12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 259

Published in 2022 amid US Government's tyranny crescendo-ing to unprecedented magnitudes as done by many (if not all) presidential administrations and congressional classes, unchallenged by judicial benches, particularly those of 21st century (without exception), that is to say, my 12th book (3rd of trilogy thus 1st and 2nd), entitled appropriately and exhaustively Propositions, Problems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters (May 2022)... 

PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 259

~ The Mind: Seat of Law or Subject of Law ~

Again, if it is concluded that the mind is by original constitution a seat of law, the question of the nature of its subjection to this law,—whether, for instance, it is an obedience founded upon necessity, like that which sustains the revolutions of the heavens, and preserves the order of Nature,—or whether it is a subjection of some quite distinct kind, is also a matter of deep speculative interest.

In his 1854 book An Investigation of the Laws of Thought, George Boole (1815-1864) raised the question thus inquiry regarding the Mind as the Seat of Law versus the Subject of Law. He continued.

Further, if the mind is truly determined to be a subject of law, and if its laws also are truly assigned, the question of their probable or necessary influence upon the course of human thought in different ages is one invested with great importance, and well deserving a patient investigation, as matter both of philosophy and of history. These and other questions I propose, however imperfectly… And so he pondered further on the matter.

This poet humbly suggests both propositions as true, in motion simultaneously. For truly in nature there are observations, facts, logic, consistencies, truths, ethic(s) therefore law(s) thereupon the mind subjects to the aforesaid. Although, the Mind functions observably, logically, consistently, determinably thereby compiling, comparing, prioritizing, economizing then concluding. The functionality internal to the Mind as seated, determines within inherent limitation hence imperfection, the actuality external to the Mind as subjected.

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Crucifixes tarnished, thrown to white walls and bloody floors
For unstudied the lore of yore, therefore quite ignored the gore
Exiguous the rightful dissented, still abhorred by the plenteous
Pneumatically thrilled the latter by demagogues vainglorious

Bricks and sticks, known to fix while prone to cleverest of tricks
Per bureaucratic jesters, commonly festered by body politics
Lured then bestirred further by covetous, presumptuous murmurs
Perverted by academic charmers strutting as arrogant nurturers

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Copyright © 2022 by D.C. Quillan Stone

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 258... To live by another’s leave, forced to cleave, later to bereave. Assailing agitprop as prevailing backdrop so cleverly weaved...

Published in 2022 amid US Government's tyranny crescendo-ing to unprecedented magnitudes as done by many (if not all) presidential administrations and congressional classes, unchallenged by judicial benches, particularly those of 21st century (without exception), that is to say, my 12th book (3rd of trilogy thus 1st and 2nd), entitled appropriately and exhaustively Propositions, Problems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters (May 2022)... 

PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 258 (see Nos. 36, 37, 38, 39)

~ Vox Humana Vox Dei Non / 3rd Reprise ~

Vox populi vox Dei: the voice of the people is the voice of God. The slogan was useful for those who first attempted to substitute the people for God as the source of political authority. Their attempt was ultimately so successful that God no longer seems to be needed in government.

Edmund Sears Morgan (1916-2013)

Furthermore, neither vox rex vox Dei nor vox imperium vox Dei, rather intus unumquemque vox Dei, that is to say, God speaks directly, uniquely to each and every individual (as this poet contends) whether by meditation, prayer, writ, sermon ergo sola scriptura theologically, as well studying, pondering, laboring (till last breath, if you will). For no person is divinely or intellectually worthy to presume then exact authority thus force upon another without the latter's universally rightful consent. In this way, the populist or democratist is as erroneous even inhumane as the theocratist, monarchist, royalist, elitist, oligarchist for all these species per the genus Kratocratist hence the resultantly monstrous war-cry "Might makes Right!"

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To live by another’s leave, forced to cleave, later to bereave
Assailing agitprop as prevailing backdrop so cleverly weaved
To breathe the toxicity `tween the complicity and duplicity
Inflating the whimsy as fancied infinity till end of the elasticity

Crucifixes tarnished, thrown to white walls and bloody floors
For unstudied the lore of yore, therefore quite ignored the gore
Exiguous the rightful dissented, still abhorred by the plenteous
Pneumatically thrilled the latter by demagogues vainglorious

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Copyright © 2022 by D.C. Quillan Stone

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 239

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PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 239 (see Nos. 36, 37, 38)

~ Vox Humana Unius Vox Humana Alterius Non ~

So it follows (to reiterate), one’s human voice certainly is not the same as God’s voice or in Latin vox humana vox dei non, nor one’s human voice the same as another’s human voice or also in Latin vox humana unius vox humana alterius non. The finiteness of humanity, nay the precise position ergo finiteness of each and every individual’s space (x,y,z) at any given moment in time (t), preempts observably, logically, consistently any conjured justification to presume to think, speak then act on behalf of God or another individual.

If to consider within the grander context perhaps states, nations as well unions, confederations, realms, it is quite obvious the covetousness, presumption, arrogance, violation per the iron-hand rule by kings, despots, tyrants, dictators. As heinously slave masters as well kidnappers, hijackers, thieves, rapists, murderers possess no different posture therefore require no different consideration. For all without exception think, speak, act upon their own preferences thus disrespecting and disregarding others’ preferences, yet equally although unrecognizably heinous within democracies. Consequently, politicians as elected, bureaucrats as appointed, enforcers (i.e. military, police) as employed, can justifiably stand no further behind kings, despots, tyrants, dictators along with kidnappers, hijackers, thieves, rapists, murderers and more.

Each and every of the aforementioned must be judged and condemned, guilty of the same covetousness, presumption, arrogance and violation by use of force political/legal or criminal/illegal, variously transgressing, assuredly trampling others’ person, people (family), privacy, propensity, prerogative, preference, principle, purpose, pursuit as well profession, purse, portfolio, possession, property and more. If ever an application for another Latin phrase hence commonly known legal maxim, actus me invito factus non est meus actus, surely it is as previously exemplified.

However more importantly, by such understanding self-evident else studiously experiential, the hairs on back of neck innately raise, the mind intellectually rise in just defiance ergo the human voice certainly not the same as God’s voice or vox humana vox dei non, then immediately one’s human voice not the same as another’s human voice or also in Latin vox humana unius vox humana alterius non. 

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Terse the knack, curse the bushwhack, first the unsuspecting loyalist
Hence the bedecking nationalist, as patriots wail upon hail the royalist
Prior to elitists’ glee-turn-frenzy, devouring the subsidized banquet
The prize yonder covetousness, the surmise by arrogance if to admit

Fairness even Justice, a rareness as Augustus’ authenticity
Ergo, actual (else not) the Pax Romana, the Great Duplicity
A conqueror’s peace upon the conquered and deceased
And slavery’s consent if slaves relent, or worse, showpiece’d

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Copyright © 2022 by D.C. Quillan Stone

12th Book; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 216... For it's the philosopher's job to investigate the truth by means of reasons, and in all things to follow not people's opinions but reason's lead...

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PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 216

~ To Prefer Even Propend Is To Reason / 2nd Reprise ~

For it's the philosopher's job to investigate the truth by means of reasons, and in all things to follow not people's opinions but reason's lead. So having devoted myself to schools for a long time, and having been educated in both their reasons and their authorities, at last I brought myself to moral philosophy, which is the aim of all the disciplines and for the sake of which I judged all the rest should be mere preliminaries.

The aforesaid, as the character Philosopher introduced himself in the book Dialogue Between a Philosopher, a Jew and Christian, written by theologian Peter Abelard (1079-1142). And as this poet discovered upon years even decades of studying, pondering, laboring whether political sciences (and isms), various histories as well economics, psychology, sociology, praxeology, theology too until observed the element or dynamic, determined the logic, demonstrated the consistency then concluded the ethic(s); the Singular Human Right to Consent or Dissent on ALL Matters as inherently preferred then passionately expressed per each and every individual's Peculiar Human Ability to Reason.

Furthermore, in so doing, one would be correctly admonished and properly directed if to also heed the words of business/economic journalist and writer Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), when he wrote in his 1916 book Thinking as a Science the following…

 A man with a scant vocabulary will almost certainly be a weak thinker. The richer and more copious one's vocabulary and the greater one's awareness of fine distinctions and subtle nuances of meaning, the more fertile and precise is likely to be one's thinking. Knowledge of things and knowledge of the words for them grow together. If you do not know the words, you can hardly know the thing.

The point of course is to emphasize the necessity to study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (2 Tm 2:15), as well among both good and evil men to show oneself logically, consistently, ethically therefore credibly, honorably, exemplary as well stalwartly, diligently and always gentlemanly. Hence expand direct knowledge by experiencing along with indirect knowledge by reading, studying, observing, experimenting, pondering, testing, debating, laboring, concluding the logic, syllogism, consistency, fact, truth then ethic. Do this till last breath, so to accordingly regard the right to consent for all individuals, and to appropriately respect the ability to reason as divinely breathed and bequeathed.

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Sublime if to rid ourselves of political, social intervention and intrusion
(The plain-speak perhaps less poetic, more stoic, maybe epicure conviction)
And so the friction betwixt the factions, tyrannical traction and momentum
Upon all economically distressed (and then), ergo the Bukowskian factotum

Politically depressed, governmentally oppressed thus immorally blessed
While arrogantly dressed though perversely crested, covetously infested
As all pressed then wrested of prerogatives, propensities, preferences
Purses and properties too, upon shrewd thus duplicitous references

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Copyright © 2022 by D.C. Quillan Stone

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 238

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PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 238 (see Nos. 36, 37)

~ Vox Humana Vox Dei Non / 2nd Reprise ~

Reconsider the immortality, infiniteness of the Divine God versus the mortality, finiteness of the human specie per the previous two installments combined (see Proposition, Problem & Poem Nos. 236-237). There should mindfully arise to forefront the self-evident dynamic hence digressively compounded, increasingly complicated, exponentially inconsistent, consequentially and ethically irresolvable dilemma upon accepting any form of presumption. Reconsider as well the presumption accompanied with covetousness as the posture unavoidably preceding the disregard for another’s Singular Human Right to Consent or Dissent on all matters, inseparably the disrespect for another’s Peculiar Human Ability to Reason.

To emphasize, presumption is the unquestionable posture preceding any form of disrespect then disregard for another’s dissent. Unless one is God and obviously not one nor any other, then only presumption followed by arrogance (the former’s first cousin) would elevate his/her preference to disrespect then disregard another’s preference to dissent on any and/or all matters. If to categorize the posture as something other than presumption, what would it be? Would it be selflessness, kindness, goodness, helpfulness, benevolence, humanitarianism, etc.? Upon exhausting all dictionaries among all languages, still the search for an alternative word would remain unfound else nonexistent. To further the analysis, and if to accept the word for the posture, then when is presumption ever tolerable, acceptable, desirable, rightful, ethical, moral, etc.? The answer is self-evident of course observably, logically, consistently so.

With that said, if largely accepting the categorization of presumption, then exceptions possible while remaining ethical? Obviously, exceptions introduce unavoidably inconsistencies thus complexities, often facilitating more of the same. To go further, principles may seem clear initially, however exceptions’ inconsistencies and complexities will foster the redefinition and reapplication of the former, while rewriting supportive fact and/or history, discarding empiricism in part or whole in practice, gradually blurring and eventually erasing from minds the founding logic as well ethic. It follows, when reason’s expression per individual consent as well dissent are honored ergo respected, regarded in constant rhetoric and consistent practice concerning all matters, only then can be found genuine fairness, equality, justice, freedom, that is to say, the sole ethic among non-omnipresent, non-omniscient and non-omnipotent thus quite finite mortals, else constantly, consistently presumption preceding the dishonor ergo disrespect, disregard, violation.

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Dangers mid pews, parishioners’ wallowing upon swallowing the lies
Hollowing the eyes thus souls dead `tween furrows `low black skies
Lo, unrecognized the blowback, foretold tho’ unapprised the setback
As covetous spies aloft government mules presume the purses else sacks

Terse the knack, curse the bushwhack, first the unsuspecting loyalist
Hence the bedecking nationalist, as patriots wail upon hail the royalist
Prior to elitists’ glee-turn-frenzy, devouring the subsidized banquet
The prize yonder covetousness, the surmise by arrogance if to admit

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Copyright © 2022 by D.C. Quillan Stone

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 237

Published in 2022 amid US Government's tyranny crescendo-ing to unprecedented magnitudes as done by many (if not all) presidential administrations and congressional classes, unchallenged by judicial benches, particularly those of 21st century (without exception), that is to say, my 12th book (3rd of trilogy thus 1st and 2nd), entitled appropriately and exhaustively Propositions, Problems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters (May 2022)... 

PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 237 (see No. 236)

~ Vox Humana Vox Dei Non / 1st Reprise ~

First, to properly contrast and profoundly clarify the state of the Immortal, Infinite hence the characteristic(s) of the Divine God if to confess then argue His probable existence; He is propositionally, logically, consistently so, that is to say, omnipresent therefore constantly upon all points in space (x,y,z) and time (t), consequently omniscient then of course omnipotent.

Second, to properly compare and profoundly conclude the state of the mortal, finite hence the characteristic(s) of the human specie instinctive, emotive while quite reasonable if to admit his noticeable lot; he is observably, logically, consistently so, that is to say, non-omnipresent therefore constantly upon one point in space (x,y,z) and time (t), consequently non-omniscient then of course non-omnipotent (see Proem  Poem Nos. 8-10).

            Concisely, if omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent is God, then undeniably non-omnipresent, non-omniscient, non-omnipotent is Man.

Humanity’s limited state therein mortally, sequentially thinking, speaking then acting within the considerably restricted context of finitely single space (x,y,z) and time (t) hence the non-endlessness per finitely single point on x-axis, the non-ceaselessness per finitely single point on y-axis, the non-boundlessness per finitely single point on z-axis, the non-eternalness per finitely single point on t-axis (or timeline). The aforesaid is of course a very minute subset within the immeasurably unrestricted context of infinitely all spaces (x,y,z) and times (t), hence the endlessness per infinitely all points on x-axis, the ceaselessness per infinitely all points on y-axis, the boundlessness per infinitely all points on z-axis, the eternalness per infinitely all points on t-axis (or timeless-line), Divinity’s unlimited estate thereupon and therein immortally, non-sequentially thinking, speaking then acting.

So it follows, one’s human voice certainly is not the same as God’s voice or in Latin vox humana vox dei non, nor one’s human voice the same as another’s human voice or also in Latin vox humana unius vox humana alterius non. The finiteness of humanity, nay the precise position ergo finiteness of each and every individual’s space (x,y,z) at any given moment in time (t), observably, logically, consistently preempts any conjured justification to presume to think, speak then act on behalf of God or another individual.

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The hierarchic esurience as those reject the factual for the emotional
Refuse the truthful for the sentimental, repel the ethical for the lustful
Distrustful all as pell-mell the popular mulling, amid self-wallowing
While pelf-pilfering neighbors’ shelves, strangers too soon following

Dangers mid pews, parishioners’ wallowing upon swallowing the lies
Hollowing the eyes thus souls dead `tween furrows `low black skies
Lo, unrecognized the blowback, foretold tho’ unapprised the setback
As covetous spies aloft government mules presume the purses else sacks

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Copyright © 2022 by D.C. Quillan Stone

12th Book on Ability to Reason, Right to Consent; Proposition, Problem & Poem No. 236

Published in 2022 amid US Government's tyranny crescendo-ing to unprecedented magnitudes as done by many (if not all) presidential administrations and congressional classes, unchallenged by judicial benches, particularly those of 21st century (without exception), that is to say, my 12th book (3rd of trilogy thus 1st and 2nd), entitled appropriately and exhaustively Propositions, Problems & Poems on the Peculiar Human ABILITY to REASON, Singular Human RIGHT to CONSENT & Other Neglected Matters (May 2022)... 

PROPOSITION, PROBLEM & POEM No. 236

~ Vox Humana Vox Dei Non ~

As logically noted by Aristotle (384-322 BC) per the section Posterior Analytics of his work Organon…

"Now since the required ground of our knowledge---i.e. of our conviction---of a fact is the possession of such a syllogism... and the ground of the syllogism is the facts constituting its premises, we must not only know the primary premises---some if not all---beforehand, but know them better than the conclusion... So since the primary premises are the cause of our knowledge---i.e. of our conviction---it follows that we know them better---that is, are more convinced of them---than their consequences, precisely our knowledge of the latter is the effect of our knowledge of the premises."

Mere conclusions are the priorities of the 21st century mind, often to the exclusion of the laborious, arduous yet necessary process(es) of premises, observations, evidences, tests, determinations, propositions, syllogisms (logic), consistencies, ethics and more. Consequently, the adult mind remains entirely adolescent, far too deficient to exercise any meaningful analysis particularly complex as well regularly simplistic even commonly routine.

So it follows, sentimentally attached, emotionally guarded even passionately acquired (as inspired) preferences, opinions, assumptions, quotes, anecdotes, whims and fancies erroneously while speciously equate to knowledge. Dangerously unquestionably elevated are the same erroneous, specious conclusions when concocted in the minds of politic and/or charismatic leaders, as though to say in Latin vox humana vox dei; the voice of God.

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O the silent bleed from coercively inoculated veins, sunken the eyes
Drunken the tongues, feigned per lies unapologetically o’er the sighs
Wry the cries yet sublime upon the fantastically fraudulent assurance
Contrarily odd per the observable occurrences of oligarchic prurience

The hierarchic esurience as those reject the factual for the emotional
Refuse the truthful for the sentimental, repel the ethical for the lustful
Distrustful all as pell-mell the popular mulling, amid self-wallowing
While pelf-pilfering neighbors’ shelves, strangers too soon following

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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.

Copyright © 2022 by D.C. Quillan Stone