Complete Introductions Collection 8
by Ben Huot
October 23, 2020
First Things
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Reliability of Knowledge
Many people have come to the conclusion
That you can just find the truth
By reading from a periodical you agree with
That time has long since passed
There are so many ways information can get compromised
Non Technical
First of all there is a lot of money involved
Journalists want to keep their job so they write about what their advertisers want
Second most of the news still written by people is not free anymore
And the few free human written articles of any length are disappearing fast because people will not pay for it
Really the average person does not have adequate time to inform themselves enough to vote
We cannot all agree on one source of news that is non-biased
Journalists are not experts and they rely on experts that all have different ideas from any field of knowledge
As an existentialist and through life experiences I believe that people cannot be objective even if they tried and that saying you are objective is similar to saying you are God
So this whole European Enlightenment idea that you can always find documentation of everything powerful people want to hide is definitely not credible today
As we have seen with ransomware if you have enough money or power you can still secure information about yourself
Security is just not an option for poor people
There is no honest person alive today that has a chance in any position of power
People do not believe this because they don’t want to.
People believe that their world is safe and stable so they can raise families and create communities
But the information revolution will fundamentally alter society before it is fully worked its way into our culture to the point of their being no way out several hundred years from now (if humanity lasts that long)
Current Situation
Good hacking is traceless and now we have professional criminals focusing on online crimes
Right now we have two major systems for the most important documents for things like military, banks, hospitals, and local governments where the old paper system is very slowly being migrated to a digital system
Almost every computer system of value including local schools, hospitals, and city governments even in rural areas no one has heard of are being completely compromised
The Internet itself was never designed to be secure fundamentally and there has definitely not been any attempt at adding on security by default or encryption by default at all levels
Web browsers run programming code and have so many things to attack and are so vital to computing they are often a more attractive target than the personal computer itself
Things like portable drives, printers, cameras, TVs, clocks, microwaves, refrigerators and anything else with a computer chip can be hacked easily and are hard to secure or even update
Even the best and most secure system out there need constant update fix problems
Soon there will be almost impossible to verify anyone or any information with any certainty including for crimes and personal information
We now need artificial intelligence to have any possibility of detection of malware because of advanced evasion techniques like no files, no writing to drive, no central server for coordination, use of legitimate security software, updating of malware code, encryption, slight modification of other malware, creation of backdoors, using vulnerabilities no one else is aware of, tech support services for hackers, new and novel techniques every so often with national intelligence funding
Everyone is being surveilled in every way possible by government, criminals, tech companies, and average people all working together
It is very easy to spread rumors about anything and make up things about others even for little gain by the attackers
Then there are hackers and artificial intelligence which can write convincing articles that are not true by anyone’s stretch of the imagination
Both videos and articles can now be faked although seemingly genuine with very little money or time with incredible results
All phone numbers in the US can be faked easily and cheaply and so can every part of your web browser and all its controls
Almost all US social security numbers have been compromised
Aren’t Even Trying
Then there are data entry errors because people are not careful enough when they record things
Also little of our computing infrastructure utilizes even basic best practices and is so old and poorly written that to upgrade it properly would probably involve re-entering all the information plus re-evolve computers from scratch
Most software today is composed mostly of other people’s work with no reliable way to verify the validity and the integrity of this third party software
Most companies and the government actively try to collect the most information possible and lose the information to criminals because of poor security practices
It is also is common for passwords themselves to be stolen when a company gets a security breach and these are valuable because people use the same password for multiple sites so their entire lives can be effectively stolen and the victim is completely locked out
We have computer error and overuse of artificial intelligence for even things like public policy
Making Things Worse
We also have the fallout from American, Israeli, Russian, Chinese, Iranian, North Korean and many more countries national intelligence services where they make hacks to hurt their target country and then it is repackaged to be used by criminal hackers
Even national intelligence services train their members to spread false information, commit and implicate others in crimes, falsify documents, break through any security, change data at will, and even turn on their colleagues
It now takes few skills and little money to hack into almost anything with US government funded research and development, modern cloud infrastructure of major tech companies, the creativity of bored teens, and the motivation and criminal experience of Russian mafia
The criminal justice system wants to break into everything they can and aid and use services of criminal hackers to compromise security further
Everything now depends on electronics especially since COVID-19 Flu and now everyone that can seem to be working from home
Unworkable Solutions
The problem with trying to track hackers is that good hacking is traceless and hackers start their hacks by first impersonating or implicating someone else
In any system that requires identification for use of computerized device is subject to both the ability of others to compromise it and lock you out of your own system
If we did try to make a real radical measure like not allow people to delete any files the average person would be confused and couldn’t do basic things but hackers would be like gods because they would find a way around it
Even for people with backups the malware often destroys these first
Most of the threats are totally new in what parts of the software system they attack and how the hackers attack the victim and defend their malware from your security software
Artificial intelligence can be helpful but it can be used by the hackers as well
The Only Solutions
Don’t be important
Don’t trust anyone especially through any electronic or remote communication
People are not who they say they are
You can be a victim ever if you aren’t important
Don’t make anyone mad especially online
Change password immediately if compromised
Keep your important papers, numbers, and financial records in print format
Time for God
I can still breathe
Praise God
We have had a tough year
Many have lost
The breath of life
Many are so consumed
With anger and bitterness
They barely take a breath
Before exhaling hate
We have put the economy
Through decades worth of changes
In only one year
Many lost their homes
And many struggled to breathe
In my own community
The skies literally turned
Red, orange, or yellow in color
A big nasty insect
Looms over our near future
Also orange in color
We seek an anchor
To hold us
In this time of great change
The news becomes a singularity
A choice which will unfold
As a lose-lose situation
Where have all the real people gone
We will be ok
Once we again admit
That we need God
Without conditions
With allegiance undivided
What is life
What is reality
If we find other people
On other planets
What would they think of us
The whole world pulls closer
As we continue to fight each other
Nation against nation
And those who build
Against those who destroy
Everyone and everything
Can disappear without notice
So much anger and revenge
The poor always get hit the hardest
Those who sacrifice most
Are quickly and easily forgotten
And some may never be known at all
As might be best for their own safety
We question more and more
About things we once were sure of
But do we have to be so mean
And turn on our neighbors
The Internet has finally grown up
It is now the focus of
Crime, warfare, money, and hope
We have delayed many decisions
Over and over again
But it won’t belong until
We are forced to choose
Many see the future
To be the outcome of our election
But many see us as mere pawns
We are becoming a civilization
That might leave literally nothing behind
Other than our trash
Will language and writing
Survive the information revolution
People are now bored
With any form of learning
They want to be entertained
And they want huge benefits
Even though they put out little effort
The big down to the little
Are all corrupt
From the individual to giant corporations
All focused on short terms things
Like reputation or stock portfolios
Does anyone care about anything lasting
Does tomorrow matter anymore
When we think of the state of people
And the state of our planet
The one thing all our problems
Have in common is us
We Need God
Now more than ever
Let us use this time we are voting
To stop and think and listen
Stop to take a breath
And pause to reflect
The world wants us to think
We are in control of our future
But all of us are peons
In comparison to our Creator
And we only breathe because of Him
Let us spend more time with God
And less time debating each other
Let us learn from our past mistakes
But more importantly
Learn we all need God to simply live
We appreciate our country
At least with words and pictures
But how do we show we appreciate
The Creator of us and everything else
With so much destruction in our wake
We must accept our own personal responsibility
For how things have gotten out of control
We have had many problems
Going back at least thousands of years
But never have we had such
Disrespect and contempt for God
We need to dial back the criticism
When it comes to God
And have a little humility
Considering He is watching us
Can you not believe in what you cannot prove
Can we have science leave religion alone
And have religion leave science alone
We have too much respect
For many things we don’t understand
Why is it harder to believe in a God
Who you cannot fully understand
We have a lot less control over our lives
Than we want to admit
Maybe this non-pandemic can help us
See how much we need God
As we take a moment to breathe
And listen to God’s voice
Maybe we need to take a break
From assuming we know everything
Allow some doubt in what we believe in
Not in God but those other things
That we give our allegiance to
That compete with God for our attention
This other things we think we cannot live without
Loyalties to other people, causes, and organizations
That are not focused on glorifying God
Why do we need to compromise our morality
Moral responses to problems are never easy
But religion was not meant to be easy
Because life itself is not easy
Do you think being God is so easy
The most natural thing is human nature
But that is just how we see it now
Why do we need to accept this premise
When we think of law and order
Let us think of God and His will
Not that of our chosen leaders
God has already chosen us
To be representatives of Him
In our lives and our communities
God honors us be welcoming us
Into His family
It is time we honor Him
With our time
Rhythm in Doubt
What is freedom
What are its limits
What is its cost
When do we get past this
When do we accept who we are
How do we know
What to choose and when
Are we really free
Freedom makes little sense
Are we free
To make just one choice
The choice to fight for control
Or give up and follow God
How do you win
If you just give up
How do you gain eternal life
With just one prayer
Is it a life of struggle
That cements our inner faith
Or is it a feeling
That hits us in the middle of the night
Did we just destroy ourselves
Or did I just blink
How do you make sure
You are not left behind
How do you control your will
If you are not in control
Does that mean God is
We struggle for God
But isn’t it He
That does all the work
The faith beyond reason
The logic of the spirit
How do we think like God
If we can’t read His thoughts
One you start the journey
How do you know when to stop
When you follow your conscience
Is there ever a wider road
If I die tonight
What is my life worth
If I live forever
Does this life even matter
Why does religion make more sense
To the foolish than the wise
Why does God forgive
The truly depraved
How do we know
How to please God
When we can barely
Make it through the day
Is religion an art
That we master with practice
Or a secret formula
That we are given silently
How is the Bible so simple
Yet we fail to comprehend
Is it that religion is
Hard to do right
Or do we just not care enough
Why would someone
Not believe in God
Why am I mentally will
In seeking wisdom
Why do we need a time of testing
If we fail so often
Why does God give us free choice
How do you accept pain in life
And never question God
If you care for the lost
How do you accept some
Are already found
When the road is most difficult
Why is its hard to see God
When pain overwhelms
Why does God not intervene
People talk of the problem of suffering
They talk about it as if
It is God’s problem
Did God create evil
Then we did achieve something
All on our own
If the goal is not to be good
What is the point of wisdom
If we are saved regardless
Why do we still pray
If life is so short
Why is it such a struggle
In each day we begin anew
But our sins still affect us
If it is wrong to worry
Why is it so hard to relax
God intervenes so much
So why doesn’t He show us
In each phase of life
Some have different problems
While some fight
The same enemy
All the days of their life
If we cannot get past sin
How do we live with ourselves
If we do not experience joy
How do we know what heaven is
If we cannot accept our limitations
Why do we have such ambitions
If someone has little to give
Why do they try so hard
If you cannot see God
Why does He always stay close
When your time runs out
Why do you fear the inevitable
How can you just accept
That people will suffer
And not try to stop it
How can you accept Christianity
And ever give up the fight
If you truly do not believe in God
Why are you so angry with Him
We think we are so logical
But most of our lives are emotional
What makes us different from animals
Is our subjectivity not our souls
Why would God create something good
He would later throw away
If He wants to save us
Surely He has a plan for animals
When we see how evil the world is
How can we accept our contributions
When we see others suffer unnecessarily
Why don’t we try something different
If we believe in God
Why does politics matter so much
If we believe God is real
Why are we so afraid of the devil
If we do not fear ourselves
Can we say we have read the Bible
If we never struggled
How could we understand how bad we are
If we never find a resolution
Can we ever get past our failures
If there is no point in life
What is the point in saying that
What is the point of saying God is dead
Does that mean we don’t exist
If science has the last word
What happens when they change their minds
If morality varies by age and time
What is the point of being good
If we cannot experience heaven on earth
How can we make it until we get there
There is a gut response to things
And there is a more educated guess
Should they be different or the same
We have emotional questions
Why do we expect logical answers to them
Young Earth
Disclaimer
The following poem is a fantasy story illustrating many ideas in philosophy from Taoism, Existentialism, and ideas about having Schizophrenia and ideas from Tolkien and the music of Max Richter.
This is not meant to be about religion nor is it any account of actual history.
I did try to make it so it was not directly contrary to the Bible, but it is not meant to be Biblical in any way.
It was written in a stream of consciousness while I was very much awake.
Some of the events may not even be logical and have holes in reasoning as is in many stories and even many people's theories of things.
Poem
A sound in the early morning
Like a singe ray of light
Bursting in like a robber
From out of nowhere
Growing slowly
Like a child in the womb
To a young adult
Then a break in the noise
And the fall of soft rain
Another melody starts
Like a single note
From a single instrument
In the audience of a symphony
An invisible hand
Orchestrates the start of morning
The sun races across the sky
And the day is like night
Slowly fading into yellow
Did I miss the day
Lost in a dream
Sleep is a strange thing
Spontaneous and subtle in nature
Exporting us to another reality
The other side of our mind
That takes backstage
During our waking hours
When we are not asleep
We fixate on little things
Like the tapping of the rain
Upon the window
And the footsteps pacing above
But although we think our minds empty
When we dream
It is in these silent times
That our minds race
Creating thoughts and reconciling events
Emotions are more vivid
As our logical side diminishes
We experience dreams as impulses
As an older time in our history
Before the modern wold
Before even farms and cities
When the land was at rest
And it was we who were hunted
That early development in our minds
That predates our understanding of history
A reality like that of a foreign world
Where we responded to action
Without excessive thought
We need to be people who fought
Not in a metaphorical sense
But ones that struggled just to live
Where we experienced freedom
In its rawest form
Where fear was ever present
And sights and sounds were heightened
And our daily experiences
Were surreal and eventful
A day did not go by
That we did not struggle for our lives
Our minds were clear as the outdoor air
Unclouded by the factories and megacities
Our minds were so clear
That we could see even in the dark
Our thoughts took flight and emitted light
We were not separate from nature
And every experience was spiritual
We did not need to find enlightenment
As wisdom was not challenged by technology
The first tool was fire
Like a double edged sword
It cut both ways
And enemy and a friend
Much as other people, animals, and our entire world
With each step forward
Everything was new
There was always plenty of wood
And the rivers were full of fish
We did not sit down in school
We were always running
As soon as we learned to crawl
There was no need for speech
For ages sound was a luxury
We treated each other as rivals
We respected each other
But were able to respond to violence
In less than a moment’s notice
What we knew at the time
Was not like what we now write down
Even then we had no words
For most of what we felt and believed
God was very real to us
Much as He is in your time as well
We respected God
And He did not anger us
With each passing day
We looked to the stars
And just accepted His role
We knew that He was our Creator
And we were His children
We lived in a vast garden
Tended to by Him
As we grew older
We began to walk with Him
In the cool of the day
We never thought of technology
Like you do today
And our knowledge of fear
Was of merely a warning
And pain was similar
We did not fear death
As we did not die yet
What you think of now as violence
Started out just as a game
To test our skills and strength of mind
We used to leave our homes
With no locks or guards
There was no reason for walls
As no one was trying to steal
As we had no possessions
We had heard of a great city
A city of light on a hill
It was thought of as an idea
But some believed it real
The way to it was like a gate
The gate was overgrown with vegetation
And there were no people around it
It stood in the center of the garden
We knew to not go near it
Because it was our one rule
We called it the golden rule
Because from the gate it glowed
Like the golden fish in our rivers
This color was unlike any other
It was not just a color
But a mist and a living and moving thing
We approached it with reverence
From the water surrounding it
We drank for strength and vitality
Only one at a time
In each family
We had one person
Be drawn into the light
And pass on to the other side
We never heard of them again
Soon we saw a great warrior
Stand before us with a great blade
And he was surrounded with fire
With each swing of his sword
The vegetation caught fire
And we were soon left
With a patch of dirt and ash
Much like that of a volcano
We then scattered across
The entire planet
People feared death then
So many died soon after
It was hard to grow things
And we starved for many years
Without the light from the portal
The nights were even darker
And sleep was less satisfying
Even in our darkest moments
We held out hope of our Creator
To provide us a way forward
From the consequences of our sin
We heard a prophecy about a book
That would be written
That told our story
And that God Himself
Would enter our world
And defeat the evil within us
Many people wanted to join together
And build great stone monuments
And live under the rule of other people
In exchange they were protected and fed well
Those who resisted this change
Would have to fight wars
To stand their ground
And worship God instead of technology
We would not bow down to the leaders
So the cities rejected us
And we began a great migration
To the other side of the world
Some thought the world was ending
But this was just the beginning
Our descendants did not survive long
But our story did
Video Games and Theology
A line drawn
Like a wet cloth
Wiped across my face
A face painted
Like a sports fan or a warrior
Bright colors
Painted on faces
Bright blue bodies
Painted for war
Bright pink and orange powder
All over the place
For a great celebration
The joy of paint
The beauty of art
Being a painting
Is relaxing and fun
What is it like
To be a creation of another
What is it like
To be a work of art
What is it like
To create something
Of value and worth
What is it like
To be the product
Of another’s work
What is it like to be raised
By a parent or guardian
Even the birds know
Except for a few unlucky souls
Who have never had the experience
Like a computer program
In a planned universe
Like in a video game
We are given free reign
And create our own stories
But are we not grateful
For those who created the game
We show our gratitude
By following the game rules
And paying the required fees
Or not disabling the ads displayed
There will always be bad actors
Much as there are evil characters
Planned in the game
But those who contribute
And those who merely play along
They are all part of
Something bigger and better
They do not worry or judge
That they cannot create
Such a game all by themselves
In the context of playing the game
Some buy their way forward
And some use planned shortcuts
It is a society of sorts
All created by a singular group of people
Sometimes all by one person
A great and glorious undertaking
That may take tens of thousands of hours
Or at least is a lot of work
A good game is hard to make
Partly because of its complexity
Partly due to the value the players add
And partly to timing and spreading the word
The whole process is part
Of a business itself
Which adds in more factors as well
But what can really make it fail
Once is gets momentum
Can be the ability of the creators
To respond to the players of the game
To satisfy the crowd
Who are much like observers
But the real actor is
Within the game itself
Many games are not built from scratch today
Much as few websites are now
It is these people who
Make these underlying components
That dictate what is possible
For most games
They create tools
For the game’s creators themselves
They build models of physics
Others build tools
To digitally sculpt the characters
Others build tools to test
Possible outcomes and errors in code
There are tools to make animations with
And tools to help make characters move
There are tools to create
The terrain and the plant life
They are tools to change the
Appearance of people
And what they wear
There are people who make the systems
Underlying these games
To help them work on the devices
Then devices are sold to play games
And the underlying software
So if a game is a world
And if there is a serious of abstractions
Where different people engineer
Different aspects
And build off each other’s work
We then have a community of
Engineers and artists
Which are supported by countless others
Forming connections both business and technical
To all sorts of communities
The network created now
Becomes an entity in an of itself
Which many refer to as a network effect
This drives money
And this further drives development
This was once called a virtuous cycle
Much as a civilization or economy
Once it is started
A kind of reality of a civilization game
That it would take to make
A civilization game successful
And so these worlds within worlds
Or networks within networks
Are much like life and the universe
So much so that that some astrophysicists
Are now theorizing that the entire universe
Is a video game or simulated environment
Made by a more advanced civilization
The Creator - created relationship sounds
Eerily familiar to the one
Of the God of the Bible and people
Maybe the whole quandary
Of free will vs. God’s providence
Is really also a natural force
That also works in physics
As we understand it
That is currently understood as
Quantum mechanics
To explain the very small
And general relativity
To explain the very big
Maybe the connection between the two
Can be better understood
Through philosophy or theology
Maybe science just outgrew
Its ability to explain itself
As philosophy once gave birth to science
Science was one known as natural philosophy
And the foundation for physics
This was known as metaphysics
Put together by arguably the first scientist
In western civilization
Science may now have to
Return to philosophy
To be able to build a coherent
Explanation for even practical applications
Even in the applied sciences and engineering
Based on purely physical phenomena
That may serve as a gateway
To people’s renew interest in philosophy
From within science itself
Regardless this metaphor
Gives us a model
Is fairly consistent
And leaves us with less holes
Than many similar arguments
Maybe pastors will talk about
Video games in church services
And kid will stop playing them
While the pastor talks
Waiting Time
Standing in line
To enter the gas chamber
Standing in line
To throw a live grenade
Waiting to ship off
For basic training
Waiting for my enlistment to end
Waiting for the fear to lessen
Waiting to get my disability recognized
Waiting for the fatigue to pass
Waiting for a better medicine
Waiting for terrorism to end
Waiting for us to stop torturing
Waiting for the government
To stop stalking us
Waiting for the government
To get something done
Waiting for the news
To stop making people afraid
Waiting for the politicians
To stop screaming for once
Waiting for the riots to end
Waiting for the tear gas to dissipate
Waiting to be evacuated
Waiting for the fires to end
Waiting for businesses to reopen
Waiting for the governor’s latest notions
Waiting for a new president
Waiting for this era to end
Waiting for people to accept
The modern world is failing
Waiting for people to accept
It is all our own fault
Waiting for God to return
Waiting to see Heaven
Is it just a different
Way of thinking
Or only a technology
Or does it go deeper
We have long forgotten
The difference between
Hunter-gather and farming societies
It is one of those things
We just assume that it is better
We just assume it is a better way
We just assume it is the only way
We think about machines
The same way today
There existence is just assumed
To make life better
Along the way
The goal posts are moved
And the basis for comparison is lost
Our world moves faster and faster
It used to be timeless
Now we are using everything up
We are going through centuries
Of social revolution in mere decades
We are again running out of energy
And running out of raw materials
Like before the Spanish and Portuguese
Started their colonies
And first challenged the Ottomans
But we have nowhere to go now
And no one to conquer
There is no way for us to start over
Individually or collectively
We cannot even go out for an evening
Into the woods and hear ourselves think
Or go anywhere far from people
The wild animals are finding few places
To stay away from people
We cannot really sleep well
As our screens are always on
Even when the lights are out
Popular computer use in general started
As an escape from the modern world
Many people thought meaningful change
Would have happened by now
Many put great hope in the Internet
It was my generation’s frontier
And people had the ability
To work together and improve our world
Like all utopias the scammers came in
And so many found such easy money
It really is a deep element
In the soul of our nation
Not thinking of consequences
Not thinking deeply enough
We swindled the Native Americans
And got their rightful inheritance
We fooled ourselves
Thinking China would sleep forever
And that the Russians
Would not copy our strategies
That we would keep our greatest secrets
No matter how sloppy we became
From those we thought were irrelevant
And the poorest and weakest
Have now climbed our backs
And have turned the tables on us
They are working harder than ever
And we are working as little as possible
It is said that during the medieval period
Peasants ascended to royalty
And royalty descended into peasants
This would take a total of 6 generations
For the complete cycle
What we consider living like a monk today
Would be considered hedonistic
In most eras of history
And even most regions of the world today
Why do we find it so hard
To think outside the box
That we have created
To make the modern world
Why do we seem to run into problems
Wherever we look
We seek big and flashy solutions
Like great dams or great submarines
At the same time
We look to solve our problems
With as little effort as possible
Spending money is of often easier
For us than devoting time
To many this world
Would seem like a utopia
And yet many people today are unhappy
And the suffering in the world
Is greater than ever before
Is this technology’s fault
Or is it that we substituted science for God
We are now ruled by the machines
And those who understand them
Because we are treating them as magic
They hold power in our lives
Because we value them greatly
But we will never become better people
And so with such amazing power
We abuse it like with every other addiction
We want the power it gives us
But we do not want to do the hard work
To understand and use it responsibly
Computers were supposed to make life easier
But they have really made life more complicated
Part of the problem is computers were never designed
For the uses we use them for now
In terms of reliability, security, and compatibility
Computers almost never happened
And most of the history of the last 500 years
Needed to happen as it did
For us to even have computers
As we now know them
And we wanted more and more features
Which made things more and more complex
And then we ran into the problem
Of people using computers
Without ever learning how
They really work underneath
Then we drag in our fights in politics and religion
Into every aspect of the Internet
We basically magnify and recycle
The same ideas until they become dangerous
Security has gotten really bad
As the professional criminals
Just started a few years ago
To use the Internet
As the main venue for crimes
We are becoming a society
Where it is impossible to enforce laws
Because anyone can fake anything now
Including our identities
Which will make law enforcement irrelevant
And the police are actively and deliberately
Making the problem much worse
For themselves and us
How do we as mere peons
Affect any change in this world
Spiritually, of course!
We first must accept that
We cannot change others
We have to look in the mirror
And change that person
We can always make things better or worse
No matter who or where we are
We can choose our attitude
If we can choose nothing else
It is hard to wait on the world to change
But maybe we can change
Our individual lives
And find peace and joy spiritually
We can make everything
We do have control over
The best we can make it
And we just need to make sure
The machines don’t control our souls
They need to serve us
Not the other way around
Just as we need to serve God