Begging The Question (Paperback) | Released: 08 Apr 2013

Humans in general are dominated by the sensations and thoughts with which they are identified. The repe-tition of these feelings and thought becomes their beliefs which then control their lives. They don't realize that the feelings and thoughts which arise in their consciousness are fleeting, transient and most cases don't represent anything in reality; they are not factual. More than ninety percent are self-defecting. This is sad and disturbing, because it leads us to so many erroneous views of life and existence; it's be-cause of this in anger and hatred we kill, we become dope addicts and we defraud others; we war destroying cities and kill without reason or mercy thousands of innocent people. If we stop to think, every war fought was over an ideology. This book, in its many pages, points to the insight that from moment to moment we are the sum total of the predominant thoughts we allow ourselves to think; we are only what we are experiencing. It holds the keys to transcend from the slime to the sublime, the ordinary to the extraordinary; from the mundane to the Devine. You can open the door to moral and intellec-tual insightfulness. The most precious jewelry of life is the mind of a child; it should be nurtured with wisdom, and parental love and care. Not with the myth and superstition of past civilizations; it shouldn't be imprisoned for life with mistaken dogma and creeds, which are not relevant today to live a productive life as a genuine, authentic, truthful human being. They should be taught that truth is better than make belief; wisdom is better than ignorance; sharing is better than greed, and love is better than hatred. Religion should have done this but has failed, because it is based on igno-rance, motivated by greed, and ensnared by hatred. My peeve with religion is not unwarranted; all I ask you is, look around you, is the world better for it. We've had many wars over religion, and still do. Read the history, look into the facts with an open mind. Can you imagine what would happen to the world if we nurtured the minds of the young with the truth in-stead of the lies they are exposed to? Protect them as the precious jewel they are, from the thieves, the de-ceived charlatans who steal there minds, and corrupt them for their own self-interest. Do you know why you believe all the irrational, stu-pid thing that you do? Because you were indoctrinated with them and told they were the truth. As an innocent dependent child you had no choice. And unfor-tunately, we are really imprisoned by theses beliefs, not knowing why we believe them. Let's do better with our children for future generations, and the betterment of humanity. Many dilemmas of this nature are discussed within this book.
About the Author: ABOUT THE AUTHOR A Social Critic Thomas P. Lind is retired; he was Director of Dietary Services at The New York United Hospital Medical Center of Port Chester, N. Y., where he also taught classes in Biofeedback theory and practice at the school of Encephalography. He has degrees in Psychology. He was a member of the International College of Applied Nutrition and of the American Hospital Association, and an associate member of the Academy of Orthomolecular Psychiatry. He was a member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists of Washington, D.C., and is a Certified Sex Therapist. He holds a certificate in Rational-Emotive Counseling from The Institute for Advanced Study in Rational Psychotherapy, chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York. Other works: GREEN IS THE GARDEN, a volume of Poems; THE FACTS OF LIFE YOU ARE BEING DENIED, non-fiction, a philosophical/psychological approach to life. AN EPIC OF THE MIND. IF THE HEAVEN BREAK OPEN. BEGGING THE QUESTION. FLYING WITH SEAGULLS.