Spread the word (3/2/2014)

Spread the word 03/02/2014 0 Comments         It has been a few weeks since a post, and I am back to reality (or at least writing about it). Currently there is trouble in Ukraine, and America might be soon tangled up in a new "Cold War" with Russia. I at least do not want this to happen-- America has forgotten the "nuclear" strength of our brothers across continents. I listen to a podcast discussing this, but I have not fully researched it. http://www.dancarlin.com/disp.php/csarchive While it is good to know the facts, my interest lies in furthering the cause of transhumanism-- human longevity and science literacy. I am transitioning into a greater teaching position within my home base city. I hope to open a few eyes to the state of the world and why we need science more than ever.       Social media has not been so useful to me as of late. It feels like a bid for followers, and my intentions are to help without any need of compensation. Humanity+ Maine is not a non-profit yet, and although I could use money to pay for the yearly operating costs and travel to conventions, I am not asking for it. I may soon begin a campaign of skepticism and denouncement of pseudo-science through Facebook and Twitter-- anything to provide a light through the darkness of fear-mongering. Which brings me to an issue...why not spread the word? Why not debunk and challenge those that are misinformed and spreading rumors? Are we afraid that we will hurt their feelings?         We are dealing with a world that doesn't know what to believe. Science is a process-- think of it as a verb-- moving and changing. New evidence changes things-- that is a fact of life-- change. For those that want to hold onto something that doesn't change, they are like rocks in the bottom of a river, slowly eroding as an endless supply of water washes over them. They cannot stop the river, and it will eventually win. On the top of the river is a leaf that is floating along with the river that changes with it. Didn't Bruce Lee once said, "Be like water my friend"? We need to adapt and keep up with changes. Those that do not, I can understand their wish to go away (die). I cannot understand laziness though, especially when people are alive and able. It should be innately human to want to help others, and it should be innately human to be skeptical and searching for evidence. What happened to stop this? Have we let marketers convince us that it is wrong to question? Why have many of us stopped wondering and accepted the norm (which is living in the dark)?     I am hoping that those reading this are those that do question life and want to find out more about it. We can never stop being on this journey until we are stopped. Get others interested in science and be a trailblazer where you think we have not looked. It never ends, and we need more numbers in this lifelong trek. Thank you.