Most would observe ignorance as absence of knowledge. I am not saying it is not so. - But most would practically consider a person ignorant if he or she is not familiar with modern common views accepted through widely known “science”. Again, certainly, some of these, are, of course true. Some may be unclear but never mind, - does anyone know what exactly are all subatomic particles modern physics talks about? - Quite obviously not, including the physicists, - though they can say various things about them, - but as I said, - never mind. - But as I said, some are true, - and you might take it for granted that this is an understatement, and this is fine too. - Of course various findings about the physical world - about the shape and the size of the Earth, about the speed of light, about the speed of sound, about electricity and gravitation and lots of other shit, - are true. To the extent you believe the world we live in exists in the first place, - but never mind that. - There is also a change in view of other things, - philosophy, morality. Here what many take to be an advancement may quite not be so, - but again never mind, this bit written here is not about everything.
- Most people, or many people, or rather the “educated” in particular, - would view “ignorance” as relating to not knowing things of the sort of I related to here above. - In the driest sense, - in many cases or relating to quite a few things, - relating to quite a bit of modern knowledge, - this would be true. But it doesn’t matter that much.
- On the contrary, - today, particularly among those intellectuals generally related to above, - certain views having been significantly common in the past, - are no longer held. - Further than that, - are considered foolish. Primitive. - I am relating to the absence of faith. Those dry minded intellectuals consider the abandoning of these a great advancement. - Of course different religions had different views. Had different stories. - Narratives introduced may have been in accordance with the time they were given. Obviously, I suppose, - I do not intend to say every thing or story presented in every religion is true or correct. I could somewhat further continue here about this but this is not the place and the time. - Anyway, - still, - the general view in which faith is based is true. The logical presentation is not always easy, - but the “natural selection” theory for example is bullshit. - There are other things I might write about if I have the time. - You don’t have to take my word for it. - But generally speaking, - it could be said the idea this world have appeared off the intended and deliberate doing of the residents of higher spheres, or anyway off a higher existence, of whichever nature, - is fundamentally correct. And by “fundamentally” I mean also how significant or important it is. - Also the idea of the existence of higher beings or “God” surrounding us and influencing our lives day-to-day and possibly minute-to-minute is equally correct and of primary importance for the actual understanding of where-we-live and what-we-are-doing-here as part of a reasonable conception of our situation in general.
- The point in these words here is that significantly, - the absence of the natural grasp of the situation as related to in the last paragraph, - is far more essentially “ignorance” than all absence or lack of knowledge accumulated through secular research which as-I-related-to-in-the-beginning intellectuals of our contemporary age would speak of as ignorance. The ignorance we are deeped in is amazing. - Never in the history of humanity has it been like that. - The learned are like animals. - Of course many see this, - though this “many” may be very few, - while for obvious reasons they would not speak. It says in the Tao Te Ching: “He who knows does not speak, he who speaks does not know”. - So many fools who do not really know a thing may speak occasionally and the intellectuals who happen to hear would set their opinions accordingly. - Anyway - the practical situation may be close to shocking to those who can see it, to those who are aware. - Quite in reverse, quite in contrast with the common view of all those considering themselves of advanced qualities endowed through modern culture, - the actual situation is their’s is the ignorance, that is to say, - there is some ignorance indeed in not knowing this or that about all various facts or details they uphold the value of so much, - but most clearly, - observing our life as a whole, - the actual meaning of the word is so much more-significantly manifested and further expressed in their mental state and attitude. - This is ignorance. Deep ignorance. Harsh one. The other commonly related to [in the secular world] is more or less peanuts in comparison with it. It is not what is significant. It is not what is meaningful. - Quite obviously if you accept the picture presently denied. This is where ignorance is, - and the rest has its value, - but is never comparable.
- Most people, or many people, or rather the “educated” in particular, - would view “ignorance” as relating to not knowing things of the sort of I related to here above. - In the driest sense, - in many cases or relating to quite a few things, - relating to quite a bit of modern knowledge, - this would be true. But it doesn’t matter that much.
- On the contrary, - today, particularly among those intellectuals generally related to above, - certain views having been significantly common in the past, - are no longer held. - Further than that, - are considered foolish. Primitive. - I am relating to the absence of faith. Those dry minded intellectuals consider the abandoning of these a great advancement. - Of course different religions had different views. Had different stories. - Narratives introduced may have been in accordance with the time they were given. Obviously, I suppose, - I do not intend to say every thing or story presented in every religion is true or correct. I could somewhat further continue here about this but this is not the place and the time. - Anyway, - still, - the general view in which faith is based is true. The logical presentation is not always easy, - but the “natural selection” theory for example is bullshit. - There are other things I might write about if I have the time. - You don’t have to take my word for it. - But generally speaking, - it could be said the idea this world have appeared off the intended and deliberate doing of the residents of higher spheres, or anyway off a higher existence, of whichever nature, - is fundamentally correct. And by “fundamentally” I mean also how significant or important it is. - Also the idea of the existence of higher beings or “God” surrounding us and influencing our lives day-to-day and possibly minute-to-minute is equally correct and of primary importance for the actual understanding of where-we-live and what-we-are-doing-here as part of a reasonable conception of our situation in general.
- The point in these words here is that significantly, - the absence of the natural grasp of the situation as related to in the last paragraph, - is far more essentially “ignorance” than all absence or lack of knowledge accumulated through secular research which as-I-related-to-in-the-beginning intellectuals of our contemporary age would speak of as ignorance. The ignorance we are deeped in is amazing. - Never in the history of humanity has it been like that. - The learned are like animals. - Of course many see this, - though this “many” may be very few, - while for obvious reasons they would not speak. It says in the Tao Te Ching: “He who knows does not speak, he who speaks does not know”. - So many fools who do not really know a thing may speak occasionally and the intellectuals who happen to hear would set their opinions accordingly. - Anyway - the practical situation may be close to shocking to those who can see it, to those who are aware. - Quite in reverse, quite in contrast with the common view of all those considering themselves of advanced qualities endowed through modern culture, - the actual situation is their’s is the ignorance, that is to say, - there is some ignorance indeed in not knowing this or that about all various facts or details they uphold the value of so much, - but most clearly, - observing our life as a whole, - the actual meaning of the word is so much more-significantly manifested and further expressed in their mental state and attitude. - This is ignorance. Deep ignorance. Harsh one. The other commonly related to [in the secular world] is more or less peanuts in comparison with it. It is not what is significant. It is not what is meaningful. - Quite obviously if you accept the picture presently denied. This is where ignorance is, - and the rest has its value, - but is never comparable.
Written on June 26th 2019, in one take.
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