SocioSphere Editorials

Interesting posting I found on the web:dauerpassed the turing test dauer's Avatar Join Date: Sep 2004Location: im in ur forumz.Posts: 3,080dauer has a spectacular aura aboutdauer has a spectacular aura about Re: halakhicallyThought of a few more:reformadox -- someone whose ideology and home minyan i

In defining oneself, one should, in my view, always begin with the general and then move to the specific. In other words, discuss oneself deductively, not inductively. For instance, I would define myself as a critical sociologist, an advocacy journalist, and a radical historian.Critical sociology is

Here are two quotations from the inimitable Aleister Crowley, the originator of the system of Thelemic Magick. In both of them, Crowley asserts that he is a nominalist. I request that you read them carefully. I will comment afterwards.In philosophy I was a realist of the Cabbalistic school.In 1900 I

Metanarratives – totalizing schemes or language games – are, like medieval first principles, frequently circular. The end, triumphantly, confirms the beginning, However, the circularity of Ken Wilber's integralism, even more so than the better-known version (in my field) by Pitirim A. Sorokin, is pa

There was only relevant one post in this blog (from February 5, 2009). It was titled, Villains and Others:"Villains who twirl their mustaches are easy to spot. Those whoclothe themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged."--Star Trek: TNG, "The Drumhead"The other posting is in my autism blog.

This is my first entry in DeadJournal. Actually, I really do not have a whole lot to say right now. As soon as I can think of something, I will post ie. ;-)Take a look at my recent article on religious terrorisms. Its approach is different and decidedly anti-American in its policy arguments. (By the

Hermeneutics or Herman U. Tics ;-)From a historical standpoint, there is no evidence for many seemingly historical statements in certain world scriptures (one way or the other). Histories are mirrors, and those mirrors reflect the perspectives of specific individuals and populations. Various academi

Welcome to the new home of the SocioSphere Editorials Blog. I am now publishing the blog using Blogger. The desktop software I had been using (called, simply, Blog) was good, in its time, but, as the Internet goes, quite old and, therefore, limited.I also imported/merged into this blog my older Blog

There are many constructions of the Illuminati. What, then, are these Illuminatis? They are social constructions of fear, hatred, or both. To those who are afraid of, or who hate, the Jews, the Jews become the Illuminati. To those afraid of, or who hate, occultists, the occultists become th

There are many constructions of the Illuminati. What, then, are these Illuminatis? They are social constructions of fear, hatred, or both. To those who are afraid of, or who hate, the Jews, the Jews become the Illuminati. To those afraid of, or who hate, occultists, the occultists become th