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disturbing definitions buy me a beef
disturbing definitions buy me a beef every pause says here pause when I was
every pause says here pause when I was
every pause says here pause when I was younger I concluded decided realized
younger I concluded decided realized
younger I concluded decided realized that if you can’t define the words you
that if you can’t define the words you
that if you can’t define the words you use in practical terms you don’t know
use in practical terms you don’t know
use in practical terms you don’t know what you’re talking about
what you’re talking about
what you’re talking about hang on did you say when you were
hang on did you say when you were
hang on did you say when you were younger
younger
younger you’ve never been younger you’ve always
you’ve never been younger you’ve always
you’ve never been younger you’ve always been sifri don’t be silly my younger I
been sifri don’t be silly my younger I
been sifri don’t be silly my younger I meant having lived for a lesser length
meant having lived for a lesser length
meant having lived for a lesser length of time than the length of time I’ve
of time than the length of time I’ve
of time than the length of time I’ve lived up until this moment so why didn’t
lived up until this moment so why didn’t
lived up until this moment so why didn’t you say that you said when you were
you say that you said when you were
you say that you said when you were younger
younger
younger but you’ve never been younger you’ve
but you’ve never been younger you’ve
but you’ve never been younger you’ve never been for example one of the
never been for example one of the
never been for example one of the American Wild West outlaw younger
American Wild West outlaw younger
American Wild West outlaw younger brothers Jim younger John younger Bob
brothers Jim younger John younger Bob
brothers Jim younger John younger Bob younger and the more famous Cole Younger
younger and the more famous Cole Younger
younger and the more famous Cole Younger the younger brothers who rode with Frank
the younger brothers who rode with Frank
the younger brothers who rode with Frank and Jesse James in the james-younger
and Jesse James in the james-younger
and Jesse James in the james-younger gang and robbed banks you’ve never
gang and robbed banks you’ve never
gang and robbed banks you’ve never robbed a bank younger means younger not
robbed a bank younger means younger not
robbed a bank younger means younger not necessarily well anyway
necessarily well anyway
necessarily well anyway could you bring me a chair please I want
could you bring me a chair please I want
could you bring me a chair please I want to sit down what’s that
that’s a chair from a doll’s house it’s
that’s a chair from a doll’s house it’s tiny I can’t sit on that I need a chair
tiny I can’t sit on that I need a chair
tiny I can’t sit on that I need a chair I can sit on well you can sit on that a
I can sit on well you can sit on that a
I can sit on well you can sit on that a chair is a chair chair means chair and
chair is a chair chair means chair and
chair is a chair chair means chair and of course none of us would entrust the
of course none of us would entrust the
of course none of us would entrust the future fortunes of ourselves let alone
future fortunes of ourselves let alone
future fortunes of ourselves let alone our children to someone who defines the
our children to someone who defines the
our children to someone who defines the world in such absurdly narrow ways as
world in such absurdly narrow ways as
world in such absurdly narrow ways as younger means younger and chair means
younger means younger and chair means
younger means younger and chair means chair we’re all far too intelligent to
chair we’re all far too intelligent to
chair we’re all far too intelligent to fall for anything as foolish and
fall for anything as foolish and
fall for anything as foolish and irresponsible as that though it should
irresponsible as that though it should
irresponsible as that though it should be noted that intelligent people can
be noted that intelligent people can
be noted that intelligent people can make foolish mistakes the common problem
make foolish mistakes the common problem
make foolish mistakes the common problem is having the courage to admit it but
is having the courage to admit it but
is having the courage to admit it but you know what I mean no I don’t know
you know what I mean no I don’t know
you know what I mean no I don’t know what you mean define your terms I
realized when putting this talk together
realized when putting this talk together that it would take hours to cover my
that it would take hours to cover my
that it would take hours to cover my chosen subject disturbing definitions so
chosen subject disturbing definitions so
chosen subject disturbing definitions so this is an introduction to disturbing
this is an introduction to disturbing
this is an introduction to disturbing definitions a selection of words phrases
definitions a selection of words phrases
definitions a selection of words phrases philosophies the popular definitions of
philosophies the popular definitions of
philosophies the popular definitions of which I find disturbing and which in
which I find disturbing and which in
which I find disturbing and which in turn I wish to disturb so first
turn I wish to disturb so first
turn I wish to disturb so first politics
politics
politics the activities associated with the
the activities associated with the
the activities associated with the governance of a country or area and my
governance of a country or area and my
governance of a country or area and my definition politics the wielding of
definition politics the wielding of
definition politics the wielding of persuasion influence power control
persuasion influence power control
persuasion influence power control politics the wielding of persuasion
politics the wielding of persuasion
politics the wielding of persuasion influence power control next religion
influence power control next religion
influence power control next religion the belief in and worship of a
the belief in and worship of a
the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power especially
superhuman controlling power especially
superhuman controlling power especially a personal god or gods a particular
a personal god or gods a particular
a personal god or gods a particular system of faith and worship and my
system of faith and worship and my
system of faith and worship and my definition religion the wielding of
definition religion the wielding of
definition religion the wielding of persuasion influence power control
persuasion influence power control
persuasion influence power control religion the wielding of persuasion
religion the wielding of persuasion
religion the wielding of persuasion influence power control indeed I would
influence power control indeed I would
influence power control indeed I would discard the word religion in favor of
discard the word religion in favor of
discard the word religion in favor of the term religion ISM a belief system
the term religion ISM a belief system
the term religion ISM a belief system alongside other belief systems
alongside other belief systems
alongside other belief systems conservatism liberalism socialism
conservatism liberalism socialism
conservatism liberalism socialism communism totalitarianism religion ISM
communism totalitarianism religion ISM
communism totalitarianism religion ISM hang on a minute I’ll allow that as you
hang on a minute I’ll allow that as you
hang on a minute I’ll allow that as you verging on the margins of amusingly
verging on the margins of amusingly
verging on the margins of amusingly point out they have some features in
point out they have some features in
point out they have some features in common but one thing differentiates
common but one thing differentiates
common but one thing differentiates religion from politics religion is about
religion from politics religion is about
religion from politics religion is about spirituality religion is spiritual
spirituality religion is spiritual
spirituality religion is spiritual all belief systems are spiritual
all belief systems are spiritual
all belief systems are spiritual spiritual is the antonym of the opposite
spiritual is the antonym of the opposite
spiritual is the antonym of the opposite of corporeal spiritual of the mind
of corporeal spiritual of the mind
of corporeal spiritual of the mind corporeal of the body so whether you’re
corporeal of the body so whether you’re
corporeal of the body so whether you’re thinking of the shopping the laundry or
thinking of the shopping the laundry or
thinking of the shopping the laundry or how the universe was created or of
how the universe was created or of
how the universe was created or of whether the universe was created as
whether the universe was created as
whether the universe was created as opposed to it being eternal or whether
opposed to it being eternal or whether
opposed to it being eternal or whether you’re thinking of whether you should
you’re thinking of whether you should
you’re thinking of whether you should vote for this or that particular
vote for this or that particular
vote for this or that particular representative of this or that belief
representative of this or that belief
representative of this or that belief system when you are thinking you are
system when you are thinking you are
system when you are thinking you are engaging your mind rather than your body
engaging your mind rather than your body
engaging your mind rather than your body you are being spiritual rather than
you are being spiritual rather than
you are being spiritual rather than corporeal which lands me back replacing
corporeal which lands me back replacing
corporeal which lands me back replacing religion with the more homogeneously
religion with the more homogeneously
religion with the more homogeneously accurate term religion ism as a belief
accurate term religion ism as a belief
accurate term religion ism as a belief system alongside other belief systems
system alongside other belief systems
system alongside other belief systems conservatism liberalism socialism
conservatism liberalism socialism
conservatism liberalism socialism communism totalitarianism religion ISM
communism totalitarianism religion ISM
communism totalitarianism religion ISM put into practice belief systems are
put into practice belief systems are
put into practice belief systems are politics the wielding of persuasion
politics the wielding of persuasion
politics the wielding of persuasion influence power control
ah excuse me I’m receiving a note I’ve
ah excuse me I’m receiving a note I’ve just received a note it’s addressed to
just received a note it’s addressed to
just received a note it’s addressed to not younger it’s titled a note on
not younger it’s titled a note on
not younger it’s titled a note on politics and reads please note if you
politics and reads please note if you
politics and reads please note if you read this note it will become political
read this note it will become political
read this note it will become political spelt political pol itic L II yes Oh
spelt political pol itic L II yes Oh
spelt political pol itic L II yes Oh something on this side as well if you
something on this side as well if you
something on this side as well if you happen to be the only person on a planet
happen to be the only person on a planet
happen to be the only person on a planet lighting a fire is an a political act
lighting a fire is an a political act
lighting a fire is an a political act light a fire on a planet populated by
light a fire on a planet populated by
light a fire on a planet populated by more than one human being and lighting
more than one human being and lighting
more than one human being and lighting that fire is a political act
in the 60s and 70s I read a great deal
in the 60s and 70s I read a great deal of science fiction at last count before
of science fiction at last count before
of science fiction at last count before moving my collection into charity shops
moving my collection into charity shops
moving my collection into charity shops I had over 5,000 books of sci-fi during
I had over 5,000 books of sci-fi during
I had over 5,000 books of sci-fi during all that time science fiction was not
all that time science fiction was not
all that time science fiction was not viewed as serious literature now
viewed as serious literature now
viewed as serious literature now Literature Prize winners are writing the
Literature Prize winners are writing the
Literature Prize winners are writing the stuff I was annoyed at the genre are
stuff I was annoyed at the genre are
stuff I was annoyed at the genre are being viewed with condescension probably
being viewed with condescension probably
being viewed with condescension probably because I felt people might have thought
because I felt people might have thought
because I felt people might have thought me shallow for reading so much of the
me shallow for reading so much of the
me shallow for reading so much of the stuff but I had long ago stopped calling
stuff but I had long ago stopped calling
stuff but I had long ago stopped calling it science fiction I had arrived at what
it science fiction I had arrived at what
it science fiction I had arrived at what I still consider a more fitting and more
I still consider a more fitting and more
I still consider a more fitting and more accurate defining term science fiction
accurate defining term science fiction
accurate defining term science fiction prophetic sociology
science fiction prophetic sociology
science fiction prophetic sociology now we come to a defining phrase that I
now we come to a defining phrase that I
now we come to a defining phrase that I reject entirely finding meaning we don’t
reject entirely finding meaning we don’t
reject entirely finding meaning we don’t find meaning we make meaning we
find meaning we make meaning we
find meaning we make meaning we individually and collectively interpret
individually and collectively interpret
individually and collectively interpret the universe we live in in that way we
the universe we live in in that way we
the universe we live in in that way we accommodate ourselves to and survive in
accommodate ourselves to and survive in
accommodate ourselves to and survive in the universe we don’t find meaning we
the universe we don’t find meaning we
the universe we don’t find meaning we make meaning and then we lack the
make meaning and then we lack the
make meaning and then we lack the courage to accept responsibility for the
courage to accept responsibility for the
courage to accept responsibility for the meanings we make if meaning is just
meanings we make if meaning is just
meanings we make if meaning is just lying around and we find it we are not
lying around and we find it we are not
lying around and we find it we are not responsible for it we’ve just come
responsible for it we’ve just come
responsible for it we’ve just come across it in untidy heaps scattered
across it in untidy heaps scattered
across it in untidy heaps scattered across a panorama if we make meaning
across a panorama if we make meaning
across a panorama if we make meaning that makes us responsible for the
that makes us responsible for the
that makes us responsible for the meanings we make and that responsibility
meanings we make and that responsibility
meanings we make and that responsibility takes us out of our comfort zone and so
takes us out of our comfort zone and so
takes us out of our comfort zone and so we define the process as finding rather
we define the process as finding rather
we define the process as finding rather than making meaning of course rejecting
than making meaning of course rejecting
than making meaning of course rejecting responsibility for what we make is not
responsibility for what we make is not
responsibility for what we make is not confined to our species we merely follow
confined to our species we merely follow
confined to our species we merely follow the time-honored example of the
the time-honored example of the
the time-honored example of the hypothetical celestial role model which
hypothetical celestial role model which
hypothetical celestial role model which leads me to a subject the hypothetical
leads me to a subject the hypothetical
leads me to a subject the hypothetical celestial role model has absolutely no
celestial role model has absolutely no
celestial role model has absolutely no interest in whatsoever democracy
interest in whatsoever democracy
interest in whatsoever democracy which my mind insists on defining as yes
which my mind insists on defining as yes
which my mind insists on defining as yes I’m sorry
I’m sorry
I’m sorry collective responsibility contrary to
collective responsibility contrary to
collective responsibility contrary to the claim not in my name in a democracy
the claim not in my name in a democracy
the claim not in my name in a democracy We the People though not culpable
We the People though not culpable
We the People though not culpable meaning we didn’t directly do the dirty
meaning we didn’t directly do the dirty
meaning we didn’t directly do the dirty deed are nonetheless collectively
deed are nonetheless collectively
deed are nonetheless collectively responsible for the policies and actions
responsible for the policies and actions
responsible for the policies and actions of the government of the day even if we
of the government of the day even if we
of the government of the day even if we didn’t vote for the but even even if we
didn’t vote for the but even even if we
didn’t vote for the but even even if we didn’t vote for the party currently
didn’t vote for the party currently
didn’t vote for the party currently forming the government that collective
forming the government that collective
forming the government that collective responsibility is the price we pay for
responsibility is the price we pay for
responsibility is the price we pay for the great privilege of living in a
the great privilege of living in a
the great privilege of living in a democracy which leads me discomforting
democracy which leads me discomforting
democracy which leads me discomforting Lee to a phrase as definition part of me
Lee to a phrase as definition part of me
Lee to a phrase as definition part of me wishes I had never ventured near and
wishes I had never ventured near and
wishes I had never ventured near and instead had listened to my inner police
instead had listened to my inner police
instead had listened to my inner police officers voice saying move along move
officers voice saying move along move
officers voice saying move along move along nothing to see here move along
along nothing to see here move along
along nothing to see here move along unfortunately for my comfort zone I
unfortunately for my comfort zone I
unfortunately for my comfort zone I stopped stared leaned closer and
stopped stared leaned closer and
stopped stared leaned closer and examined the phrase innocent civilians
in a dictatorship most citizens are
in a dictatorship most citizens are innocent civilians because they have no
innocent civilians because they have no
innocent civilians because they have no control over their government but in a
control over their government but in a
control over their government but in a democracy because they’re not culpable
democracy because they’re not culpable
democracy because they’re not culpable they share collective responsibility for
they share collective responsibility for
they share collective responsibility for the policies and actions of their
the policies and actions of their
the policies and actions of their government those eligible to vote are
government those eligible to vote are
government those eligible to vote are not innocent civilians in a democracy
not innocent civilians in a democracy
not innocent civilians in a democracy only those without the vote are innocent
only those without the vote are innocent
only those without the vote are innocent civilians
we’re almost at the end of this
we’re almost at the end of this introduction to disturbing definitions
introduction to disturbing definitions
introduction to disturbing definitions there are other definitions of items I
there are other definitions of items I
there are other definitions of items I would have liked to explore definitions
would have liked to explore definitions
would have liked to explore definitions which should be brought up to date for
which should be brought up to date for
which should be brought up to date for example the definition of life death
example the definition of life death
example the definition of life death atheism theism language objectivity is
atheism theism language objectivity is
atheism theism language objectivity is fast food a reference to lint or Ramadan
fast food a reference to lint or Ramadan
fast food a reference to lint or Ramadan but for now it’s conclusion time so in
but for now it’s conclusion time so in
but for now it’s conclusion time so in conclusion though we may share a common
conclusion though we may share a common
conclusion though we may share a common tongue we all speak a different language
tongue we all speak a different language
tongue we all speak a different language our own particular or vague definitions
our own particular or vague definitions
our own particular or vague definitions of the words and phrases we use I think
of the words and phrases we use I think
of the words and phrases we use I think it’s a mistake to assume the efficacy of
it’s a mistake to assume the efficacy of
it’s a mistake to assume the efficacy of know what I mean without accurate and
know what I mean without accurate and
know what I mean without accurate and agreed definitions if we think we have
agreed definitions if we think we have
agreed definitions if we think we have dialogue we’re fooling ourselves we have
dialogue we’re fooling ourselves we have
dialogue we’re fooling ourselves we have instead noise and chaos of parallel
instead noise and chaos of parallel
instead noise and chaos of parallel monologues I consider myself a pragmatic
monologues I consider myself a pragmatic
monologues I consider myself a pragmatic idealist or an idealistic pragmatist so
idealist or an idealistic pragmatist so
idealist or an idealistic pragmatist so to paraphrase an actor in the role of a
to paraphrase an actor in the role of a
to paraphrase an actor in the role of a president in a heartwarming romantic
president in a heartwarming romantic
president in a heartwarming romantic movie I saw we have serious problems to
movie I saw we have serious problems to
movie I saw we have serious problems to solve and we need serious people to
solve and we need serious people to
solve and we need serious people to solve them and the philosophy that says
solve them and the philosophy that says
solve them and the philosophy that says younger means younger and chair means
younger means younger and chair means
younger means younger and chair means chair is the philosophy of those who
chair is the philosophy of those who
chair is the philosophy of those who fear a clarity fear detail fear depth
fear a clarity fear detail fear depth
fear a clarity fear detail fear depth and hope to sneak in a dishonest agenda
and hope to sneak in a dishonest agenda
and hope to sneak in a dishonest agenda under the cover of noise and the chaos
under the cover of noise and the chaos
under the cover of noise and the chaos of parallel monologues in the guise of
of parallel monologues in the guise of
of parallel monologues in the guise of dialogue don’t trust them
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