"In seeking Wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou has attained it, thou art a fool."
~ Rabbi Ben Azai ~
A while ago I found myself in the midst of a noisy debacle that I was all too familiar with. The debate centered around what religious tradition the participants held and the pros and cons of these traditions. In a matter of minutes these novices sought to clarify what centuries of great minds could not. After listening to them describe their respective "-isms" I was asked what I thought concerning the matter. My response was somewhat shocking. I simply rejected their theories and proposed an alternative - "Porterism."
In that moment of sarcastic dismissal, a philosophy was created. I began to think of ways to develop this philosophy and it has become my intellectual hobby of sorts. A simple definition of "Porterism" would be a philosophy that seeks to find balance within one's mind. Balance between the physical and spiritual, the sacred and the secular. Essentially, it is the evolutionary process that every human being must go through in finding one's "self." The "self" is a funny thing. It is the closest thing to us, and yet we do not understand it. Every being has a set of beliefs normally centered around four basic areas: life, society, government and religion. We all have opinions that we are all very passionate about within these four realms. We will even fight for them; however, if we stop and think, sometimes our belief is not what we really believe. To truly believe something means that a cognitive, rational decision has been made concerning an a theory or idea. These ideas can, then be transformed into personal dogma. We normally refer to them as opinions. The personal dogmas all fall under one (or more) of the four areas already mentioned.
It is when these dogmas are developed that make this discussion interesting. When the individual dogmas are compared from one area to another, it becomes apparent that many times they contradict. Therefore, there is no balance within the mind. No wonder people are confused! I have created this blog to share my thoughts, opinions and even dogma reflecting the four areas: life, society, government, and religion. I openly invite comments and disagreements. This blog is simply to share my thoughts so that I may hopefully create a balanced view of my own "beliefs" and hopefully give the readers some incite into their own lives.
