Trust in Crom and all will be well.

Intelligence may be seen as a mastery of a series of life’s compromises. One must be versed extensively in the extremes of all spectrums and be comfortable working for short periods of time in them. The key is finding the perfect location between the extremes while maintaining the ability to become the epitome of either end.

The biology of life is more amazing and beautiful than I ever imagined. I want a plant for a friend. I’ll get one soon.

In an ideal world there would never be a bad time to hear the truth.

The smarter I get, the more excited I become about the prospect of being wrong about something.

Entropy is utterly depressing.

Understanding other peoples’ weaknesses doesn’t make your own any less significant.

I must ensure that I do not, as I age, come to the conclusion that I have everything figured out. I supose all serious thinkers (those who take thinking seriously) should at least, to some degree, believe they are on the right track, but is it possible to know you are right while still being open to new ideas? I really hope that is the case.

I am truly worried that as I gather more information to support my views I will be closed to new ways of thinking later in life. I guess I just have to remember that there is no supreme truth, and that there lies in each person the desire to establish a system of thought which explains life around them. And perhaps also in my case this would incorporate the concept of an ultiimate beauty to satisfy that need for something mystical and unattainable.

But in my case, as long as the philosphy is based on reason and compassion in general terms, I cannot really claim to have a superior philosophy. Perhaps it is arrogance, but I already believe that any atheist interested in philosophy will have a very similar veiw of the world. But my ideas are so vauge that there is a lot of room for differences.

I suppose the key issue is not harming others, yet that in itself is open territory when considering elitism vs. lack of judgement of others. I don’t know; I’m confused now. I guess I just need to somehow keep an open mind.

When one looks at life as a game, I would propose that one should not complain about the rules but instead focus on winning. Just because the rules are unfair and foolish doesn’t mean one can gain anything by pointing it out.

Learn the rules and master them. Play the game and win.

To focus on the stupidity of the rules and use this as a reason to refuse to play is self-defeating. This approach entertains the notion that someday soon the entire world is going to realize all of its injustices and shortcomings and restructure itself based on “the way it should be”. We all know this not to be the case.

The world can be viewed as a game, and the game has rules. Refusal to play is a more guaranteed loss than making an attempt. I would argue those people not to go through life clinging to the limited satisfaction gained by interacting with others who also hate the rules.

I think that in an ideal lifestyle, one should be both mentally and physically tired when laying down to sleep each night. I have no evidence to support this, but I am sure it is more healthy to push both the body and mind daily. In addition to being healthy, one can also accomplish more by doing so.