really) speak with confidence about apparent tendencies and possibilities.

·       his-story, of course, will always be in the mind of the storyteller.
 
if somebody is watching the earth-channel, s/he is either (a) extremely entertained, or (b) so far advanced that our experiences (here) barely raise he/r collective, digital eyebrow.
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[i] martino, j. (3.13-1.2023). mega-spectra. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino.
*In-Spired by neal degrasse tyson, describing cause and effect as a spectrum. 

b114 (3.12-2.2023): Love

Love [i]
by evol u. tionary

what if Love, on a sub-atomic level, is connection/similarity/togetherness/etc.?
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·       It could only Know Itself if it could glimpse what it isn’t (which, for the purpose of this thoem, we will label as “fear”).
·       It would seek to survive/thrive/replicate its experience, so (absent restrictions to Its replication-ing)…
·       It (in effect) might appear cancerous.
 
i’m not sure if that Loving rabbit-hole makes me feel any better (or worse, really) about the state of humanity, the earth and/or the Uni-Verse.
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[i] martino, j. (3.12-2.2023). Love. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* ASI (reality?)

my (personal, intuitive) take is that sam harris was right (back in his 2016 ted talk) about ASI/God.

those who are optimistic about ASI are not taking human nature into consideration.  $$$, power, control (hence war, ownership, etc.).

humanity is Creating Superhumanity, and to think that superhumanity will be shared equally is to completely ignore the nature of living beings, like men.

the optimistic take (much longer) is here (see kurzweil; singularity): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykY69lSpDdo

simply skipping-around the ray kurzweil singularity video shows a level of optimism that does not take into consideration:

• power & control motives
• individual motives
• military motives
• $$$$$$ motives
• a cancer's motives*
• etc.

*the obvious observation is that the individual ego will do whatever it can to survive/thrive... even to the elimination of its host.

-the end.

b114 (3.12-1.2023): null hypostasis

null hypostasis [i]
by annul hypothesis

words can be divine
logos (more than this)
he is/not his word
null hypostasis
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·       a hypostasis (in biblical scholarship) is an “attribute” of God.
·       it can be a word, like “wisdom.”
·       it can be a “logos” (or the “image” of God).
·       it is God, but (simultaneously) it is separate from God.
 
i think my brain just got annulled, but that is just a-nother theory.*
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[i] martino, j. (3.12-1.2023). null hypostasis. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino.

*trying to wrap my head around season 1, episode 5 of “how jesus became god.” by bart ehrman (renouned university of north carolina biblical scholar). amazon video. history channel. 

* how did the Uni-Verse begin?

absent theory, speculation and faith...

no one knows.
-the end 

anyone who attempts to explain "the beginning" 
is simply "taking a 

shot-in-the-dark..." 

and this matters.

--------------------------

but... what is "the singularity"?

answer: you don't want to know.

b114 (3.11-1.2023): land of make/believe

land of make/believe [i]
by notta b. e. liever

land of make/believe (the stoic lessons that we teach)
land of make/believe (the stark conclusions that we reach)
land of make/believe (when man’s beliefs don’t even rhyme)
land of make/believe (when they can’t stand the test of time)
_________________________________
 
·       everything is questionable.
·       our own beliefs, however, need to be placed at the top of the list.
 
of course, the bullet points (above) are just another man-made belief.
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[i] martino, j. (3.11-1.2023). land of make/believe. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-CtG4z9LPM: land of make believe
 
land of make believe (instru-mental): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5PeZ4qJ8yk
 
land of make believe (chuck mangione on johnny carson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEK8EI7mqpo
 
land of make believe (amusement park): https://www.lomb.com/ 

* "no" is a full sentence

-richard cooper, in "the unplugged alpha." 

b114 (3.10-1.2023): the truth about altruism

the truth about all-true-i-stic [i]
by ann altruist

the truth about altruistic is that, since all living things seek survival/thrival, then every living act is (in and of itself) self-centered (e.g. beneficial to self) …even the act of caring for another!
 
once it becomes obvious that a “mother teresa” (for example) gets her jollies from sacrifice, the idea of “giving until it hurts” makes sense from both the giver and receiver perspective.
 
hence: a living being can “give” us food, clothing, shelter and the territory for more… but that living thing will (somehow) benefit from its giving.
 
when one shows (statistically) how the most wealthy are also the most philanthropic, one must also admit that the most wealthy benefit from their own philanthropy.
 
while politicians appear to throw us a few bones (and paper towels), they are the ones who are laughing all the way to the power-bank.
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[i] martino, j. (3.10-1.2023). the truth about all-true-i-stic. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* ch_rch

"the only thing missing is __." 

b114 (3.9-2.2023): the "all-seeing i"

the “all-seeing i” [i]
by i. yi yeye

the all-seeing i
eye cannot foresee
what just may become of us: the world, or you, or me 

___________________________________ 

• if eye had a dollar for every dollar (conspiracy) theory...

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[i] martino, j. (3.9-2.2023). the “all seeing i”. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino.

[ii] bible secrets revealed (youtube).
 
*just a hint of biblical research shows a plethora of biblical contradictions.  although no one agrees on “the truth,” one truth is that the writings were (a) written by men of power, (b) edited by men of power, and (c) determined to be “right” by men of power (none of whom were eye-witnesses, and all of whom had agendas).
 

humans can make-up all kinds of stories… and show how past (secrets) have "predicted" the future…

simply by making associations that benefit their own pre-conceived beliefs.

 

george carlin once said “it’s all bullshit, and it’s bad for ya!”

 
 one tiny foray into the world of biblical his-story can unearth findings that will make your earthly head spin. 

b114 (3.9-1.2023): soy tu amigo

soy tu amigo [i]
by anna migo

spock said it to kirk
i say this to you
it is so much more
than think or say or do
__________________________________ 
 
·       it is a Be.  an Is.

"i am your friend."

_______________________________
[i] martino, j. (3.9-1.2023). soy mi amigo. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino.

* addict f---s supplier

 there is nothing surprising about an addict, f---ing her supplier.  

a dog is going to bark, a snake is going to bite, and a cheater is going to cheat.

what is different about a low-value BPD woman, however, is that she will blame you for her f---ing & cheating -- while purporting herself as the victim.

dude.  you dodged a bullet.

* Whole-in-One

a Whole-in-One occurs 

(rarely) 
in that in-stant 

when one's sense-of-separate-self 

gets even the tiniest hint... 
of Union.   

b114 (3.7-1.2023): stroke my...

stroke my… [i]
by e. very ego

golfer talks to golf ball
blood-clot talks to brain
swimmers like to talk about the timing (yes, insane!)
 
owner pets her pony, boy
it’s not hard to see, though
help me with my tennis (game)
come and stroke my ego
__________________________________ 
 
·       as beings in a relative Uni-verse, every living thing will respond kindly to being taken-care-of and re-inforced along her/his journey.
 
·       if it has a sense of separate self, stroke its ego.
 
·       stroking someone’s ego (when practiced from the heart) can be like a Whole (in-One)!

:)

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[i] martino, j. (3.7-1.2023). come, and stroke my... book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b114 (3.6-1.2023): life is just a beach

life is a beach [i]
by a. grain

life is just a beach
a vision and extension
a my-story and rhyme
a mode of non-pretension
a whole, a-part (collective) in sandy sort of wa[y]ve
 
life is just a beach
it’s memories we save...

in life 
__________________________________ 
 
·       earth: she certainly can be breath-taking.

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[i] martino, j. (3.6-1.2023). life is a beach. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b114 (3.2-2.2023): clearwater lake = muddy puddle

clearwater lake = muddy puddle [i]
by one e. ighty

alternative title: "far-out, dude!"

they call the lake “clearwater”
but i’m from out-beyond
the clear-water is muddy
the lake (not even pond)
__________________________________ 
 
·       in the u.s.a., it is no longer okay to be only slightly deceptive. 
·       the lies have gotten to the point where people (advertisers, politicians, spouses, newsmakers, etc.) profess the complete 180 from the truth.

killer whales, in captivity,

in no way have anxiety or anger.*

 
aliens (like me) find it hard to understand how u.s.a.-ians somehow stand by what they say, and how they can believe the 180-degree bullsh-t that they are told.

when you picture 

"clear" 

"water" 

"lake" 

what do you envision?

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[i] martino, j. (3.2-2.2023). clearwater lake = muddy puddle. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino. 

*blackfish: amazon video.

* why do we call it a "war-drobe"?

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardrobe_(disambiguation)

b114 (3.1-2.2023): en-titled

entitled [i]
by u. n. titled

the Play began (untitled)
the act resumed (un-scene)
the audience (en-titled)
 
a moment in a dream
____________________________________
 

who the (heck) are we, really, to feel as though we have a “right” to anything?

 
maybe (when we get caught-up in our own Play), we tell ourselves his-stories.
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[i] martino, j. (3.1-2.2023). en-titled. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino. 

b114 (3.1-1.2023) untitled

book 114: untitled [i]
by u. n. titled
 
they said i’d need a title
but what they didn’t see (is that)
they & i do differ on this thing we call a need
____________________________________
 
a unicorn (even for an alien), joal doesn’t have a tv.  he hasn’t read the paper in decades.  he watches close-to zero news, and is virtually commercial-free.  he can’t name celebrities.  he doesn’t follow poli-tics.
 
disclaimer: one can never really avoid 100% of the psycho-babble, but we try.
 
joal has never married: no kids, no pets, no debt (although he does have shirts, shoes and the [occasional] problem).

oh. and (apparently) no girlfriend.

(maybe [for an alien] life [on earth] is better, that way.)

 
another chapter in another book has closed, opening-up a plethora of chapters, pages, paragraphs, sentences, action-verbs, no[w]ns, vowels and consonants.
 

it’s a time of dotting the i and crossing the t.

 
where is this book headed?  let’s see.
 

(maybe life doesn’t need a title.)

-the beginning

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[i] martino, j. (3.1-1.2023). book 14: untitled. book 114: untitled. © 2023 by joal martino. 

* query

1. if one is not allowed to question one's organization (or elders) about organizational practices or rules, then one belongs to a cult.  it would be impossible to have a rational conversation with such a person.

2. if you won't question your own beliefs about your organization, and if you promote the organization's beliefs, then you have become the cult.*  in fact, you are the problem.

3. if you don't believe the bulls---, but you promote the lie anyway (for the big paycheck), you are just fauxy-foxy-news.

____________________

* an example would be akin to a mormon wife, promoting the benefits of polygamy (for men only). 

* if an individual can (in any way or form) justify that his/her holy leader murdered children and unborn babies... then that individual is beyond culted.  it's disgusting.

* not a leap, this year

in the end, it was a mutually understood decision to not take the plunge. 

b113 (2.26-4.2023): Dove of Peace

Dove of Peace [i]
by b. roken
 
when my mind does find itself in panic-mode (at least)
one quick look outside and i tap-in to
 
Dove of Peace
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·       no matter how bad things get in the monkey-mind-maze, disturbance can be a cue to step back, be grateful, namaste’, and seek the inner-peace that is All-ways available.
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[i] martino, j. (2.26-4.2023). Dove of Peace. book 113: close shave. © 2023 by joal martino. 

ps: happy Birth-day, Josie!