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Bill Wiltrack wrote:When I comes down to it, when it's all said and done, mans ultimate purpose is to observe.

Bill Wiltrack wrote:In the end we are a complex interchange of hydrogen. Nothing more.

Bill Wiltrack wrote:There is an old saying; if you leave hydrogen alone long enough it will eventually develop language and then, eventually hydrogen will observe itself.

Bill Wiltrack wrote:We watch, as hydrogen passes through us; hydrogen.

Bill Wiltrack wrote:...
I spent many years in an ashram. The tale of Hydrogen was discussed within the context of these, mostly informal, group settings.

Bill Wiltrack wrote:We were the Pyramid Zen Society. Cleveland branch.

We would hold formal meetings at Case Western Reserve University.

We studied philosophers, religion, mysticism.

We had a leader of sorts; Richard Rose of Benwood West Virgina.

Thank you for providing me this opportunity to reflect a bit.

Wiki wrote: Polytechnic of North London
The Polytechnic of North London was founded by the 1971 merger of the Northern and North Western polytechnics. Its first Director was Terence Miller, former principal of the University of Rhodesia.[6] Until the passing of the Education Reform Act 1988, it came under the control of the Inner London Education Authority, part of the then Greater London Council. Degree awarding authority resided with the former Council for National Academic Awards until the polytechnic, a pioneer of widening participation and access to higher education, was granted university status under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.
After leaving Oxford in 1964, the renowned historian A. J. P. Taylor lectured at the Polytechnic until his death in 1990.[7]
In 1984, Patrick Harrington, a prominent member of the National Front, and deputy editor of NF News, and also a university student, was the subject of protests by students who picketed and boycotted his lectures, arguing that his presence made life intolerable for ethnic minority students.[8] Disputing this, Harrington obtained an injunction which the protesters, backed by the students' union, ignored.[9] At one stage the President of the National Union of Students, Phil Woolas, reported that the Polytechnic was "simply not functioning any more," with lecturers defying the courts by refusing to give names of students on demonstrations.[10] Two student leaders were sent to prison for 16 days for contempt of the court order preventing them from barring Harrington and the Secretary of State for Education, Sir Keith Joseph, threatened to close the Polytechnic down.[11]
In December, David MacDowall, then Director, resigned after pressure from the Inner London Education Authority to make a complaint against Harrington for remarks he made in a radio interview. ILEA said the remarks were racist, which Harrington denied.[12] In his resignation letter, Dr. MacDowall admitted that he had acted "in a totally fascistic manner" over the issue and wished "all the picketing students the best of luck with their campaign."[13] Harrington subsequently faced a disciplinary hearing for a television interview in which, in line with NF policy, he questioned the right of black people to citizenship.[14] In January 1985, with a new Director, John Beishon, in post and final examinations approaching, the Polytechnic, students' union and Harrington agreed a deal in which his classes would be taught separately in another building.[15] He eventually graduated with a degree in philosophy.[16] Dr. Beishon remained at the Polytechnic for three years.[17]

Bill Wiltrack wrote:You sound tormented.

If it's always that conflicted within your head perhaps you would benefit from sitting down with someone and just letting them hear you talk, have them give you their opinion. If you know what I mean.

I appreciate you opening-up here upon this thread.

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When I comes down to it, when it's all said and done, mans ultimate purpose is to observe.



In the end we are a complex interchange of hydrogen. Nothing more.


There is an old saying; if you leave hydrogen alone long enough it will eventually develop language and then, eventually hydrogen will observe itself.



We watch, as hydrogen passes through us; hydrogen.





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