The root cause of every act of violence is a lie, where “lie” is defined as an idea/assertion/assumption/premise which cannot be explained with categorical rational consistency (that is, a complete and utter absence of contradiction).
Category Archives: Aphorisms
Aphorism of the Day: An act of government is an expression of government; and an expression of government is an extension of government.
If it takes an act of government to limit government then…
…government can never be limited by an act of government.
Aphorism of the Day: You are, you can, you’re good
To understand that you are, instead of aren’t; that you can, instead of can’t…is to understand that you are good, instead of evil.
Aphorism of the Day: The pointlessness of voting is implicit in the paradox of the right to vote
If the right to vote is a function of the people–individuals for whose sake the State exists–then the State can rationally claim no authority over them, in which case there is no point in voting. But if the right to vote is a function of the State, then the State must claim absolute authority over them, in which case there is no point in voting.
There is Such a Thing as an Impossible Miracle (it’s not redundant)
A miracle is not impossible; however, a miracle which denies the means by which man establishes his identity is.
In other words, there can be no such thing as an unreasonable miracle–a miracle which is not conceptually consistent.
Aphorism of the Day: Choice and Force are incompatible
If the outcome of your choice is someone else’s forced compliance with it, then neither he NOR you ever had a choice in the first place.
The Impossibility of Space
Space by definition cannot be displaced, and therefore nothing can exist in it. Objects which are said to exist in space are in fact mutually exclusive of it.
Aphorism of the Day: The existence of space undermines the Big Bang
Since space did not exist until after the Big Bang, the Big Bang could not have occurred, since there is literally no WHERE it could have happened.
Aphorism of the Day: Omniscience and Omnipotence nullify each other
If God is all powerful then how can He be all knowing?
Answer: Impossible. For the all-powerful necessarily nullifies the all-knowing. And vice versa.
Aphorism of the Day: Ideas and fear
To condition people through fear is not the same thing as instructing them through ideas.
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