Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
By
Introduction
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
10. Deconstructing Derrida: Deconstructing a Cliff
15. Freeflow
23. Judgment
2
30. Part Time Full Time Work
31. Penury
36. Reality
3
50. The Multidimensional Jesus: Reincarnation or Resurrection?
4
Chapter 1
By
studied the American Civil Liberties Union, Hospital Patient’s Bill of Rights.
In this Tract Book Essay, I propose a Mental Health Patient’s, Hospital Bill
of Rights. For purposes of this Tract Book Essay, the term “Mental Health
Hospital” shall include but not be limited to any facility which provides
5
Mental Health Patient”s Hospital Bill of Rights
at all times.
treatment.
6
going shopping at a department store or bookstore, going out to
eat at a restaurant.
7. All MHPs have a right to have their stay at the Mental Hospital to
be as short as possible.
10. All MHPs have a right to a Day Room equipped with Online
Computers and at least two television sets with DVD, VCR capabilities.
11. All MHP have a right to Library access on a Daily basis at the
7
13. All MHP have a right not to be physically assaulted by the staff
or other MHPs.
15. All MHP cannot be criminally prosecuted for any actions which
17. All MHPs have a right of access to a library of Music CDs, DVDs,
8
20. All MHPs have a right to art activities.
21. All MHPs have a right to fresh fruit as a snack in the Day Room.
22. All MHPs have a right to Catholic Mass, or other religious services
elected or appointed.
9
27. Any initial involuntary commitment can only be initiated with
28. Every MHP has a right to daily visits and also has a right to
29. Every MHP has a right to a home visit once every two weeks.
against the Mentally Ill based upon the Equal Protection Clause of the
10
Chapter 2
By
Catholic position that abortion should be illegal in all cases. At the same
time, however, I must admit that it is troubling that so many people, who
mother’s life as well as that of the unborn child. If both the mother and
unborn child are destined to die, there seems to be an argument that the
mother’s life should be saved at the expense of the unborn child, if both
cannot be saved.
being born with major birth defects. I find this troubling. I believe in the
11
Karma with the power of Christ. It has been written by several authors who
write about reincarnation that many very good people take on physical and
violates the social compact and freedom of religion. I respect this argument
So, in an effort to meet the above objections and still come up with
Court order in Equity, based upon extreme need, where there is not adequate
Now, there are two objections which can be raised. First, why save
the mother’s life, when she could be a saint/martyr, dying with her child?
a mother has a right of self-defense. I argue, for example that if a truck was
12
coming straight at a woman, out of control as a result of the driver having an
epileptic seizure, with the driver’s foot involuntarily full down on the gas
pedal, that the first woman, if she could not move, would have a right to use
a rifle to shoot the driver to force her to swerve out of the way. An even
tougher version of this is a 3 year old child behind the wheel of the truck,
rather than an adult. Even in this case the woman has a right of self-
defense. In this tougher case, it may be that a woman would elect not to
shoot the child driver having the epileptic seizure because she emotionally
defense to have an abortion to stop the “truck” of the growing child from
“killing” her.
equitable exception as a safety valve, otherwise, ten years from now some
13
and the statute will become unconstitutional again, bringing with it great
social unrest.
Rather than use a religious argument I will use classical philosophy which is
of course pagan. Aristotle argued that before anything mortal exists in act
become an oak tree in act. Similarly, the human fertilized ovum at the point
plausible that the legislature could find value in protecting human life in
14
Chapter 3
By
one political party. I would like to argue that, metaphysically, it not only
unwise, but in the long run, impossible to have a one party system.
reality, is a Daoist level. The Dao means, in essence that there are two
apposite principles which have been brought into a relational harmony. The
classical example is Ying and Yang, but other Daoist formulations are: hot
and cold, fast and slow, male and female, intuitive and analytic, red and
there can never be one monistic, unitary, political system. Even in the
monarchial model, there was the Dao of King and Queen. In the medieval
period in Europe there was the Dao of monarchy and church. So, my
argument is that a one party system is contrary to natural law. Perhaps the
15
most basic political Daoist principle is the Dao of the ingroup and outgroup.
Even where there is a one party Communist politburo, there are still
Constitutional Democracy with the Rule of Law where there are two or three
major political parties. This works with either a Dualistic Harmonious Dao,
Chapter 4
16
Being and Dasein in Heidegger
By
spends a great deal of time exploring the question of Being and ends up
Dasein.
fashion. So, I argue, based on Intuition, and Plato, that Being is “Form of
“thrownness” of Being into the World. When Being is “thrown” into the
17
World the result is a kind of Authenticity. Authenticity involves Rational
selfish, but at the same time involves giving or, as Heidegger calls it, care.
The authentic person has his own projects, but those projects help others,
Bibliography
18
Chapter 5
By
things, Snowden argued that the only really workable epistemology was that
of Coherence Theory. But, let’s save that for another day. The most
interesting thing that Snowden taught that semester was the jurisprudential
idea that asked, “Is X a Y for purposes of Z?” The idea here was, as I
will explain below, that any word X might have a different meaning in a
another case might only include “chickens.” Let us consider the example
below.
In this example, Joe is walking down the parking lot in the summer in
the city park, wearing boxer shorts underwear. The park has a swimming
pool, and some other kids are playing volley ball, wearing only their swim
19
suits. A police officer walks up to Joe and says, “I see that you are only
wearing underwear for shorts, I guess I should cite you for indecent
exposure.” “But officer,” replies Joe, “my Dad is a lawyer and we reasoned
through this situation and decided it was ok.” “Really, why?” asked the
trunks in the park, and I offer as evidence of this the fact that those guys
over there playing volleyball in swimming trunks are not getting cited for
indecent exposure. I further argue that boxer shorts are analogous to swim
trunks and since swim trunks are not citable, neither should be boxer shorts.”
“Well,” said the police officer, “I guess I’ll have to radio my watch
ideas from above we get the following: “Are the ‘boxer shorts’ a pair of
we look to how close the analogy is and then to underlying public policy of
20
With respect to the closeness of the analogy it is apparent that boxer
shorts and men’s swim trunks closely resemble each other. They are both a
type of men’s short, having approximately the same length of leg. Both
seem to be made out of cotton. The boxer shorts have a different design on
the two seem to be so close, let us now consider the underlying public policy
of the ordinance.
male genitals are not to be exposed to public view. It is argued that since
both the boxer shorts and the swim trunks hide the genitals of the wearer,
then they should be treated the same for purposes of the ordinance. So, it is
argued that “the ‘boxer shorts’ are ‘swim trunks’ for purposes of the
ordinance, and since kids with ‘swim trunks’ are not cited, so too a kid with
21
Chapter 6
By
insights that I have come upon is that many of us, or perhaps even all of us,
asserted that the human body has 7 or 8 Chakras or Energy Centers which
are located from the top of the head down the spine to the pelvic area.
as follows:
22
Anthony J. Fejfar’s Chakra Stem
Levels of Consciousness
12. Liberty
11. Wisdom
10. Being
9. Abba Being
7. Higher Love
6. Intuition
5. Creativity Hermeneutics
2. Understanding
1.1 Experience
Now, you may wonder why God isn’t on my Chakra Stem. I have
found through trial and error, personal experimentation, that placing God
23
directly on your Chakra Stem, especially at level 1, just does not work.
psychic attack and felt very sick. So I changed it back what it is now.
wish to pattern your Chakra Stem after the alignment that I am using. I find
it to be very positive.
24
Chapter 7
By
Some people hate government and want to dismantle it. Others love
sociability.
talk about closing it. If I think that Mayview is doing a good job of helping
Mayview to help with their programs. Similarly, there are typically city or
county general hospitals in many cities, why shouldn’t I get a tax deduction
25
for contributing money to them. What if the local prosecutor is tough on
consumer fraud and is doing a great job. Why couldn’t I make a charitable
contribution to the local prosecutors office so that they could give raises or
policy would cause corruption. As long as the check says, “no strings
influence is corrupt.
26
Chapter 8
By
Socialists for the proposition, “To each according to his or her need, from
it is that which is found in the above quote. I would like to argue, however,
that the real source of “to each according to his or her need, from each
according to his or her ability” finds its roots in the Christian Gospels,
Let us first consider the idea, “to each according to his or her
which is found in the Christian Gospels and the the work of the Greek
Feast from disaster. The hosts were running out of wine and didn’t know
27
what to do. Jesus performed a miracle turning water into wine as an
Equitable Exception to the General Rule that it was not yet his time to
perform miracles.
Similarly, in the parable of the Good Shepard, Jesus points out that the
Good Shepard will leave the flock (with minimal needs) and go out and find
a lost sheep (in great need). Once again Equity intervenes to provide a
that the idea of “to each according to his or her need” comes from the
Similarly, the second half of the the statement taken from the
each according to his ability.” Once again the roots of this proposition can
be found in the Christian Gospels. In the Parable of the Talents, Jesus tells
them. From the foregoing comes the ethical rule, “to whom much is
relativism. The person with money and talents is expected to use them to
proposition comes from the Christian Gospels and not from the German
28
Chapter 9
By
maximize profit at the expense of everyone else. It is even argued that the
29
Property oriented Liberal would favor corporate lobbying which would
result in “unjust” laws which would enable the corporation to make even
even if this is not profit maximizing, at least in the short term. The idea is
that persons are not supposed to harm others and that the law cannot regulate
every circumstance. Therefore, business ethics are needed to ensure that the
that ethics are subjective and that ethics should not be used at the expense of
the Natural Law decision-making tool, known as the Ethical Matrix. The
30
Reciprocity can be used in a variety of different ways as an ethical
do something to someone else unless you would like to have it done to you
so you shall be judged.” Finally, reciprocity means, “as you treat others so
you shall be treated.” This is a variation of the law of Karma, the law of
need. I suggest that you stick with the first two values, as locked in, and
then experiment from there on your own. I find the Old Testament Book of
31
dissected down the middle by a line which is perpendicular to the base of the
triangle. The two sides mirror each other perfectly and are perfectly
the wrongdoer. Proportionality also mean equality before the law. All
other things being equal, two similarly situated persons should be treated
favors the one in need, especially the poor, the mentally handicapped, the
from a general rule at law, based upon need. While it is true that Equity
follows the Law, it is also true that the Law must be Equitably interpreted.
law.
The way the Ethical Matrix works, then, is that one places oneself in a
Finally, one double checks with Equity to see if there are grounds for an
Equitable Exception from the rule generated at law. I argue that, all other
32
things being equal, this approach will produce a profit for the business
decisionmaker.
33
Chapter 10
A Satirical Allegory
By
Let us imagine that a law professor has gone up to Harvard and has
are the basis for reality. Put another way, linguistic deconstruction shows us
what reality really is. Jones then takes the example that he learned at
ultimate nature of the Cliff. Jones starts out with a nice picture of a cliff
face of rock at the base of the Grand Canyon. He points out that the word
society and must be exposed by deconstruction for what it really is, that is, a
34
culturally arbitrary covention which lends a certain trajectory of meaning
idealist approach to this question. Over 400 years ago Shakespeare asked
“would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” In this context, I would
ask, “would a cliff by any other name stop being a steep rock wall?” The
answer is no.
by itself disclose the nature of reality. It may say something useful, but not
deconstructs ‘Cliff’ itself. So, for example let us say that there are several
different words for the word “Cliff,” such as cliff, cliffo, rocko, etc. I
suggest that however much we deconstruct the words, cliff, cliffo, and
rocko, that all other things being equal the real cliff itself will be there the
front the real cliff rock face, I think that he will find that if he walks into the
cliff face he will break his nose. In fact, I would argue that to prevent this
from happening over and over again, Professor Jones would have to get into
35
a backhoe or other machinery and physically dig out the cliff face until it no
36
Chapter 11
By
church law, in the medieval period. Ecclesial law often finds its origin in
Equity favors those who are disadvantaged, or in need. The notion that
Equity favors those in need is based both on Natural Law, which is Higher
In the Old Testament, in the Book of Isaiah, it is clear that Judges are
to favor and protect the poor and the handicapped. Similarly, as I have
37
Jesus, at the Wedding Feast at Cana of Galilee, it is clear that Mary
wine, and saving the wedding reception from disaster. Jesus could only act
in Equity, he was forbidden, at Law, by God the Father at that point in his
Finally, Jesus himself shows that he acts in Equity in the story of the
lost sheep. In this parable, Jesus points out that a good shepard leaves his
flock of good, healthy, sheep, in order to find and rescue a lost sheep who
has strayed from the flock. Obviously, the lost sheep was in some sense
liable at Law for getting lost or wandering off. The good Shepard, acting in
Equity, favors the sheep most in need and goes after him, leaving the
Jesus, of course, is the good Shepard. Jesus will leave his flock of
followers in the church to seek out a straying or lost sheep who has left the
flock or the church. Strictly, speaking, this means that Jesus, and those of us
who follow him are instructed to go after the “fallen away” Catholics or
Christians who have left the church. In a more secular setting, we are to
help the poor, the elderly, the working poor, the sick, the handicapped, even
38
Chapter 12
By
consciousness, the first is the smothering mother level, the selfish mother of
level 11. Instead of starting with rights, as Law does, Equity starts with
need. Equity favors those most in need. Equity favors the poor, the
working poor, the working middle class, the handicapped, the elderly. All
other things being equal, Equity will favor a little old lady plaintiff over a
sophisticated rich businessman. Now where does all of this come from?
Well I would like to contrast two different types of Mothers. The Spider
The Spider Mother bases her instinct and life on that of the female
spider. The female spider devours her male mate after copulation and then
39
devours as many of her children as she can before they can run away. The
human Spider Mother is the same. As soon as the children are born she does
mother with a control complex. Her children must be perfect, and perfectly
obedient or she is tempted to take them to Mexico and sell them into white
slavery. She has no problem turning her children into prostitutes. If she
has a sick child, she makes that child fend for him or herself. She never
nurtures a sick child. If the child gets even sicker and dies, the Spider
Mother sees this as the problem of the weak child. Any compassion is
The Equity Mother, on the other hand follows higher Wisdom. The
Equity Mother favors those in her family most in need, typically, her
children. The Equity mother takes care of and nurtures the slow or sick
child. In fact, it might seem that the Equity Mother loves her sick child
more than her healthy children. To the healthy children, this may seem
unfair.
If one has a difficulty understanding Equity, then, one need only look
around and find an Equity Mother. I argue that Equity was the first, most
basic law on this planet, preceding individual rights based upon merit. In
40
our society we find the balance between law and equity in the formulation
that equity makes an equitable exception to a general rule based upon need.
41
Chapter 13
By
referred to as the word associated with the Holy Spirit. In the Nicean
Creed, we find that the Father and the Son share the same Ousia, or
been changed to the Father and Son share the same Being, which argues for
associated with God the Father. The unitive principle in the Trinity has
42
Similarly, the Council of Nicea also discussed the doctrine of
transubstantiation, that is, the transformation of the bread and wine of the
Eucharist into the Body and Blood of Christ. Now, as far a material
accident is concerned, the bread and wine maintain the apprearance of bread
and wine and in fact are materially still bread and wine, however, what has
also happened is that the bread and wine has been transformed into the
Substance of Jesus Christ, that is, His Substantial Body and Blood, not his
material body and blood. In fact it may very well be that the Glorified
Body of Jesus Christ after the ressurection was and is his Substantial Body,
not his material body. Substance can be physical but not material.
Presumably, in the tomb, the material body of Jesus went Quantum, became
Quantum Body.
have made the mistake of equating substance with matter. I argue that
Prime Matter and Substance are close to being the same concept and that
perhaps Prime Matter does exist. If Prime Matter does exist, perhaps it is a
43
Chapter 14
By
simply cannot conceptualize the idea that an individual word can have more
take an example. Consider these two words “black cat.” Now, the
fundamentalist will assume, naively, that “black cat” is simply a four legged
small animal with dark fur. However, there is at least one other meaning,
inch and a half firecrackers called “black cat” are sold and used. So, if I,
on the Fourth of July said to my buddy, “hey give me a black cat,” I most
likely will be give a firecracker and not a small dark animal. I argue that
the ability to understand that one word can simultaneously have more than
44
There is another type of abstraction that is also important. If I see tall
“plant” 25 feet tall with a trunk, branches, and leaves, then this is most
I have argued previously, a small plant with branches and leaves could be
called a shrub, or a bush, or some scrub. Once again, for some people it is
impossible for them to understand that a given object might have more than
one word which describes it. This is, again, a type of cognitive
fundamentalism. Those with formal operations can see that one object
Now, this is a serious matter because in law, the same word or words
can have different meanings in different contexts. So, for example, the
statute. Without reading the statute one might think that if I carried a
hunting knife or a lock blade knife under my shirt I would be violating the
statute and could go to jail. However, if one were to read the definition of
“Concealed Weapon” actually found in the statute, one would find that the
only type of knife prohibited for a person to carry by the statute is a “switch
definition are not the same. The commonsense definition is wrong. Once
45
definition and a statutory definition, then one should not be a lawyer, a
46
Chapter 15
Freeflow
By
Often, authors are asked where their ideas come from. The mundane
mind seems to think that ideas always come from someplace else or
much, I can honestly say that all of my writing is inspired by the Holy Spirit.
How does the Holy Spirit work? Well, as I have said before, I have
a “True Self” which is at once both myself and the Holy Spirit, in a very
deep spiritual way. The inspiration of the Holy Spirit is often arational, and
Spirit becomes irrational only when irrational Love is involved, rather than
and rarely irrational. As far as I can tell, the only irrational aspect of my
47
pretty crazy things sometimes. Love takes risks. Love dares to go where
some personal risk to oneself. Anytime someone comes out with a new or
Holy Spirit inspires the author to move beyond such idiocy and to write that
Now, you might ask, where does the Holy Spirit come from? Well,
of course, the Holy Spirit is one Person of the Trinity of God, but even more
can be said. The Holy Spirit is Substance. The Holy Spirit is the basis for
Of course Substance and the Holy Spirit also involve Love. How
many of us would have taken the risk of getting married if we had not been
inspired by the Love of the Holy Spirit? It is the Holy Spirit that not only
asks us to take risks, but forces us to take risks. It was this Holy Spirit that
48
preaching the Good News of the Gospel, with only the clothes on their
backs and little or no money. It was this same Holy Spirit that drove Jesus
into the desert for 40 days to take the Spirit Journey and do battle with
Satan. If we listen to the whisper of the Holy Spirit in our Hearts, we will
do better.
49
Chapter 16
By
For some people, I suppose, the God question never comes up. It
simiply isn’t on the radar screen. I suppose such people somehow have not
ways asleep. Instead of searching for meaning, they search for conventional
level 4 and the artist and poet at level 5 seek meaning in a different way.
50
grounded in Being and metaphysics is Classical Liberalism. Classical
moderate relativism.
When one begins to intuit Being at level 6, then the search for
meaning and the search for God begins to reach fruition. When one intuits
Being, one begins to be spiritually in touch with God the Father. Being is
manifests God the Father and God the Father manifests Being. Being is the
Mind of God the Father. Being is the Mind of God. If you find God, you
will eventually find Being, if you find Being, you will eventually find God.
God the Father is the God of Being. To find God the Father, then, meditate
on Being.
Chapter 17
51
Is Anger Good or Evil?
By
take the position that anger in accordance with right reason is good, while
anger not in accord with right reason is evil. Similarly, in Question 158,
Article II, Aquinas asserts that anger whose end is Justice, is good while
anger which promotes injustice is evil. Finally, Aquinas argues that only
toward the Good as an end. I also argue that the purpose of anger should be
that which is unethical is good. That which is unethical is that which is not
52
Aquinas notes, one should never allow one’s anger to become so strong that
one loses one’s ability to reason. Anger which clouds good judgment and
Chapter 18
53
Is Humility Good or Evil?
By
Aquinas takes the position the humility is a virtue, or good. I argue on the
other hand, that the only humility is false humility and that humility is evil.
Now, for the human being to be moved to act, the intellect or the emotions
must move the will and then the will moves the body. I argue that one
not humility. On the other hand, it is equally true that a puffed up sense of
Self-confidence the Holy Spirit could not operate. The Holy Spirit teaches
54
does, vocationally, without Self-confidence. Self-confidence and the Holy
I have never met a person who is genuinely humble, but rather, have
55
Chapter 19
By
Now, the Communist Party only allows for a one party state. What
about the Republican Party? Well, how can we tell? I guess we can tell
this by figuring out how the Republicans treat the rival Democrats. If the
right to exist, rather than being collegial, then it would seem that the
Republicans are trying to get rid of the Democrats. Now, it is fairly obvious
that if there are two parties, one Democrat and one Republican, and you
take away one party, the Democrats, then you are left with one party, the
Nazis also believed in a one party state run by the Nazi party, so could it be
56
Now, you might object that the Republicans are not trying to destroy
the Democratic Party, but there are a few problems with that. Richard
era.
democrats are evil. Even Republican Catholic priests, giving homilies from
Now, the most interesting people out to destroy legal democracy are
at Harvard Law School and elsewhere. In fact I have heard, first hand, a
remember World War Two at all, you might recall that Mussolini, the
Italian Dictator was a fascist, and he was aligned with Adolph Hitler, a Nazi,
both totalitarians. The people who fought the fascist and Nazis were
Studies crowd are a bunch of cowards. They never fight for reforms for
justice and social justice that would help the poor or working poor or
57
middle class, instead they argue that the Rule of Law doesn’t exist, rights
don’t exist, instead these are “reified” concepts which are illegitimate.
to respond and, the article was about his work, that is Peter Gabel. Since I
published that article in the Capital Law Review, I have come up with a
supposed radicals, spend all their time trashing liberal democracy using the
58
Chapter 20
By
Sometimes you have this intuitive feeling that you can commit to doing
something for a long time, maybe forever. Often times when we think of
Everyone knows that if you believe in God you will have your ups
and downs, your good days and your bad days. Saint Ignatius of Loyola
saw this, and named these swings in spirituality consolation and desolation.
God or the Spirit in one’s heart and soul then one is experiencing
consolation. When God or the Spirit seems absent then one is experiencing
desolation.
59
Ignatius said, however, that even desolation can be a gift. In periods
good spiritual direction it is sometimes possible to ride out the situation and
transcend it. As Dr. Larry Dossey points out, the mind-body connection is
a two way street. The mind can affect the body and the body or medication
can affect the mind. Moreover, the mind can affect the mind.
have learn to be patient with yourself and understand that however horrible
it may be at the time, it may be spiritually necessary for one’s inner growth
depression or desolation, however, at keep at your goals and your life. You
simply have to gut it out and stick with your faith in God even though your
Flip-floppers are those who blow with the wind, Catholic one week,
Episcopalian the week after, atheist the next. Providentially, God can work
60
His plan may not be the one we like but nevertheless it is still a plan
that will work, providentially. Jesus said in the Christian Gospel, “I will
take them cold, I will take them hot, but the luke warm I will spit out of my
change faith under persecution, severe persecution, then God can exercise
equity and forgive us. But if we change faith for reasons of selfishness, or
power, or greed, then God is not very forgiving. So, even in times of
difficulty do your best to stick with your faith. If you leave the faith for
what you see is a good reason, then don’t come back unless you really mean
it. Maybe it is better for you to try to make your new faith work. Don’t be
61
Chapter 21
By
In the book and movie, the DaVinci Code, it is asserted that Jesus
want to argue for a more radical interpretation of the Gospels. I argue that
Mother’s side, the grandson of Cleopatra (Anne) (Egypt) and Marc Antony
Caesar (Rome). I argue that Jesus was married to a woman of stature in the
community and had 5 children, both boys and girls. I argue that Jesus was
He argued that all Jews should have Roman Citizenship. He argued that
there should be hospitals to take care of medical needs of the middle class
and poor. He argued against unjust taxation. As a result of all of this, Jesus
was penured by the Sandedrin, and disbarred from law practice. Jesus sent
his wife and children to Byzantium to be safe and then began his public
62
ministry as a prophet, healer, and preacher. Both the Jewish and Roman
authorities could take only so much of this and Jesus was crucified, died,
and was buried. Jesus rose from the dead, using his Quantum Abilities,
spent time with his disciples and then ascended into the sky, the heavens.
Jesus then flew bodily to the outskirts of Byzantium and rejoined his family,
time and practiced Roman Civil Law, having obtained Roman Citizenship.
He had 5 more biological children and stayed on earth for a long time.
63
Chapter 22
By
Since I was a kid I always wondered a lot about Joseph, the earthly
Father of Jesus of Nazareth. It is clear that Joseph was around the house
during the early childhood of Jesus. Joseph and Mary have to get Jesus
back from the Temple where the young Jesus was debating theology and
philosophy with the Jewish elders. After this incident with the elders,
It is argued by some that Joseph died while Jesus was still young, and
propose another interpretation of the biblical data, I would like to argue that
Joseph, like Jesus after him, was subjected to persecution for the charge of
penury. Rather than stay in Nazareth and face persecution for penury, it is
my argument that Joseph left town and went to Jerusalem to start a new life.
Apparently, if one survives penuring, then one can become rich, as was
64
Joseph of Arimethea. Joseph of Arimethea was a disciple of Jesus, and
apparently was present at the crucifixion of Jesus, and later had enough clout
to ask Pilate for Jesus’ body, so that it could be buried in a tomb owned by
Arimethea.
So, I argue that Joseph did not abandon Jesus, but rather was
and supporter of Jesus, was present throughout the public ministry of Jesus,
and was with Jesus at his death on the Cross. I argue that Joseph was a
65
Chapter 23
Judgment
By
In the Christian Gospel, the Book of Matthew, Jesus tells the disciples
not to judge others harshly, that is, not to be judgmental, “For as you judge,
so you shall be judged, and the measure which you measure will be
moderate relativist. Jesus does not deny that truth of some sort exists,
neither does Jesus assert that absolute truth exists, instead, he tells us that we
will be judged (an absolute) by the same standards we use to judge others (a
relative standard).
Jesus also says that the measure or standard you use to measure or
analyze others will be the same measure that is used to measure or analyze
you. Now, the situation is made even more interesting because of karma.
rich and treat the poor well or poorly, I will eventually live a life where I will
66
be poor and will be treated well or poorly just as I treated the poor in this
life.
who owed a debt to his King. Debtor A, was taken before the King and
was questioned. The man has no way to pay the debt. The King ordered
that Debtor A and his family be sold into slavery to pay the debt. Debtor A,
begged for mercy, and the King relented, forgiving the man’s debt. Debtor
A was on his way home, happy that his debt had been forgiven, when he
came upon another man, Debtor B, who owed him, the King’s debtor, a
small amount of money. The forgiven debtor, now creditor, Debtor A, had
the man, Debtor B, thrown into debtor’s prison. Soon, word got back to the
King as to what had happened. Following the teaching of Jesus, the King
applied the same judgment and measure to the King’s debtor, Debtor A, that
Debtor A has applied to Debtor B. Thus, the King handed the original
to pay, or had forgiven the debt the same judgment would have been applied
symbolizes a kind of Hell. So, I argue that good judgment, tempered with
compassion is best, but that, now judgment at all is better than a sort of
67
vindictive judgmentalism, which is all some people are capable of since they
68
Chapter 24
By
analysis.
time considering the Level of Understanding. The best idea that I have
come up with so far is to imagine that you are a one year old child who is
just learning to speak. You do not know the name of the various objects in
the room. In order to learn you are accompanied by a parent (or friend) and
you simply point at various objects in the room saying “That…” So, you
see a “lamp” and you point at it and say “That…” You see a picture on the
wall and you say “That…” You say that because you are trying to stay on
69
On the Level of Understanding you take your sense experience and
try to categorize it. So, let us say you have pointed to an “apple” and an
“orange,” saying “That…” Now, let us say you point to the “apple” saying
“That…” and your friend then says “apple” to you to give you the name or
category that fits. Next, you do the same thing with “orange.”
orange and apple. Next your friend tells you that both an apple and an
orange are fruit, while green beans are a vegetable. You now distinguish
apple from orange as two different types of fruit and analogize them as two
similar types of fruit. So, by analogy, apple is to orange as green beans are
an orange saying they are two different types of fruit. All of this is done on
probability directly intuits both the object “orange” as well as the ideal
two for a proper “fit,” and then Judges the orange to really be an orange.
Additionally, Intuition at level 3 Judges that the apple is not an orange and
70
Thus, using phenomenological analysis it is apparent that
71
Chapter 25
By
liberalism? Well, if you look carefully, the word “liberalism” has the same
root, “liber” as the word “liberty.” Thus, liberals are persons who support
liberty. Now, who could be against liberty? That is, genuine freedom?
Well, fascists, I suppose. Those people who reject liberal, individual rights
in favor of evil, authoritarian rule. Why would anyone in their right mind
be against liberty?
I suppose that there once was a time when certain liberals, who were
This is no longer the case. With Critical Thomism, liberalism is now firmly
knower. Liberty is real. And, for the liberal metaphysician it is no big deal
72
at all to move from aatheistic metaphysics to theistic metaphysics.
are still free to dream the dream of God, while atheists aren’t. Liberty is
worth fighting for. As Patrick Henry has stated around the time of the
73
Chapter 26
By
disability would have the right to practice law if the person was an
status was irrelevant as long as the person did not violate the Legal Ethics
legislature to prevent some one from practicing law based on his status of
Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Protection clause of the United
mentally ill and judicially incompetent to stand trial does not have the legal
74
stand trial, that that person holds an equitable use in all of his or her property
and can contract in Equity under the theory of in Quantum Meruit, that is,
capacity of parens patria, that is, one who is responsible for representing to
checking account.
Now, the only counterargument that I can see to the position taken
apply. The Statute of Uses states that any equitable use is converted to a use
at law. Now, while this may seem to hurt the argument for a person holding
an equitable use, it really does not. What happens instead is that the
mentally ill person can hold a law license, practice law, contract at law, hold
title to property at law, hold a savings account at law, and hold a checking
Guardian or another, then the use at law reverts back to an Equitable Use,
75
Chapter 27
By
sometime thought to be like an Energy field, not unlike the idea of Ether
that 19th century scientists used. Some are skeptical about Being, arguing
that it does not exist. The typical response is that Being is the Unmoved
the Quantum Field. The Quantum Field has been scientifically proven to
76
Field is said to involve Moderate Relativism, and by analogy it can be
77
Chapter 28
By
asserts that there are five different levels of motivation for the person. They
are:
1. Survival
2. Safety
3. Belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self-Actualization
clothing, shelter. Safety needs involve freedom from harm and often
involve the use of law to protect one from harm and to protect one’s
freedom. Belonging needs are needs related to relationship and love such as
need for positive affirmation for a job well done. Finally, Self-
78
Actualization needs relate to the need to express your True Self, your Holy
way, just because one Self-Actualizes does not mean that there is no need
to be paid well for a job well done, for example. You are not required to
have survival, safety, and esteem needs just as much as anyone else. Having
said this, however, it is also true that Self-Actualizing people are willing to
person desires a job which promotes his or her Self-Actualization and which
pays well. Self-Actualizing people hate high paying jobs which do not
79
Chapter 29
By
I would like to suggest a new profession for lawyers who hold a Juris
biology or chemistry.
schizophrenics have a hard time being logical. I argue that by putting the
80
mediation relaxation, that one can discover the unconscious roots of
I have to examples that have been used successfully. In the first case
the patient was suffering from severe depression. The patient was given the
“reality” shifting in his mind periodically. The patient was given the neuro-
form,” and was told to meditate with this. The patient experienced dramatic
81
Chapter 30
By
I have heard in Germany that they are going to a part time work
week for everyone, required by law. In the United States there is, for some
reason, the rather idiotic idea that if you do not work a 40 hour work week,
or longer, that you are somehow mentally ill. In fact, in some law firms,
attorneys work 80 hour work weeks. I know of one guy who worked in a
big firm who supposedly was pulling down a big salary, and, do you know
what? When you looked at the huge amount of hours he was required to
work and divided that by his salary, you found out that he was only making
absurd that a person goes to school for four years undergraduate studies,
three years of law school, and then ends up making the same hourly rate as a
kid right out of highschool who is sacking groceries at the local grocery
store.
82
But the problem is even deeper than what I have discussed.
that some lawyers will even brag that they missed their son’s baseball game
because they were putting in hard hitting hours. It is sad. I argue that the
Human beings evolved from tribal culture. In tribal culture the male
spent most of his time at home relaxing or doing odd jobs such as repairing a
the right area a warrior hunter might go out and hunt for two or three hours
In medieval culture it was the same way. People were layed back.
They took time to talk to each other and took rest breaks. There was
typically one religious holiday a week where no one was allowed to work.
Finally, in science fiction and in the new age literature there are
people work part time. Part time is full time. Part time pays full time. If in
83
a law firm for example, the senior partners would accept a sensible salary
cap in instead of maxing out profit, then the money saved could be
distributed throughout the firm and everyone could work fewer hours.
In my own case, I worked at a large law firm for two years and then
left to go into the Jesuit Novitiate. For me, full time legal practice was not a
satisfying lifestyle. I left the Novitiate and went into legal academia. As a
law professor I had flexible hours and could excel. Because I was not
required to work a 40 hour week in the office I could spend time at home
reading or meditating or later spend time with my kids. While some people
took 4 hours to prepare for a one hour class, it took me just 45 minutes to
working out just fine. I suggest part time full time work for everyone.
84
Chapter 31
Penury
By
against this person my penuring him. Penury may also apply to a woman,
but I think the process is somewhat different. With respect to the male,
penury can mean either withdrawl to a life of relative seclusion and poverty,
enforced poverty by reason of the male being “framed” and put in prison or
85
a psychiatric ward is also a possibility. Lastly, poisoning of the victim of
in his late 40’s is a target for penury. Arguably, his health should be failing,
but it is not. The inauthentic way of avoiding penury is to join a satanic cult
personal and societal reaction of hatred and jealously against a person who
argues for and lives a life of, higher values. So, I argue that history has
shown that men who live lives arguing for justice and social justice are
86
Ghandi (assassinated), Jack Kennedy (assassinated), Bobby Kennedy
argue that I have been penured, although I will not go into the details here.
Now, let us talk about the ways of avoiding penury. First of all, if
with a barbed whip was a form of self penuring to avoid something worse.
expected to leave his home and live the rest of his life in an ashram or
wife and two children, and now live in a one bedroom apartment in a
different city. Perhaps the reason that there are so many divorces in the 40
If the spiritual male seeking justice and social justice does not retire to
that he will be penured. As stated before, penury can include: being framed
and put in prison on false charges; being framed and executed by the state;
87
being burned or crucified by the mob or Klu Klux Klan; being hit or
hypothesis that I have presented here, but I do not think that I am.
88
Chapter 32
By
with it. Traditionally, those who reject God, after having accepted or
ordinary times when the Church is functioning the way it should, and so is
society, it is typically not very difficult for most people to maintain their
religious faith. It is perhaps the most difficult test for many during
ordinary times when a loved one dies unexpectedly. This often produces a
faith.
89
For example, during the time of the Crusades, when Catholic
Knights were captured by Moslems, the Knights were often tortured to force
during the reign of Queen Elizebeth the 1st of England, Catholic priests
who were captured were typically tortured and executed, often by being
The reason that many Catholics went to their deaths under torture
was the official policy of the Church was that there was never an excuse for
apostacy. If you were tortured you were expected to resist until death and
should be noted that minor name calling or other such minor forms of
90
Chapter 33
By
as any other Doctor, has the legal duty to act reasonably when treating a
paid.
medications which have minimal side effects. Both Geodon and Seroquel,
affective disorder, and bipolar disorder (manic depression), and have been
approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration for those uses.
91
many psychiatrists prescribe haldiperol or haldol as the first line of treatment
even though haldol has significant side effects. Instead, the competent
psychiatrist would start with Geodon or Seroquel, the most effective drug,
psychiatrists start with lithium as the first treatment, and then go to depakote
(valproic acid) even though both of these medications have significant side
Seroquel, the most effective drug with the least amount of side effects.
won’t do this voluntarily then the legal system will have to put them out of
92
Chapter 34
By
lawyer is an “officer of the court” only for the limited purpose of disclosing
perjury by a client. Only lawyers whose practices involve state action for
constitutional purposes are those lawyers who work for government directly,
such as a United State Attorney, the local prosecutor, the head or counsel of
an administrative agency.
psychiatric ward for a long period time, and a psychiatrist also has the power
93
psychiatrist has this power is because of state statute. Force of state law
and state coercion give psychiatrist power, and thus political power, even,
religious power.
umbrella of state action, it is apparent that certain legal rules come into play.
First of all, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution states
First Amendment also provides that persons are to have the free exercise of
Finally, 42 United States Code Annotated Section 1983 provides both civil
state law.
Bill, tells his psychiatrist that he “feels the Holy Spirit in my Heart,” and
also feels inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi to give all his property away to
the poor and go into religious life in order to serve others. Bill’s
ward, Bill reaffirms his previous religious ideals and his psychiatrist
94
reaffirms Bill’s diagnosis on manic depression and decides that Bill is
psychiatrist has violated both the First Amendment and 42 U.S.C.A. Section
1983.
Here is the argument. Bill’s intention to sell his property and go into
religious life involves the free exercise of religion for purposes of the First
Amendment. United State Supreme Court precedent states that the state
interest, and if the means used to further that interest are narrowly drawn to
that saving the life of either Bill or a third person would be a compelling
state interest, but, the problem is that Bill is simply planning to sell his
property and go into religious life. Bill is not really planning to hurt
death if he sells everything and is then kicked out of religious life. If this
95
is indeed the concern, the state can only intervene in a narrow way to
prevent this possibility from happening. This can be done by asking or even
requiring Bill to place his property in a Trust until Bill has taken final vows
involuntarily commit Bill, but instead should seek legal means to have Bill’s
avoid the type of legal penalties associated with Section 1983. The same is
96
Chapter 35
Psychotic Psychiatry
By
with reality.” The corollary of the foregoing, is, of course, that psychiatry
reality.
The problem is that psychiatry itself is totally out of touch with reality
Here is the best though. Do you know that if you tell a psychiatrist
anything which he or she thinks is out of the ordinary that you will in all
97
is well known that the Mafia is active in the Kansas City area. I grew up in
Nebraska and this was generally understood as being true. Let us say
however, that I grew up and got a job in Kansas City and I was being
rousted out of my job with no explanation. Let us also assume that I have
psychiatrist and tell him that I suspect that I am being rousted in my job
private detective to check out the underlying facts of the patient’s story. In
point of fact people do get persecuted by not only the mafia, but also the
example, the local newspaper in Pittsburgh, PA, published a story about the
the last time that I checked, 50 U.S.C.S. section 401, et seq., known as the
National Security Act, prohibits the C.I.A. from spying domestically in the
United States.. I think that it is a felony under federal law. Under the
98
Now, back to psychiatry. How about this for an interesting move?
Joe Smith discovers that his wife is planning to run him in onto a psychiatric
ward for treatment. She is keeping a careful list of all of Joe’s behaviours so
that she can give this to the psychiatrist. Joe discovers the list and decides
to get a crew cut, hair cut and grow a beard so that his cannot be accused of
having cognitive dementia. Joe’s wife proceeds with her plan anyway.
ward for not combing his hair or shaving. Of course Joe does not need to
shave because he has grown a beard, and, Joe does not need to comb his hair
because he has a short crew cut, hair cut. Although this is perfectly absurd,
99
Chapter 36
Reality
By
that they know reality first hand, without reflection. Others simply ignore
the question, perhaps even denying that reality exists. At the deepest point
quiddity par excellence. Realists start with Substance and finish with
Substance.
Idealists on the other hand start with the idea of idea. For an
Idealist will even insist that Idea is the basis for the real. For the Idealist,
Reality is based on ideas. The problem, of course, is that ideas are not real,
they are abstract, almost imaginary. In fact, we even have full books full of
imaginary ideas which are called fiction. So, this seems to be a problem
100
Linguistic Deconstruction is also a problem for the Idealist.
words into meaning categories which may or may not have anything to do
example. Liberty is based upon the idea of Freedom. The idea of Liberty
an idea but a word? What is word but a cultural convention? Aren’t all
Thus, Idealism as the basis for reality just does not work.
On the other hand, it must be noted that ideas do affect reality. The
kits help us to assemble the book shelves, making them real, not just an idea.
substance and are not mere accidents or illiterations. So, I argue that the
101
realism of Critical Thomism or Critical Realism works, while idealism
does not.
102
Chapter 37
By
argued elsewhere, the Self of Rational Self Interest, and Self Reflection is in
fact the True Self of the Holy Spirit in the heart and mind of the individual
person, which is, at once, both truly the person in the deepest sense and is
also the Holy Spirit. It is this same Self which is the Self of Self-
Actualization.
103
Actualization “resolves the dichotomy between selfish and unselfish.” Id.
This is because the person, by the power of the Holy Spirit, selfishly pursues
Further, “self-actualization work transcends the [ego] without trying to, and
law. I am doing both now, each part time. I believe that I have a vocation
Actualize doing both. I find my True Self, practicing law and writing.
enjoy helping them solve their problems. When I was a law professor,
you with a problem and it is up to you, the lawyer, to try to solve it, and,
hopefully make enough to pay your grocery bill and your book bill. (As an
104
The trick is to find your vocation. I suppose that some of these
particular lines of work. You have to have the faith, that somehow,
someway that if you follow your vocation, you will be able to make ends
105
Chapter 38
By
used to break the will of the person or to cause the person to have a nervous
a prisoner of war camp where prisoners are place in “the hole” or “the
days in a day room with no distraction other than a television set which play
bland crap. Visits from family or friends are often not very often. I suspect
much to say that patient’s are being tortured, but in the end it may be that the
106
Chapter 39
By
discusses and contrasts the Active Life with the Contemplative Life.
Aquinas argues that Practical Reason is ordered toward the Active Life,
also argues that the Active Life helps to bring balance to the Contemplative
Life.
that Aquinas refers to. Level 4, Formal Operations, on the other hand is a
first move toward a higher type of reason. While Practical Reason tends to
sense transcendent.
107
Reason at Level 8 is not adaptive, but rather is transcendent. Level 8
Without Level 8, Reason, for example, I doubt that we would know anything
systems.
108
Chapter 40
By
In the book, The Tao of Jesus, Joseph Loya, et. al., discuss
both a saying of Lao Tzu and a saying of Jesus regarding social justice.
Although the Daoist verses by Lao Tzu are more abstract, still they are
instructive:
Aristotle. Aristotle argues that the Good is found in moderation. Lao Tzu
109
argues that the Tao, or the Good, is found in supplementing that which is
obvious that Lao Tzu and Aristotle both argue for moderation. Excessive
(Luke 4, 18-19).
Thus, Jesus asserts that the poor and the mentally ill are to be
The rich are to help the poor, either through direct financial help or by
investing in programs and business that will provide services to the poor, or
employ the poor. The same is true of the Poor in Spirit, the mentally ill. It
is immoderate and excessive for the rich to selfishly keep their money and
110
through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of
Heaven.
111
Chapter 41
By
There has been much speculation about the lineage of Jesus Christ. I
argue that Jesus of Nazareth, is, and was, the Logos, the First Cause. I
argue that the First Cause is Multidimensional and so that those who are one
in Christ can themselves become a First Cause. I also argue that Jesus was,
and is, the Quantum Jesus. Jesus was, and is, One with the Quantum Field.
I argue that Jesus, by the Power of the Holy Spirit, Fathered himself,
biologically, with Mary as his Virigin Mother. Jesus came into the womb of
Mary as a Quantum Field and then manifested materially as male sperm and
impregnated Mary as a Virgin. I also argue that the template Jesus used for
his sperm was that of Joseph, his adopted father, and that Jesus took on the
Didimous, Saint Thomas the Apostle, Doubting Thomas. Jesus was the
genetic twin of his cousin Thomas Judeas. The two were boyhood friends.
112
Chapter 42
By
Law courts have legal rules which begin conceptual with legal
rights, Equity courts have equitable rules which begin with the concept of
need. Equity favors the one in need. Equity favors the poor, the elderly,
Aristotle and then matures in the church Equity courts of the late medieval
have both law and equity jurisdiction, and equitable use can be enforced in a
trial court such as a District Court or a Common Pleas Court, and on appeal.
113
By reason of Natural Law, every Court of General Jurisdiction has Equity
it is true that a person who steals a car owned by Equitable use can be
equitable use.
To form an Equitable use one must have a bare Legal title at law
and owning the corporation through equity Common Stock shares and then
having the bare Legal title at law of the incompetent conveyed to the closely
held Corporation.
114
Bare Legal title at law subject to an Equitable use is analogous in
tenant relationship the land lord holds bare legal title at law subject to the
tenant’s possessory interest in Equity. The only reason that tenant was not
given more protection in Equity courts was that in the medieval system
Legal title at law is subject to the possessory interest in equity of the holder
interest in a tenancy, so too can the holder of an equitable use sell, gift, or
equitable use, without the interference of the bare Legal title holder at law.
The only right and duty of a bare legal title holder at law is to defend that
bare legal Title at law against third parties, and to defend the equitable use
For the most helpful discussion of the Equitable use and the Statute
Property (2002).
115
Chapter 43
An Allegory
By
Once upon a time, it was known that if you did horrible things to
people in your life on Earth, you would go to Hell in the afterlife. By the
end of the Middle Ages, however, there were so many people in Hell that it
as beginning to get crowded. About this time, certain scientists and apostate
philosophers got together and decided that there was a way out. They
decided to create a whole new world view called atheistic materialism and a
These demonic souls went to Satan and said, “Listen we don’t even
believe in God, so God should not be able judge us. Also, we believe in life
on planets other than earth and the Bible does not recognize this, so under
planets since the system here only applies to Earth. Satan agreed and freed
116
Soon the Demonic Souls found hominid races who were very close
those hominids are gradually took control of those planets, with the demonic
souls losing their human nature. Since they were no longer human, they
and others, took the position that they were not subject to God’s law and
God’s judgment.
Demonic Aliens did everything they could to develop space craft which
could travel faster than time and take them to Earth during the time of
Christianity. They are here, on Earth, even now, doing everything they can
to destroy us, especially Catholics and Christians who originally put them in
AN ALLLEGORY
117
Chapter 44
By
society, was the Good. Aristotle, on the other hand argued for the Common
Theologica, Thomas Aquinas argued that the end of law is the common
good. I argue that Plato was right and that the end of law is the Good.
In theory, the common good means something more than just the view
conventional majority.
It is clear that the Good does not represent the will of a conventional
majority. The Good is defined as the Truly Worthwhile. In the first instance
the Truly Worthwhile means that the scale of values of all participants in
society is assumed to begin with Rational Self Interest, and the to proceed
118
with Autonomy as fundamental values. Rationality implies the use of
Logic. The Self is the True Self, where deep in one’s heart one is at once
both oneself and God, the True Self is me, as the Holy Spirit in me. It is the
follows the Self in him or her. A Self directed person chooses to voluntarily,
invalid. Reason is the only authority, not some authoritarian person. The
a person pursues Rational Self Interest and Autonomy, that that person will
Bibliography
119
Chapter 45
By
society, was the Good. Aristotle, on the other hand argued for the Common
Theologica, Thomas Aquinas argued that the end of law is the common
good. I argue that Plato was right and that the end of law is the Good.
The problem, is, however, that some people tend to conflate the Good
with the Common Good. For those using conventional morality, the only
Good is the Common Good. So, to clarify, I argue that the Good is an
Individual Good. The Individual Good starts with you (or me) the
individual person and works outward from there. The Greatest Good is my
being egoistic and selfish. This, however, is not the case. The Self, of my
120
Rational Self Interest, is, the True me, The True Tony, and, at the same time,
the Holy Spirit in me. This is a type of Spirit Mysticism. My True Self is
totally and completely me and totally and completely God, at the same time.
So, for John Doe, for example, his True Self is the True John, in him, and at
The Common Good, on the other hand, can only be pursued with
means to be Self Directed. Once again the True Self of Autonomous Self
Direction is both simultaneously the True me, and the Holy Spirit. In this
sense I can be Selfish and ethical but not selfish and ethical.
I argue that morality must give way to individual ethics. The ethical
121
Chapter 46
By
Inquisition is a judicial proceeding where the Judge runs the proceeding and
example, let us say that the Inquisition is being used in a criminal case and
clearly would have a conflict of interest in deciding the motion. The judge
is essentially both the prosecutor and the judge and thus has an interest in
defense might file or raise. If nothing else, the conflict of interest problem
122
Additionally, the 7th Amendment to the United States Constitution
guarantees a jury trial in all civil cases involving the common law. I argue
that the Inquistion is based upon and follows the common law. Therefore,
the Inquistion is invalid since the judge cannot replace the jury.
Shevin, cited Magna Carta, the British Constitution with approval. I argue
approximately the year 1215, long before the Spanish Inquisition became
with a trial based upon due process or a jury of one’s peers. Due process,
as the “law of the land,” is basically based upon Natural Law and cannot be
abrogated by the courts or the legislature . Magna Carta means the end of
without due process and a Magna Carta jury. I argue that every United
States citizen is entitled to a trial with due process and a trial by one’s peers,
123
Chapter 47
By
things, first, where did the material world come from and what is its’ nature?
God is evil and that God created the world evil. The Catholic tradition,
which I subscribe to, on the other hand, teaches that God is Good and that
the material world is flawed. The material world is flawed, not because of
God, but because of the Fall of Adam and Eve, described in the Book of
Genesis. Adam and Eve both had real knowledge of God and Spirituality in
the Garden of Eden, they also had real intellect. Because of the Fall, Eve
first, and then Adam chose Original Sin and the conventional knowledge of
good and evil. Adam and Eve were plunged into a world beset by
124
The Material World is the World of random statistical probability.
Complexity, intuitively, ever really does very well with the Material World.
In terms of law, human law finds its place at the material level of existence.
Natural Law and Divine Law are found through the use of Substance,
where one’s physicality is God like. The most obvious example is that real
human beings have a Substantial Soul, by the Power of the Holy Spirit, not
Chapter 48
125
The Middle Class Jesus
By
was a middle class person, not poor. Let us first look to the home which
Jesus most probably lived in. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus was a
tradesman, and middle class. I argue that Jesus grew up in a middle class
probably that of a Hellenistic Jew, giving him a very good classical greek
I also argue that Jesus was a Jewish lawyer with a graduate education,
reincarnation rather than life after death in “Heaven.” I argue that Jesus
not only was a rabbi or teacher, but was also a member of the Sanhedrin. I
argue that Jesus was a radical lawyer who dedicated his life to the call of the
book of Isaiah for social justice. By the time of his public ministry, Jesus
126
from probably disbarred or expelled from the Sanhedrin for heresy. In any
Chapter 49
127
The Moderation Corporation
By
profit for the shareholders. People who say this then assert that
a different argument.
even encouraged even if the graduate degree did not directly relate to the
128
employees employments tasks. Christmas gifts to employees would be
Chapter 50
129
The Multidimentional Jesus: Reincarnation or Resurrection?
By
not necessarily turn out quite the same way in every reality frame or parallel
universe. The same can be said, of course, about his death. Perhaps in one
reality frame Jesus used Jedi type power and popped the nails out of his
hands and feet and levitated off the Cross, conquering death in a different
way.
Let us assume for the sake of argument, however, that Jesus did in fact
die on the Cross and ended up in the tomb for Easter weekend. What if in
one reality frame Jesus did not literally ressurrect from the dead, but did
something different instead? What if in one reality frame, Jesus died, was
Jesus with different parents the week after his death in his previous life.
Let us say that this new Jesus had all the gifts and powers of the
original. Let us say that Jesus only appeared to the disciples after the
130
crucifixtion as an apparition, speaking with them through elocutions by the
power of the Holy Spirit, and then immediately reincarnated? The new
the new church. The story of the resurrection was a “coded” story which
hid the real fact of the reincarnation of Jesus from his enemies, trying to
prevent the slaughter of infants which took place the last time around by the
By age 18, Jesus would be seen as an adult again, with even more
power than before because he had already fulfilled the messianic prophecy
by reason of the crucifixtion. Jesus only had to be crucified once, and only
long enough, I argue that the probability field or Quantum Field changed in
such a way that an actual resurrection became not only believable, but
probable. Both the reincarnational account and the resurrection account are
Chapter 51
131
The Multidimensional Mary
By
Virgin Birth by his Mother, the Virgin Mary, at Bethlehem of Judea. I have
Mary is multidimensional, that in one reality frame there was a virgin birth,
extraordinary happened.
Nazareth, that is, the parents of his mother Mary, were Marc Antony Caesar
Cleopatra are said to have committed suicide in Egypt, I argue that they
faked their suicides and fled to Judea where they converted to Judaism and
“went to ground.” I argue that their child Mary had a large number of
brothers and sisters and that the son of them was Saint Jude, Thomas
I also argue that Joseph, the Father of Jesus, was a Jewish Royal,
being from the House of David, which was really the House of Joseph, the
132
Seer. I argue that in the Old Testament that Joseph the Seer not only
became the overseer of Egypt under Pharoah, but became the next Pharoah
after his sponsor died. I argue that this Pharoah, if the dates line up
worshipped the God of One, or Aten, or as the Hindus call him Atman. I
and taught to worship Aten as God. Ken Wilber says something similar in
his work.
Thus, Jesus, in this reality frame was the biological child of Royals on both
Now, given the fact that Octavias Caesar and then Caesar Augustus
were in charge in Rome, it makes sense that the Gospels would not openly
discuss the lineage of Jesus on his mother’s side, let alone his father’s, for
David, (coded language,) and the Virgin Birth, (coded language,) used to
symbolize the fact that Jesus was in fact a Royal on both sides of the family
133
Finally, I argue that after a thousand years or more of church
tradition having taught that Jesus was a Virgin Birth, there was a shift in the
Birth of Jesus by the Virgin Mary took place. Argue that both accounts
Chapter 52
134
Value and The Ethical Matrix
By
in need.
that no one else is choosing my values for me. Rational means logically or
causally determined, Self means the True Self, Who I really am inside, and,
Interest means those things which I value for myself. Autonomy means
the Self or Holy Spirit in them. Finally, helping others is based upon the
135
There are other options of course, for one’s highest value. One might
because religious authority figures might very well claim the right to say
once again, it is quite possible that some family member might define
“family” for you to your detriment. Additionally, is it right to say that one
should favor one’s family above all else? What if I and my family were
billionaires and all those living in the neighborhood next to me are starving?
excuse? I don’t think so. Following the Old Testament account of the
Patriarch Abraham, it is clear that if one places one’s family ahead of The
Finally, one might choose money as one’s highest value. Once again
this presents problems. If money is one’s highest value then it would seem
that one would be authorized to steal from others or cheat others in order to
get more money. This is ethically problematic from the point of view of
reciprocity.
136
THE END
137