tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7902503653927726286.post2786848164681109424..comments2013-06-10T11:52:28.099-07:00Comments on Semantically Loaded: Yin-YangJoyus Crynoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367934335592655300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7902503653927726286.post-81742416946569931892013-06-10T11:52:28.099-07:002013-06-10T11:52:28.099-07:00Yes indeed, and the work never ends! Thanks Berna...Yes indeed, and the work never ends! Thanks Bernard.Joyus Crynoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05367934335592655300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7902503653927726286.post-24259112339178520002013-06-10T11:11:43.665-07:002013-06-10T11:11:43.665-07:001. Hard Times for Freedom
It were controversial ti...1. Hard Times for Freedom<br />It were controversial times, when man loudly screamed: “Arbeit macht Frei!”. Although this aphorism has mostly been interpreted literally and perversely, it has something mythical and universal. To grasp this, the interpretation should be widened to the actual context: albeit vital, work is not only physical energy anymore, but for humans it is shifted towards mental power in order to persevere in acquiring, process and use of knowledge. This demands considerable efforts, which cannot be achieved without difficulty. If, in our actual society, we don’t position ourselves always open and critical minded again and again, we will soon decline to slaves of the omnipresent misleadingly simplifying temptations. Freedom of thinking and thus of acting is only possible by permanent assimilation of knowledge to useful concepts. Only relevant knowledge allows us to generate sensible statements about the processes in the world. Therefore everything that has meaning will increase our knowledge and, from a cybernetic viewpoint, knowledge is a model of reality, which we should apply to determine and keep our course. The price to pay, once conscious freedom is acquired, is ethical responsibility for all the actionsi performed. The modern concept of freedom is inherently dynamical:<br /><br />“Freedom implies work!”<br /><br />From "A Brief Tribute to Freedom of Will".<br />Full text at http://metapproach.blogspot.be/.Disproselytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204970621556510945noreply@blogger.com