Will you like my writings?

 

You do not have to have completed any college courses, to understand my writings, as even I do not have even an accredited bachelor's degree. But, if you have not gone to college, because you are not disciplined or smart enough, than you will not understand my writings. I wouldn't recommend attempting them. Also, if you don't enjoy learning new things or if you cannot read things you disagree with, than you will not like my writings. I generally do not take the positions of almost any idea that is mainstream. I am a Christian and if you hate Christians, then you will hate my writings. If you are a stereotypical Christian, you will probably hate my writings as well. For everyone else, I am sure you will enjoy and learn a lot from my writings.

 

Most of my books are based on the concept of paradox. Many people think that paradoxes are the same as contradictions, but Biblical paradoxes are like the Chinese yin-yang relationships between male and female. Many people also think that East Asian philosophies don't have any morality, because they mistakenly think that good and evil are a set of paradoxes. This is untrue because the major Chinese Philosophies as well as Buddhism and all the other Indian belief systems all have a very highly developed set of ethics. There very much is a definite right and wrong in both Indian and Chinese philosophy and religion. Most of Biblical theology is also based on this same concept of paradox.

 

The major paradoxes in my books are: humility and compassion, kindness and seriousness, global north and global south, hope for salvation and social justice, heart-soul and mind-body, personal God and holistic worldview, imagination and self control, discipline and creativity, submission to God and equality to other people, and the last one is still unpublished - joy and purpose.

Why so Worried?

 

We are undergoing an information revolution, which is going to create a transformation of society, on the scale of the industrial revolution. What I am concerned about is that the powers that be don't seem to take the situation seriously enough. The entire order of the world and the balance of powers is depending on the transition going well. Even China and Saudi Arabia care about our unemployment rate, because the US is still the primary market of world producers.

 

At this point the only thing keeping white collar jobs even as advanced as engineering, computer programming, accounting, medical, and journalism is the number of businesses that aren't aware of what they need to do to stay in business over the next 10 years, or have a market that is not competitive. I am worried that everything is set up for just in time delivery and people have no extra credit or alternate skills in case they get unemployed.

 

Another major problem happening a the same time is global climate change and the problems that will definitely happen, because of this are more violent weather and natural disasters, which means that a lot of people are going to experience what happened in New Orleans and don't have even basic survival supplies to last even 72 hours.

Philosophy Inspired Solutions to World Problems

 

ECONOMICALLY BASED

 

• Make Ethical Decisions in the Products We Buy
• Find Creative Way to Reduce Our Expenses
• Get Supplies and Training to Survive Disasters
• Promote Internet Usage to Empower Individuals
• Give Away Free Content to Support Alternate Opinions

 

SOCIALLY BASED

 

• Network to Expand Our Circles of Influence
• Form Relationships with Our Neighbors
• Encourage Others
• Stay Positive and Increase Our Positive Influences
• Avoid Mainstream Assumptions

 

SPIRITUALLY BASED

 

• Pray for God's Will to Be Done
• Improve a Specific Animal's Life
• Increase Our Understanding of the World
• Raise Our Kids to Be Good Citizens
• Take Time to Relax

General Information

 

I am Benjamin Huot from Eugene, Oregon (United States). I am a disabled veteran and I have Paranoid Schizophrenia. I am born again but my political views are very far left - I am very interested in helping with animal rights and poverty.

 

I have 4 websites with almost 12,000 files totaling 2.05 GB of data, over 602 original photos, 353 original drawings, 20 cross-stitch patterns, 22 original animations, 25 original audio readings, 10 original songs, and 2 original fonts on my websites. The estimated retail value of the content, including text books and graphics, I offer at my website for no cost is about $2,646 for each copy of my work.

Interests and Focus

I have a wide variety of interests which cross over in a variety of ways, but I now see my role as that of a researcher and writer for consumer/citizen advocacy based on: my readings in the humanities (philosophy, religion, history, literature, and art); my experiences in total situations (like being in the military, the mental ward of a private hospital, a mental health group home, and a retirement home); my creations of books, websites and more with design software on a budget; and my understanding of disaster survival methods. I study these things and figure them out on my own and then document what I have learned for the benefit of the average person. You will see that the focus of my books is to first explain the principal causes of the major problems in the world today and second how to use creativity to find ways to help out despite our lack of power over whether the world decides to attempt to fix these problems.

 

My philosophy books are the basis for my entire work which, in turn, came out of my experiences in the military and as a person with Schizophrenia. But my interest in philosophy is is so great because I see philosophy as so obviously practical. Eastern religions and philosophies help me understand myself better and improve my interactions with the rest of the world.

 

The rest of my interests can be seen as applications of my theories: explaining my psychological experiences, sharing my intellectual discoveries, documenting my use of budget Apple and open source software, giving away my artwork, and helping others survive disasters. My artwork is a visual display of my philosophy, the technology I used to create all of this is a reflection of the values and methods of my philosophy, and the conclusion to my books is to prepare ourselves for the future and to make the most out of our situation.

Books I have Authored

 

Over the past 11.5 years I have been reading 256 mostly classical texts in religion, philosophy, literature, and history of the old world. I have then written poetry and essays based on my studies, my beliefs, and my personal experiences. I have authored 43 books total.

 

I have just self-published 30 text books (including the 6 Large Print Edition Books) based on this material and developed my own philosophy. I also have created 8 picture books, 6 of which are illustrations I drew based on my understandings of major world beliefs and the other 2 on some of my photography.

 

In addition, I also wrote 5 reference books: a book on most of my psychological experiences, a book on most of my intellectual discoveries, a book on most of the Bible quotes from my books, a book on some of the technology I learned along the way; and a Book of the Lists to prepare for the future, including recommended philosophy books, music, art, food, and survival gear all as applications of my theories or for people interested in just one of the topics I cover.

 

My publisher (Lulu) thinks my books are so good that they chose me as one of the first group to have my books appear on their store on Amazon.com and I didn't submit my work for consideration, pay any money for that, or have to sell my copyright. There are currently 19 of my books on Amazon.com, but more may follow.

Disclaimer on Science

 

I wanted to let people know that I am not anti-science. I believe that scientists do very valuable work and my sister is a scientist. There is a big distinction between using Science as a belief system and a source of morality and using Science as a discovery process. What most people do not realize is that contemporary ecology as opposed to the Enlightenment ideas that brought forth the first wave of Science are very different.

 

The philosophical basis for Ecology is closer to mystical religion and philosophy than it is to the bigger, better, faster mentality that came along with the original Science and where most the money for Science presently goes to. A scientist can be as moral as anyone else, but the person who practices science needs to leave it compartmentalized in the role it is designed for and not use it in solving philosophical and religious problems. Science should not be considered as a belief system and when it is it takes on something that it has no way to deal with.

"When the mood comes, I order a carriage; when I feel tired, I rest. A thousand thanks to heaven and earth for freeing me for such leisure. I feel sorry for the white-haired official who works the station; he's cast an entire life between the hooves of a horse."

 

--Yi Kyubo in "Written Under the Upper Story of Yosong Posthouse"

 

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."

 

--Ecclesiastes 9:10