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Jonathon

Unconventional in a freaky way

About Me

You can read all about me by going to my website, jondanpoe.com (still under construction).

The basics: I'm an anarchist, Unihubu (Unitarian Humanist Buddhist); into books (hard sci-fi), astronomy, archaeology, geology. I'm also a vegetarian. I love writing, too. I'm currently working on a book, sci-fi, of course. You can see some of my writing at The Eyes of Dissent and some poems on my website.
I live with a wonderful man, Eric, and four kitties, Midas, Chamberlain, Canute and Boudica and I have a close relationship with my family (Jenn, Jenette and Jeremey in my friends list are my siblings). I work on a couple of HIV epidemiological programs at a university in Dallas. Anything more, see my website or drop me a line! Love hearing from all you freaks!


You scored as Buddhism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Buddhism. Do more research on Buddhism and possibly consider becoming Buddhist, if you are not already.In Buddhism, there are Four Noble Truths: (1) Life is suffering. (2) All suffering is caused by ignorance of the nature of reality and the craving, attachment, and grasping that result from such ignorance. (3) Suffering can be ended by overcoming ignorance and attachment. (4) The path to the suppression of suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path, which consists of right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right-mindedness, and right contemplation. These eight are usually divided into three categories that base the Buddhist faith: morality, wisdom, and samadhi, or concentration. In Buddhism, there is no hierarchy, nor caste system; the Buddha taught that one's spiritual worth is not based on birth.

Buddhism


79%

agnosticism


67%

atheism


63%

Hinduism


63%

Paganism


54%

Islam


50%

Satanism


46%

Christianity


33%

Judaism


29%
Which religion is the right one for you? (new version)
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My Interests

I collect antique books, an avid hard sci-fi reader, anarcho-syndicalism, anarcho-communism, religion, physics, archaeology, geology.

Music:

I love breakbeat, UK 2-step, drum-n-bass. I also love the Indigo Girls, bluegrass, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Jamiroquai, Braums and Sir William Walton. Well, I like just about everything except "easy listening" and most pop-country. Hybrid, Dieselboy, BT, AK 1200, Aphrodite, Sasha, Digweed, DJ Icey, Ekova, Deee Lite, Freaky Chakra, Rabbit in the Moon, Delerium

Movies:

Moulin Rouge, Adams Family Values, Party Girl, Dark City, anything directed by Derek Jarman, Aliens, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka, V for Vendetta, Run Lola Run, Shortbus

Television:

Documentaries, Will and Grace, Star Trek (the later series)

Books:

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge, Uplift series by David Brin, Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson, A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge.

Heroes:

Anyone who has the courage to question authority (political, religious, employers, family,any other authority types), think for themselves and then act accordingly. Anyone who lets people live their lives how they see fit. Anyone who dances to the beat of a different drummer (or drum machine!) In other words, people who make this world interesting!

My Blog

Queer Liberation

Queer Liberation The present gay rights movement is working tirelessly to allow queers to assimilate into the heterosexual mainstream. From marriage to participation in the marketplace, queers are try...
Posted by Jonathon on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:47:00 PST

Government and Freedom Part III: The Path

Government and FreedomPart 3: The PathBy Jon Dan Poe In the first two installments of this series, it was explained that true freedom can't exist in representative democracies because people don't mak...
Posted by Jonathon on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:36:00 PST

Freedom and Government Part II-The Vision

Here's an article I wrote for the Eyes of Dissent. You can download a free electronic version at http://www.lulu.com/content/673327.Government and Freedom Part II: The VisionPart one of this series ex...
Posted by Jonathon on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:33:00 PST

Government and Freedom

Here's an article I wrote for the Eyes of Dissent. You can download a free electronic version at http://www.lulu.com/content/480000. Government and Freedom   What is government?   When ...
Posted by Jonathon on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:55:00 PST

Joshy tagged me! 6 weird things

Joshy tagged me, which means I have to write six things that are strange about me and then tag six other people. If you get tagged by me, I'd better see some strange stuff! Go to Joshy's profile at ht...
Posted by Jonathon on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:35:00 PST