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    The Road to Life

    By Edward E. Rochon

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    A preface introduces the subject of the two paths to sagacity. It notes the erection of the Georgia Guidestones and takes a dim view of them. Chapter 1 notes the problems of trying to foresee the future whether through science or intuition. It also points out the advantages of knowing the future. The nature of the thing tends toward determinist and totalitarian views of life, these being necessary to fix the future. The seer strives to make the future happen through manipulation. Failing that, he hides behind obscurity: heads I'm right; tails I'm right. It then points out that the soldier's way of perceiving what is before him, carrying over only what he needs to survive, to carry the field of battle as it were, is a better way. When he is convinced of an oracle from God, he follows it as orders from a commander on faith. I note that the Hebrew prophets were not happy in the role of prophet for the most part. Chapter 2 sees the Georgia Guidestones as an attempt to predict and control the future. It takes a dim view of the 10 guidelines on the monument and critiques them. Chapter 3 provides some commentary on the preceding chapter, and why the author holds these views.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEdward E. Rochon
    Release dateJun 26, 2015
    ISBN9781310006807
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    The Road to Life
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    Edward E. Rochon

    I write for my health and the health of the world. Often the cure rivals the disease in grief and aches. My writing career started at twelve when I attempted to write a sequel to Huckleberry Finn but never finished it. My writings have included poetry, plays, a novel, non-fiction and writing newsletters for here and there. Recently, I am dabbling into short stories. Apart from newsletters, nothing has been published in print. I bought an audio recording of one of my poems but threw it away in disgust due to an inappropriate reading by the narrator. 'Contra Pantheism...' was my first eBook. About a hundred eBooks have been published since including some books of verse, and my essays collected into five volumes, and one volume of collected poems. A few other types of literature are on my list of published works. My essays deal with fundamental questions of philosophy as well as natural philosophy (science.) On the whole, my works are as far above the writings of Plato and Aristotle as the material power of the United States is over that of Ancient Greece. I once asked myself if I had ever written anything memorable, but couldn't remember exactly what I had written. I started to check my manuscripts but stopped as it seemed the answer to the question was obvious. Gore Vidal mentioned in one of his memoirs that writers tend to forget what they write and are a bad source to ask about their works. Gore knew a lot of writers. I have not and may have been a bit hard on myself. Apart from self-improvement and maybe making a few bucks, my main goal is to bring about a golden age for mankind. Being a man, this sounds appealing. It is pointless to desist and all small measures are worth the effort. Albert Camus thought suicide the only serious philosophical question. He was a fool and died young. Suicide is a waste of time. The most important functional question is: How do I get what I want? The one question that trumps this is the ultimate question of intent: What should I want? As Goethe pointed out: Be careful what you wish for in your youth, you might get it in middle age.

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