Important Note (September, 2012) - I have submitted an essay to a competition on the foundations of physical reality. It explains how matter and fields are just two different ways that space vibrates. It is very simple and obvious once understood, has profound consequences for humanity, our sense of self in the universe knowing that we vibrate with everything around us. Please read it, rate it, and I will reply to all comments. Thanks, Geoff haselhurst (11th Sept. 2012)
I realise that there are a lot of 'crackpot' theories about truth and reality
on the internet, but it is easy to show that the Wave Structure of Matter
is the correct solution as it deduces the laws
of Nature (the fundamentals of Physics & Philosophy)
perfectly (there are no opinions). While the Wave Structure of Matter is obvious
once known, to begin it will seem strange simply because it takes time
for our minds to adjust to new knowledge.
For those who are religious
/ spiritual, I think Albert
Einstein expresses the enlightened view of God. He writes 'I believe
in Spinoza's God who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists,
not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings.' This harmony arises from a Wave Structure of Matter in Space (we are all
interconnected in this space that we all commonly experience). This unity
of reality (God, Brahman, Tao, Spirit, Energy, Light, Vibration) is central
to all major world religions, thus their common moral
foundation of 'Do unto others as to thyself' as the other is part of
the self.
In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a
revolutionary act. (George Orwell)
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. (Mohandas Gandhi)
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.
(Edmund Burke)
Hell is Truth Seen Too Late. (Thomas Hobbes)
Niccolo Machiavelli Summary of the Political Philosophy of Niccolo Machiavelli. Biography, pictures & quotes from 'The Prince'
There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system. The innovator has the enmity of all who profit by the preservation of the old system and only lukewarm defenders by those who would gain by the new system.
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. (Niccolò Machiavelli)
Niccolò Machiavelli Biography & Political Philosophy Summary
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469 - 1527) was a Florentine statesman and political philosopher. As a theorist, Machiavelli was the key figure in realistic political theory, crucial to European statecraft during the Renaissance.
His two most famous books, Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio (Discourses
on Livy) and Il Principe (The Prince),
were written in the hopes of improving the conditions of the Northern Italian
principalities, but became general handbooks for a new style in politics.
The
Prince, written to encourage the appearance of a political savior who would
unify the corrupt city-states and fend off foreign conquest, advocated the
theory that whatever was expedient was necessary - an early example of utilitarianism
and realpolitik (German for "realistic politics" - foreign politics
based on practical concerns (political expediency) rather than theory or
ethics).
Machiavelli was born in Florence. His father was from an impoverished
branch
of an influential old Florentine family. His life can be divided into three
periods, each of which constitutes a distinct and important era in the
history of Florence. His youth was concurrent with the greatness of Florence
as an
Italian power under the guidance of Lorenzo de' Medici, Il Magnifico.
The
downfall of the Medici in Florence occurred in 1494, in which year Machiavelli
entered the public service. During this time, he traveled to
various European
courts in France, Germany, and other Italian city-states on diplomatic
missions. During his official career Florence was free under the government
of a Republic,
which lasted until 1512, when the Medici returned to power, and Machiavelli
lost his office.
His name was found on a list of 20 persons supposedly
involved in a conspiracy to oppose Medici rule. It is likely he had no part
in the plot, though
he was briefly imprisoned in the Bargello in Florence. He was tortured
yet maintained
his innocence throughout. He was later exiled and returned to Sant'Andrea
in Percussina where he had a small property. Here he devoted himself
to literature whilst the Medici again ruled Florence from 1512 until
1527.
He died, within
a few weeks of the expulsion of the Medici, in 1527, aged fifty eight,
without having regained office.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machiavelli
Niccolò Machiavelli Quotes
The evening has come, I return home and go to my study; at the entrance I pull off my peasant- clothes, covered with dust and dirt, and put on my noble court dress, and thus becomingly re-clothed I pass into the ancient courts of the men of old, where, being lovingly received by them, I am fed with that food which is mine alone; where I do not hesitate to speak with them, and to ask for the reason of their actions, and they in their benignity answer me; and for four hours I feel no weariness, I forget every trouble, poverty does not dismay, death does not terrify me; I am possessed entirely by those great men.
And because Dante says, “Knowledge doth come of learning well retained, Unfruitful else”
I have noted down what I have gained from their conversation, and have composed a small work on 'Principalities,' where I pour myself out as fully as I can in meditation on the subject, discussing what a principality is, what kinds there are, how they can be acquired, how they can be kept, why they are lost: and if any of my fancies ever pleased you, this ought not to displease you: and to a prince, especially to a new one, it should be welcome …
(A letter to Francesco Vettori, dated 13 December 1513, Machiavelli describes his life at this period, which elucidates his methods and his motives in writing The Prince)
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. (Niccolo Machiavelli)
"You must be the change you wish to see in the
world."
(Mohandas
Gandhi)
"When
forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence:
Time and space and gravitation have no separate existence from matter.
... Physical objects are not in space, but these objects are spatially
extended. In this way the concept 'empty space' loses its meaning.
... The particle can only appear as a limited region in space in which
the field strength or the energy density are particularly high. ...
The free, unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific conclusions
is necessary for the sound development of science, as it is in all spheres
of cultural life. ... We must not conceal from ourselves that
no improvement in the present depressing situation is possible without
a severe struggle; for the handful of those who are really determined
to do something is minute in comparison with the mass of the lukewarm
and the misguided. ... Humanity is going to need a substantially new way of thinking
if it is to survive!" (Albert Einstein)
This is the profound new way of thinking that Einstein
realised, that we exist as spatially extended structures of the universe
- the discrete and separate body an illusion. This simply confirms the
intuitions of the ancient
philosophers and mystics.
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The free, unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific conclusions is necessary for the sound development of science, as it is in all spheres of cultural life. ... We must not conceal from ourselves that no improvement in the present depressing situation is possible without a severe struggle; for the handful of those who are really determined to do something is minute in comparison with the mass of the lukewarm and the misguided. ...
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