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Nature, History, peer-reviewed science, political science and critical thinking, like: Positive Humanist values allied to rational secular societies, as more plausibly held in the World's maturer liberal Democracies, clearly seem a very realistic way for societies to function well within and Globally, so becoming politically crucial too in Humanities abilities to credibly survive on through it's existing volatile technological adolescence well. Encouragingly such constructive values exist in reassuring degrees in near all the (over-all) Human-right compling, best performing and desired top one-third plus of countries globally. Helping to bring out the finer qualities in people motivated towards entrepreneurial considerate environmentally sustainable fulfilling life-styles, emphasizing, freedom of information, sound reasoning, scientific inquiry and attainable justice, while naturally skeptical of out-dated supernaturalism, pseudoscience, superstition and repressive dogmatic and tyrannical regimes which impede a closer collective progression of Humanity. Rational secular societies emphasizing freedom and knowledge over fear, really can only petrify autocratic and dogmatic power manipulators and their cronies who must rely on the gun, the gullible and the ill-informed oppressed for their ill-gotten on-going self-indulgences and dictatorial controls "especially still" far too prevalent in the human-rights deficient quite over populated poorest one third plus of global countries, where bully-boy might (not right) and censorship (including the Internet) is too often rampantly used by the seriously deluded political elite to retain their game. Logically thinking, what information should one really believe without first corroborating the real facts? Frankly none! As, in this increasingly Cosmic more enlightened information age, we virtually have few excuses now left for a lack of basic awareness, unless repressively censored or we've chosen to be so. Used wisely, the Internet alone is like having one of the best knowledgeable libraries in the World at hand. Yet, in this increasingly more aware age, too many don't logically reason enough for themselves; often stemming still from generational blind-faith manipulated brainwashing as children, by over indoctrinated parents from Cultures less aware and more religiously driven than today; where even some far better informed generations and open Societies still have a sizable section, too mind-lazy or over anxious of being wrong (quite misguided after-all), so complacently just keep on perpetuating misplaced beliefs and follies, dogmatically fantasizing their one life away. Fortunately, as Global Satellite TV, helped expose a badly flawed Communistic creed, now the Internet too, is helping expose illogical autocratic despotism and archaic religious theocratic tyranny. Collectively more and more exposing these charades to all who want to think for them-selves and live a life aware enough for our times! And, in so doing understanding that, Global warming, Nuclear proliferation and over-population! Should become all Humanities priorities ... as, Nature will seek harmony, with or with-out Humanity. That's one-thing we all can scientifically believe in, no blind-faith needed at all. Moralities strength is derived from the common sense of Human-kind and the on-going needs of mutual existence. Do as you would be done by. No dogma, cults or fades necessary, just realistic awareness, love of self and others. And maybe, acknowledging the abundances we already have and collectively should cease to squander. "Carl Sagan" wrote: "Our species needs and deserves a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how this World, really works." Seems to me (and fortunately for all) a rising percentage of Humanity think this can only come about positively, if we're basically, freely-informed skeptical rational democratic secular Humanists first; and so-being, "21st century civilized." ... Some, wise rational words from Pres, Obama: ... "I have an unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things: The ability to freely speak and have a say in how we are governed; confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice. Governments that are transparent and don't steal from the people. The freedom to live as you choose. These are all universal basic human rights! Women denied an education are denied the right of equality. It's no coincidence countries where women are well-educated are far more likely prosperous. This much is clear: governments that protect these rights are ultimately more stable, successful and secure. Suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. Real political power, comes through consent and respecting the rights of minorities in a spirit of tolerance and compromise, not coercion! Without these ingredients, elections alone do not make true democracy."

Casablanca. To Kill a Mockingbird. Cool Hand Luke. High Noon. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Inherit the Wind. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; live show, Leonard Cohen's.

I've been fortunate enough at-times to publicly as-well get satisfaction from some of my own published or recorded poetry and lyrics. I also enjoy; classical, folk, rock, blues and Jazz.

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