Death of Hypatia®

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  • Know Thyself Post #24

    Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:

    ‘Don’t gain the world and lose your soul. Wisdom is better than silver and gold.’

    -Bob Marley
    Do YOU agree? What would you give your soul up for?
    … more “Know Thyself Post #24”

  • Know Thyself Post #23

    Know Thyself through LITERATURE:

    Why is ‘Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad’?

    in George Orwell’s 1984, do YOU know why this is? Do YOU know why this tune/or side of the fence is switched? Do YOU agree?… more “Know Thyself Post #23”

  • WIBCI Post #23

    Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from POLITICS?

    Here are my understanding of tariffs:

    Country A puts a tariff on a product produced both foreign and domestic, let’s say Steel for example.

    This hopes to promote more interest in the cheaper product produced domestically so the consumer can make a choice based on quality and price that favors the domestic producer.

    When Country A puts a tariff on a product that is NOT produced domestically, let’s say Bananas for example….

    As this product is not produced domestically and does NOT give the consumer a choice NOR favor the non-existent domestic producer, the consumer pays more for the product.

    Lose/Lose

    What do YOU think?… more “WIBCI Post #23”

  • WIBCI Post #22

    Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from PHILOSOPHY?

    John Lennon said:

    ‘When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life.’

    What do YOU think?

    … more “WIBCI Post #22”

  • Know Thyself Post #22

    Know Thyself through LITERATURE:

    In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Faber defines Quality Information, the foundation for HAPPINESS.

    ‘Three things are missing; do you know why books are so important? Cause they have quality. And what does the word quality mean? To me it means texture, this book has pores, it has features, this book can go under the microscope.

    You would find life under the glass, streaming past in infinite profusion. The more pores, the more truthfully recorded details of life per square inch you can get on a sheet of paper the more literary you are. That’s my definition anyway.

    Telling the detail, fresh detail.

    The good writers touch life often, the mediocre ones run a quick hand over her, and the bad ones rape her and leave her for the flies.

    So know do you see why books are hated and feared? They show the pores in the face of life.’

    So where is YOUR quality information?

    Here are some rules to go by:

    Quality Information is/does NOT:

    • Scrollable with a flick of the thumb
    • Have recaps, reviews, previews, or after shows
    • Feel like advertising with brief interruptions of entertainment
    • Promote propaganda opinions of the billionaire owner
    • Tell you what you think
    • Full of other people’s opinions
    • Say it’s ‘news’ when it is really editorial

    What do YOU think?… more “Know Thyself Post #22”

  • Know Thyself Post #21

    Know Thyself through POLITICS:

    All laws/orders/mandates have a financial winner and loser.

    look into how YOUR representatives voted….are YOU a winner or loser?… more “Know Thyself Post #21”

  • WIBCI Post #21

    Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from HISTORY?

    ‘History is written by the winners.’

    –Napoleon

    What do YOU Think? Why would this matter? What would be different if it was written by the losers?… more “WIBCI Post #21”

  • WIBCI Post #20

    Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from LITERATURE?

    WIBCI we knew the meaning of life while we were alive?

    ‘The misery with them all was, clearly, that they sought to interfere, for good, in human matters, and had lost the power forever.’

    – Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol

    aka you CAN’T take it with you. Hey -illionaires, you going out Marley or Scrooge?… more “WIBCI Post #20”

  • Know Thyself Post #20

    Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:

    “Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.”

    – Socrates

    Interesting enough Socrates didn’t write down anything, so he is NOT self promoting.

    I agree, genius’ before us have labored on the books we have at our fingertips, most of them had terrible lives which probably didn’t end well. Improve yourself through their suffering by thinking.

    What do YOU think?

     … more “Know Thyself Post #20”

  • Know Thyself Post #19

    Know Thyself through POLITICS:

    “You must also study and learn the lessons of history because humanity has been involved in this soul-wrenching, existential struggle for a very long time. People on every continent have stood in your shoes, through decades and centuries before you. The truth does not change, and that is why the answers worked out long ago can help you find solutions to the challenges of our time.”

    John Robert Lewis: Congressmen/American civil rights activist

     

    Sounds to me like he is asking us to Learn from History.

    What do YOU think?… more “Know Thyself Post #19”

  • WIBCI Post #19

    Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from HISTORY?

    WIBCI we learned from the Death of Hypatia:

    Who/What happened to Hypatia of Alexandria?

    Hypatia was a woman born c. 350 who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. We do not know what Hypatia looked like nor do we have any of her writings. What we know of Hypatia is from her students, contemporaries, rumor, slander and myth. The scholar/mathematician/philosopher/astronomer was beloved by Christians and Pagans alike. Known for her tolerance and intelligence, students traveled from all corners of the empire to study with the Neoplatonist. Neoplatonism is a combination of philosophy/mathematics/science into an order which attempts an explanation for the universe. Reknown for her inclusivity for all people/religions, she established great influence in the philosophical and political realms of Alexandria. Orestes, the Roman prefect (Roman Governor) sought advise from Hypatia during a public feud between himself and Cyril, the archbishop of Alexandria. The archbishop, in the name of Christianity, began to impose on Orestes’ secular authority. Orestes was attacked, saved by the people of Alexandria, discovered the leader of the perpetrators whom he had tortured and killed. Cyril placed the blame on Hypatia, the witch, possibly due to her influence, maybe jealously for her popularity and/or to get her tolerance out of the way. Although the details of her death will never be known, it is believed that in c. 415 a mob pulled Hypatia from her carriage and dragged her into a church. Her flesh was scraped from her body; it is believed to have been done with roof tiles or oyster shells. She was dismembered and burnt.

    Why this is considered a death of Hypatia moment:           

    • The event caused a scholarly exodus, Alexandria ceased to be the intellectual capital of the world.
    • The event attributed to the decline in intellectualism in the Roman Empire.
    • The event is arguably noted as the moment that marks the end of the Classical Era.
    • Any death of Hypatia moment results in the decline in people thinking for themselves due to the increase in organizational persecution for thinking anyway other than what the status quo of the day dictates.
    Free thought has been the historical Achilles’ heel for those few who contribute to death of Hypatia moments.
     
    What do YOU think?
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  • WIBCI Post #18

    Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from LITERATURE?

    “There will be no loyalty, except loyalty towards the Party. There will be no love, except the love of Big Brother. There will be no laughter, except the laugh of triumph over a defeated enemy. There will be no art, no literature, no science.”

    George Orwell, 1984

    This doesn’t seem fun to you does it? Whom could such a time be good for? Remind you of anyone?

    What do YOU think?

    … more “WIBCI Post #18”

  • Know Thyself Post #18

    Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:

    “if after self- examination, a man finds he has nothing to reproach himself for, then what has he to worry about, what has he to fear?’

    – Confucius

    aka, if you know yourself and you understand your place in the world (call a duck a duck) than you are educated and fear cannot deter your beliefs.

    What do YOU think?… more “Know Thyself Post #18”

  • Know Thyself Post #17

    Know Thyself through PHILOSOPHY:

    If there something about yourself that has always been an insecurity or something you are conscious of?

    Like a facial expression, how you speak, habits or a body part?

    Is there or has there ever been anyone in your life that loves this part of you?

    Do YOU love an idiosyncrasy of anyone’s? You might want to think about telling them, they might think that cool.… more “Know Thyself Post #17”

  • WIBCI Post #17

    Wouldn’t It Be Cool If we learned from PHILOSOPHY:

    WIBCI: we took more ‘Before’ Pictures?

    When the juices are flowing and you can picture how to make something better than how it is…right now. Take a picture of that.

    I think this moment should be celebrated just as good as ‘Afters’. If there wasn’t a Before, there wouldn’t be an After.

    Do YOU have any Before pics?… more “WIBCI Post #17”

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