Laying the Groundwork
by Jason GodeskyFor years now, I’ve recognized a growing alienation from others. My views differ from theirs on an incredibly fundamental level. For the most part, I’ve learned to generally keep those views to myself, and merely chip away more traditional views–challenge them, raise questions, and generally stir up doubt without ever stating my own position on anything. But with the recent radical change in my direction, I feel the time has come at last to lay down a specific “canon” for myself, a body of work that I can easily point others to, rather than repeating and defending the same premises and assumptions over and over again.
I started this blog by outlining my autobiography (parts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). My next step is to begin “the mosaic” as Ishmael called it. A potentially long series of philosophical essays, each one standing alone, each one arguing one of the premises of my belief. Eventually, as disjointed as these will seem, they will begin to build on one another to form my worldview.
Then, perhaps once I have those chapters and verses to cite, I can start having more interesting conversations, rather than reiterating the same basic arguments over and over again.
