What divides and unites people more than beliefs, values and opinions ?
It may be a double-edge sword to express them, as you never know what reaction to expect from others. On the other hand, everybody has beliefs, values and opinions, and if you have reflected properly about them, you shouldn't be ashamed of yourself for holding them, as long as you can defend them. Once you can't defend them anymore, nothing prevents you from changing them...
So here is a sample of my mind as of today :
Beliefs
- I believe that the universe is eternal (both in past and future) and infinite in every direction. Therefore I do not believe in the creation or end of the universe. Reality cannot cease to exist (except in our minds when we die). Nothing is "created", matter/energy just changes form.
- I believe that life is a biochemical process that does not require any such thing as a(n immortal) soul.
- I believe in life after death in the sense that a life being is composed of eternal matter/energy, which has an eternity to form other life beings in the future (and has in the past).
- I do not believe in any god(s), supernatural powers or miracles. Everything has a scientific explanation, even if we haven't figured it out yet.
- I believe in an infinity of extrterrestrial life somewhere in the universe, because possibilities are infinite in an infinite universe. However, I doubt that any UFO has ever come to our Earth. Rumours are too inconsistent and stereotypical, and obviously linked to our own current advancement in technology.
- I believe that each individual is absolutely unequal to others in every respect (health, physical and mental strength, sensitivity, attractiveness, character, intelligence, experience, wealth...), except possibly in rights. Even for rights, it is obvious that they differ for people around the world, depending on their nationality (e.g. military service), country and state of residence (e.g. legal age for drinking, driving, etc.), age (minor or adult), gender (e.g. custody of the chidren in case of divorce, pension age), status (civilian, politician, diplomat, or military; single or married), wealth (e.g. for education and medical treatment in many countries), and other factors. The saying "all humans are born equal" sounds like the worst absurdity of political correctness to me.
Values
- I value knowledge, intelligence, rationality, creativity, progress, self-improvement, continual change for the better, self-responsibility, peace, beauty, harmony...
- "Better nothing than something bad."
- I strongly disregard hypocrisy, dishonesty, and lies (about facts, not feelings or emotions).
Opinions
- I am for the death penalty for dictators, heads of states, military leaders, leaders of terrorist/criminal organisations, who carry the responsibility of the acts committed by their subordinates. I am against death penalty in most other cases.
- I do not donate to humanitarian aid because I consider that too much of it is wasted, goes to the organisations' administrators or to corrupted officials, or serves to finance wars that only worsen humanitarian problems. Trust issue, due to the numerous abuses that have been revealed. I cannot help but see people who keep donating to humanitarian funds as naive.
- I am for individual freedom to consume drugs (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, chocolate, coffee, etc.) or other addictive products (video games, pornography, TV, music...) on the principle that everybody is free to do what they want with their own body and health. However, I am against smoking in public places as it endangers the health of others. I am also against any other public behaviour that is harmful or disturbing to others, such as listening very loud music in one's car with the windows open.
- I am pro-abortion, even after 3 months, if it can prevent a child from being born in a negative environment (due to poverty or immaturity of the parents), or prevent the parents from having to raise a disabled child.
- I think that parents are fully responsible for their child(ren)'s education and well-being, and should have a minimum of maturity and financial means to be allowed to procreate. I do not understand how people who want to adopt have to be subjected to numerous tests, psychological analysis, and have proven, stable revenues, for the sake of a child given up by an irresponsible mother (e.g. too young or too poor), but that anyone else is free to make children without restrictions. This just does not make sense. What revolts me most is mother beggars who use their children to try to obtain the pity of people. I just want to tell them "If you don't have enough money to feed your children, don't make any, or abort in time ! Why should we sympathise for people who have irresponsible sex, then become irresponsible parents whose children will probably become delinquents or criminals because of them ?"
It may be a double-edge sword to express them, as you never know what reaction to expect from others. On the other hand, everybody has beliefs, values and opinions, and if you have reflected properly about them, you shouldn't be ashamed of yourself for holding them, as long as you can defend them. Once you can't defend them anymore, nothing prevents you from changing them...
So here is a sample of my mind as of today :
Beliefs
- I believe that the universe is eternal (both in past and future) and infinite in every direction. Therefore I do not believe in the creation or end of the universe. Reality cannot cease to exist (except in our minds when we die). Nothing is "created", matter/energy just changes form.
- I believe that life is a biochemical process that does not require any such thing as a(n immortal) soul.
- I believe in life after death in the sense that a life being is composed of eternal matter/energy, which has an eternity to form other life beings in the future (and has in the past).
- I do not believe in any god(s), supernatural powers or miracles. Everything has a scientific explanation, even if we haven't figured it out yet.
- I believe in an infinity of extrterrestrial life somewhere in the universe, because possibilities are infinite in an infinite universe. However, I doubt that any UFO has ever come to our Earth. Rumours are too inconsistent and stereotypical, and obviously linked to our own current advancement in technology.
- I believe that each individual is absolutely unequal to others in every respect (health, physical and mental strength, sensitivity, attractiveness, character, intelligence, experience, wealth...), except possibly in rights. Even for rights, it is obvious that they differ for people around the world, depending on their nationality (e.g. military service), country and state of residence (e.g. legal age for drinking, driving, etc.), age (minor or adult), gender (e.g. custody of the chidren in case of divorce, pension age), status (civilian, politician, diplomat, or military; single or married), wealth (e.g. for education and medical treatment in many countries), and other factors. The saying "all humans are born equal" sounds like the worst absurdity of political correctness to me.
Values
- I value knowledge, intelligence, rationality, creativity, progress, self-improvement, continual change for the better, self-responsibility, peace, beauty, harmony...
- "Better nothing than something bad."
- I strongly disregard hypocrisy, dishonesty, and lies (about facts, not feelings or emotions).
Opinions
- I am for the death penalty for dictators, heads of states, military leaders, leaders of terrorist/criminal organisations, who carry the responsibility of the acts committed by their subordinates. I am against death penalty in most other cases.
- I do not donate to humanitarian aid because I consider that too much of it is wasted, goes to the organisations' administrators or to corrupted officials, or serves to finance wars that only worsen humanitarian problems. Trust issue, due to the numerous abuses that have been revealed. I cannot help but see people who keep donating to humanitarian funds as naive.
- I am for individual freedom to consume drugs (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, chocolate, coffee, etc.) or other addictive products (video games, pornography, TV, music...) on the principle that everybody is free to do what they want with their own body and health. However, I am against smoking in public places as it endangers the health of others. I am also against any other public behaviour that is harmful or disturbing to others, such as listening very loud music in one's car with the windows open.
- I am pro-abortion, even after 3 months, if it can prevent a child from being born in a negative environment (due to poverty or immaturity of the parents), or prevent the parents from having to raise a disabled child.
- I think that parents are fully responsible for their child(ren)'s education and well-being, and should have a minimum of maturity and financial means to be allowed to procreate. I do not understand how people who want to adopt have to be subjected to numerous tests, psychological analysis, and have proven, stable revenues, for the sake of a child given up by an irresponsible mother (e.g. too young or too poor), but that anyone else is free to make children without restrictions. This just does not make sense. What revolts me most is mother beggars who use their children to try to obtain the pity of people. I just want to tell them "If you don't have enough money to feed your children, don't make any, or abort in time ! Why should we sympathise for people who have irresponsible sex, then become irresponsible parents whose children will probably become delinquents or criminals because of them ?"
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...half truths, opinions, subjectivism, objectivism, view points, assumptions, believes, and Reineartism (everyone with a different point of view is a CIA agent).
