Just Thinkin about C.R.E.A.M

Just thinking about how we as men, define ourselves based on different statuses. They are all tend to vary depending on age; job title, level of respect in a particular field, etc. In essence, we all base our worth on a system that is already pre-existing which means that we define ourselves from another point of view other than or own. What is the most common factor in all of these? I believe it to be money. But why is it that we focus so much on material things and such, in a time where globally our dollar is steadily decreasing in value. So the main question is how can we define ourselves with a status that decreases with time, therefore in effect we decline also. Just remember that money is not everything. I am slowly but surely learning that the hard way.

Simple Ponderings on Religion and Philosophy

Some of these are not my quotes...just my thoughts......

What is the difference between a philosophy and a religion?

-Religions are based on the existence of a deity or deities. There can be philosophies associated with religion, but a religion is not a precondition to the existence of associated with religion, but a religion is not a precondition to the existence of philosophy. Many people classify Confucianism and some branches of Buddhism as philosophies, not religious as the existence of a deity is not an essential part of the beliefs.
-Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom, a search for a general understanding of values and reality. Religion is a commitment of devotion to religious faith or observance, a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
-One is a way of understanding why and the other is a way of controlling why.
-Religion is stable, while philosophy changing. Religion there is only one answer and it is right, no matter what the facts say or anything else for that matter.

Both Philosophy and Religion are based on 5 common assumptions about the universe.
-1)The universe has reason, meaning it is not futile to attempt to understand it
-2)The universe is contingent, meaning the current state of anything has been affected by other things.
-3)The mind that of the universe, can understand the universe.
-4)There is truth.
-5)There is predictability to the universe, meaning we can understand

Although there are some exceptions that utilize some conflicts of reasons to justify themselves, it can be said that these assumptions which have yet to be proven by any system are required to begin to answer questions we have about the universe, and have also thus far proven to be effective. The difference between philosophy utilizes experimentation to understand and to explain, not the what, but the why. Religion seeks not to explain the why, but the how. Meaning, religion provides a why, but that why is merely a step to the how,usually a god. Philosophy begins at the bottom, religion at the top.

Just as there is no sharp boundary line between philosophy and science, the same is with philosophy and religious doctrine. They can blur into each other in some cases. However, the crucial difference is that philosophers seek rationally-defensible knowledge, hard though this is to obtain. This means that they will not blindly accept claims that are made in so-called holy books, or transmitted within the traditions of a religious institution such as the Catholic Church, or granted by an alleged divine revolution. Even philosophers who accept some or all, of these as reliable sources for certain (alleged) truths will want to find some sort of rational argument as to why they should be accepted. When we talk about "a" philosophy, as opposed to just "philosophy", we usually mean some kind of comprehensive worldviews that claims to be supported by reason. By contrast, a religion will include a worldview that is typically supported by faith and authority, more than by reason, and will usually explain the world, and how it works, by invoking some kind of supernatural entity or principle.

Just a Quote

"They told me pain only shows you where you goin
You get to laugh then that shows you where you been
And when you get the cash that only shows you how to sin like when you gettin fast money and you blow it in the wind"- Joseph Guillermo Jones II

A philosophy to be

Oh to be a philosophy
Countless hours spent on your theories and rhetoric
Naive humans attempting to understand the intricacies of me
entire rooms full of questions with not enough answers
I am a mystery of myself
Knowing the I will never be understood I smile
Because i have no hope for others to understand
Thus scarcely understanding myself, how
can I expect the near impossible.
So I sit on a shelf in the mind of a young man
waiting to be discovered,
well actually I think I just was......

Untitled

kinda felt like writing please do not ask what was my inspiration because I really do not know, this was quite random...that might be the title....well anyway here it is

First time
thoughts flood like her waters
Katrina that is
understanding her, is my purpose
Life yea you know her
Beautiful, divine, subliminal teaching of physicalities
Which begs the question
How can I feel what I cannot see
Well, I know that I know, I know what I feel is you.
Moments feel like pure nothingness basking in your glory
Because time has no value that is
Which questions the fact of whether I am here or not.
Do you exist ? Are you real?
Hell if this is a dream
ultra-violet colors could never exemplify how I feel
robust pinks, neon purples, yellows brighter than the sun
And yet I am a blue moon
rare ; full
Yes blue because I know , I know
I cannot share this experience with the world
Put it in a bottle, slang it like crack
shoot it up myself and grow wings....
How I wish I could give life

J.A.D. (this is her title not mines)

This is a poem by a very perceptive female...she knows me a lil bit
Shout out to Danielle good look on this, I think you found your muse.

he says he's through thinking terminally
doesn't have any kids but he contemplate things generationally

said he knows he has swag
but he'd rather you notice his integrity


he don't really boast or brag
that he got theories they don't even teach in philosophy class


sometimes he feels like he's on another planet
but he ain't even a martian..
he just tryna find the best way to be a good man
he stay saying this life thing should have some kinda written up plan


but it don't
and even though these struggles sometimes hit like torpedoes
his hope don't stop..it just won't


so he go...out the door..for another day
his feet above ground...so it's gonna be a good day


talks about how he isn't looking for just a gal
he's a hopeless romantic in search of a soulmate


and even though he know the latest lyrics to drake, wayne, and T.I.
he'd rather listen to the stuff that makes the soul cry


he go to new heights with janelle cuz she tell him to smile
lyrics by legend making him feel like a motherless child
and then when he's at his wits end..it's bilal...


but like common...he just gone be
loving the sweet potato pie his momma make that taste so good
it ought not to be free


and he gone tell me again
they know my name
but they don't know nothing about me

♥dmarie

Sweetness is my weakness I don't give a shit