Interested in philosophy, science, physics, politics, ethics, inventing, motorcycles, aircraft... Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Richard Feynman, Isaac Asimov. 3D Animation, Movies and music, nearly any genre, art, poetry, living life to its fullest.
I am hesitant to call myself a subscriber of particular 'isms' or groups, but some that I share much of my ideologies with include:Libertarianism: In the most classical liberal sense, I respect and value peoples choices to do whatever they want as long as they do not hurt anyone. Personally though, some might consider me socially conservative as I do not drink(*) or use any drugs and do little to advertise my personality externally, but upon further investigation you’ll find out I am a staunch atheist and humanist and I am content living a rich full inner life through studying, learning, reading, and then most importantly doing. * - I recently started drinking a little bit of red wine, because of my families history of heart disease, the French Paradox, and the recent studies regarding resverstrol Ayn Rand / Objectivist: Very influenced by Rand in her views on personal empowerment and values, her staunch moral stances which are reconciled so beautifully with secular humanism and rationality. I also found her views on sex, love, and emotions to be the most valuable yet made in the world. Rand gets a lot of bad rap, but it’s usually from people who’d rather you not be influenced by her because they want you to do something for them, instead of for yourself. I strive to live now a life of rational self interest (which is neither exploitative, indifferent, or pejorative towards others) and focused on furthering all my deepest values.Minarchist: Some form of government must exist, in its most basic form, to protect people from foreign threats, establish rule of law, and be the final arbiter in disputes. But thats about all it should do.Anti-communist: If there is one group that has not received the condemnation it has earned it is the communists. While 'Nazi' invokes a vile disgust in every reasonable person, few think much of Communism, yet soviet communism has killed 170 million people this century, almost 10 times as many people as Nazism, and every communist country has been nothing less than a brutal dictatorial hell hole. While communism is mostly defeated, countries still remain and millions of people still live in their brutal oppression.Freedomist: The only just government is one which protects the civil liberties of individuals. End Tyranny everywhere, the western world is the freest, richest, and most militarily powerfully and it sits idly by yapping about moral relativism while pumping billions in aide into dictators pockets and ignoring horrific oppression and brutality at the hands of illegitimate governments that 1/2 the worlds population still suffer in. Bring liberal constitutional market based democracies to all people of the world
Vietnam:The Vietnam War was a just war, the soldiers who fought and died in Vietnam tried to bring and protect freedom to a population of millions. The Vietnam war was won and over in 1973, with Noble Peace prizes handed out, but congress withdrew all material and financial aide from the people of South Vietnam, condemning them to invasion and enslavement by North Vietnam. Though they fought valiantly and bravely for nearly two years with no help from the United States, eventually the people of South Vietnam succumbed to the continual onslaught from the Soviet and China backed communist armies of North Vietnam. See my web page "Free Vietnam"
Atheist: More accurately a weak atheist, in that there is no evidence suggesting as a simplest explanation that the universe was created by an intelligent being and no such being routinely interacts in our personal lives. We are alone with ourselves and must make our own purpose in life.
Extropian: Extropians embrace the opposite of entropy. If entropy is random decay into disorder, extropy is directed movement toward more order. Extropians embrace the use of technology to better ourselves, to extend our lives, to expand our freedoms, and to conquer aging, disease, and death in general.
Nanobot repairing NeuronsSee animation at http://www.cg4tv.com/cg4tv_nanobot_replaces_neuron_small.mov Eudaemonist: Eudaemonia is Aristotle’s philosophy for total human well being, or human flourishing, it is a goal orientated productive life in objective reality of excellence based on reason, passion, and clearly defined values. That ultimate happiness is achieved through productive self actualization. Eudaemonism is a directed life of happiness which comes from acquiring and furthering your values, as opposed to Hedonism which is happiness without purpose (often drug induced) or Buddhism, which is the abdication of all values. Aristotle is one of the greatest human beings to have ever existed, a father of logic, reason, observation in science, taxonomy, politics, poetics, and many of the fundamental ideas which make the world the great place it is today.Scientist: First and foremost I denounce mysticism. Objective reality exists and science is the progressive effort to create an ever more accurate description of it. Our technology and formulas create ever better devices and predict ever more accurately the way the universe works. I am not, however, a Dawkins esque materialistic determinist. I am more spiritual and religious in the truest and most proper sense for humanity.Optimist: The world is not about to end, we are not all on the verge of starvation and environmental self destruction. Population growth rates continue to decline in every developed nation as women are giving more freedoms and standards of living increase. All across the world there are more people living in free representative countries than ever before, fewer people starving to death, and more people living longer, healthier lives than ever before. This pace is not as fast as it could or should be, but it is getting better.Inventor: One of the last of a dying breed (or first of a new generation) The inventor is the man who asks “why†of the universe, and lets nothing and no one stand in his way. The inventor is responsible for all the great things that make our lives enjoyable today, and for all the free time that allows us to enjoy art and poetry and music. Currently my focus is on mechanical systems, power transmission systems, etc, with an eye on some major technological innovations relating to transportation technologies. I have many designs and projects I have been working on for many years and have been steadily accumulating all the knowledge I need to make virtually anything I want to.On the informal side, I own two houses and do 3D animation work from home. I am also currently designing and building a motorcycle and perpetually reading anything related to the topics above. I like watching movies, but only ones I rent or own typically. I enjoy taking motorcycle rides, traveling, I hope to move to Las Vegas in the near future (or New Hampshire...) Writing articles, debating on forums, challenging my own ideas and growing and developing them and myself in general. I enjoy eating out, going to shows, drawing, designing and hanging out with my friends or family often.MichaelAOLIM - matus1976 Web: www.matus1976.comErgonomic add on Desktop – www.ergoslope.comHumanities insurance policy – www.lifeboat.comErgonomic Add on DesktopIf you spend a lot of time at a computer and suffer from wrist or arm pain you might be interested in the ErgoSlope, an ergonomic add on desktop
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The ERGOSLOPE - is a curved ergonomic sloping desktop - is notched to allow the user to pull right up into it. - supports your elbows and arms and allows you to lean back and work in comfort - attatches to your existing desk in seconds
Motorcyclist The freedom of an open road on a motorcycle is an incredible experience. Motorcycling makes getting from one point to another something you actually enjoy and look forward to. Motorcycling immerses you in your environment, you smell the cook outs, feel the cool ocean breezes, sense the temperature difference as you cruise into a valley.
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