My Philosophy

[Cheryl Nelson]

First, I'll start with a favorite quote of mine:

"When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects,
'This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know,'
the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.
Mighty little force is needed to control a man whose mind has been hoodwinked;
contrariwise, no amount of force can control a freeman, a man whose mind is free.
No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything--
you can’t conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."

— Robert A. Heinlein, If This Goes On, 1940

I was in Scientology for a season. Not easily brainwashed, I saw the flaws and got out. Since then, I've researched mind control, cults (as well as their relationships to society), and related topics for over 20 years. I am a retired paralegal and have experienced first hand the cultic influences on our legal system, having been on the front lines of some high-risk litigation.  Besides running this website, I am an author and activist.

This site is dedicated to freedom of speech and freedom of thought and freedom of press. I will paraphrase Voltaire (or Evelyn Beatrice Hall, as some sources indicate) and say that I have been and still am an activist who will defend, to her dying breath, your right to speak your mind, even if I disagree with what you are saying. However, I will not tolerate bad manners when conveying your thoughts. 

It is not important to me if there are various theories presented here. Yes, there is such as thing as "bad science" and, yes, there is a cover-up going on, but it isn't important at this point. The reason is because events will either prove or disprove whatever theories are out there soon enough. There isn't time to argue.

And in the end, does it really matter?  I think it's unproductive to care too much about who's right and who's wrong.  Your bottom line should be: will this help me to survive? If not, it's a distraction, so move on to something that will help you to understand what is going on and help you prepare for it, whatever "it" turns out to be.

With that said, I want to point out that we are an international community and there are many different points of view. And every point of view is legitimate and valued. Treat them as such and this group will achieve its goals.  Remember what Albert Einstein said:  Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be a spirit of tolerance in the entire population.  We strive to have that spirit of tolerance here.

The one rule here is the Golden Rule. Courtesy goes a long way in facilitating meaningful discussions, which is a primary goal of this group...meaningful discussions on how to survive the coming events. As Louis Pasteur said, "Chance favors the prepared mind." Thus, those that prepare have a better chance of surviving. So let's all start working on learning those things that will help us survive.

In closing, I leave you with these most excellent quotations from Thomas Jefferson:

I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility

against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.

Enlighten the people, generally, and tyranny and oppressions
of body and mind will vanish like spirits at the dawn of day.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

In matters of style, swim with the current;
in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

And a favorite Robbie Burns limerick:

Here's freedom to him who would speak,
Here's freedom to him who would write;
For there's none ever feared

that the truth should be heard,
Save him whom the truth would indict!
ROBERT BURNS (1759-96)

And more favorite quotes:

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity. 

      ~Albert Einstein

Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.

     ~Marcus Aurelius Antonius

[Amrah Aoson]

Nice philosophys and i totally agree. While i hope my very open mindedness does not offend anyone i will srtive to be as polite as possible. I seek the truth about all of these matters facing mankind today! And that point blank and not a beat around the bush style. While i may seem opinionated to some degree, that is towards the Light and against the darkness and those who serve it. I have studied many of these issues for many years and my spirit and my intuition tell me that mankind has been deceived for thousands of years! And no more so completely than at the present. It seems we will have to survive Evil and dark world governments as well as Nibiru aka Planet X. A tall order for any poor person such as my self! And i have a great empathy for all those who are being afflicted by the many calamities of the present earth changes and the lies and deceptions of the many Dark and Evil governments of this world. I try to post on facebook to many of the people i know all of the good post of this site and many others that relate to nibiru, the darkness of the world governmental systems and the upcoming Ascension. In the last few years i have discovered that people have very closed minds and are generally brainwashed from birth. Caring only for their day to day activities and being slaves to debt to dark entities. If you tell them about the earthquakes,volcanoes,floods,landslides and extremly bad weather of late? Most just say well that goes on all the time so what. They do not cry for anyone unless it happens to them or those who are close to them. At least there are a very few with open minds that seek the truth and have much empathy,so for the moment it can only be to them that i can speak. Love and Light  Amrah

 

[Cheryl Nelson]

Yes, and when it is good, society benefits.  And when it is bad, society is oppressed.

[Cheryl Nelson]

Cool, nice to meet you GT.

[GT_Big hair]

nice to meet you Cheryl...

I'm checkin' it out and I like...

yep,

thanks,

gt

 

[Jacks]

This works for I. Thanks Cheryl

There are others here that need to know that some will survive to be a comfort because they are stuck and can not move! 

[Cheryl Nelson]

STS, as ZT calls it, stands for service-to-self.  The concept is ageless, those who primarily serve themselves or the opposite, STO, service-to-others, those who primarily serve others.

[Mariana Stilman Golan]

I'm arround here only for a day and allready love it!

Sheryl, I've tryed Scientology too, didn't work for me eighther.  Forgive my ignorance, what is an STS religion?

[Kim B]

I like that quote from Robert Heinlein. :)

[Alex Cortes]

"To me, it is interesting data but your bottom line should be: will this help me to survive? If not, it's a distraction, so move on to something that will help you to survive. I believe that in the Aftertimes we can learn the science from the benign aliens, so any errors in our knowledge can be corrected then."

These words mirror my thoughts to the tee. I for one am here to learn from people I met on the other site who I came to consider friends. I love the various topics but in the end our focus should be simply on surviving along with how can we help those around us to survive.

Thank you for this post.

[Brad Leathery]

Thanks, Cheryl for starting this Ning. Dogma takes many forms, but to me it is always just dog POOP :)