The Half-wise - The half-wise knows there is no truth. Knowing there is no truth, he cannot attain to any truth. Believing truth is generated from his own mind, he is an imbecile, and does not seek the truth outside of him, but rather the truth within him. By being half-wise, and knowing there is no truth, one is The Half-wise.

The Materialist - The materialist knows there is truth, but only in the physical. He can find no truth beyond what is physical, found in numbers, or object. Not to say that he believes truth can only be attained by the senses, but he truly believes truth is limited to the senses, and not the sense of reasoning to higher principles, such as ethics, law or language. By knowing only what is physical, one is the Materialist.

The Dunce - A man who neither knows truth, nor does he contemplate. Most will fall into this category. By neither knowing, nor seeking, the Dunce believes everything he hears, and does not seek what is outside of himself. He searches himself, and follows blindly what others will tell him. The Dunce is an ass pulling the burden of his own stupidity. If one neither seeks nor knows, one is the Dunce.

The Fool - A man who thinks he knows truth. He contemplates the world in his own eyes, and wishes to conform all objects to himself. He wishes to bend reality to his will, and force his view upon the world. He masters the art of persuasion, or he doesn't. He wishes to inflect his will upon others, and thereby create reality for himself. The Fool is the most hopeless of all the dishonorable, as he has attained knowledge of himself, and wishes to conform the world to his own knowledge, as if he were a god. If one thinks he knows, one is the Fool.



I will ask all my pensive readers to really consider this, and see if they are reflected in any of these. IF so, it is a time to self reflect, and find the Way.

Associate - An Associate of the Order of Longfellow has discovered there is wisdom and truth. They don't know it yet, but they have found some aspect of truth, and by knowing there is truth, have attained to the Associate of the Order of Longfellow.

Bachelor - A Bachelor of the Order of Longfellow has found a truth. They know at least one truth, and have developed a knowledge base on that aspect of truth. And knowing a truth, they have attained to the Bachelor of the Order of Longfellow.

Meister - A Meister of the Order of Longfellow has mastered a particular skill. Knowing truth, they have developed that truth to have found it, and have found an objective system of order with regard to that truth. Having mastered a truth, they have attained a Meister of the Order of Longfellow.

Doctor - A Doctor of the Order of Longfellow has knowledge in several fields. Knowing, and being able to connect knowledge from different fields, and finding multiple systems of order where all truths relate, and having mastered multiple disciplines, they have attained a Doctorate of the Order of Longfellow.

Scholar - A Scholar of the Order of Longfellow has the humility of seeking truth. Being able to recognize knowledge, truth and skill wherever it is found. Whether a fool or sage, a Scholar of the Order of Longfellow has discovered truth in all things. One has attained the recognition of Scholar from the Order of Longfellow by attaining the knowledge that there is truth, and has the ability to recognize the truth in all disciplines.

Sage - A Sage of the Order of Longfellow has found truth. Being able to know and discern truth through observation of the simple, or recognizing it in the wise. The Sage has achieved wisdom, and begins to see the truth, connecting the truth to what God had spoken through the Prophets, Apostles and His Son. The Sage sees truth reflects God's word, and thereby, begins the road to true knowledge. By seeing all truth points to God's Word, one has attained the recognition of a Sage.

Disciple - A Disciple in the Order of Longfellow has knowledge only of Christ, and is able to understand all things through Christ. At the peak of knowledge, comes the relationship with Jesus, and to allow Him to be our Rabbi. One attains a rank of Disciple in the Order of Longfellow if they know Christ, and can, without doubt, affirm all truth leads to Christ.



The pensive reader will be asked to humbly observe themselves, to find which level they have attained, if any. As, so very few ever attain even the Associate Level.

Audiences love it.
Is it an ape? Is it a snake?
No one knows.
Is it a metaphor about man?
Or, is it simply a fiction without a metaphor?

The flying snake-monkey becomes a god.
It despises man---
Is it truly conscious of its own potential?

Had I written the story,
The snake-ape would be a metaphor
About man's progression.
How science made him into a "God".
And subsequently the vanity of it;
The pretension---as any thing which calls itself a god
Is pretentious, and must be pretentious.
The snake-ape would first start in the wilderness,
And evolve into a creature which could fashion instruments
That give it flight; power over fire.
Instead, the snake-ape becomes wiser than man?
It becomes a metaphor about ancient traditions
Needing to be accepted by man
So they are not consumed with science?

I'm sorry, but I don't worship a snake-ape.
Those who do, had eaten the hearts of mankind.
So, one puts forth an utterly foul interpretation for god
And preaches to me how we need it?
Rather, I'd want men to be atheists
So they could at least discover that there is good
With the precise measurements of scientific instruments.
Then, at least, we could better compare what we've discovered
And see it matches up with one particular God
Of a people so small, so minute, yet given the mysteries of the moral universe.

For, men will ultimately discover there is need for law;
They might even go so far as to purge all unlawfulness by pogrom.
Yet, it's Christ and His mercy. That is what man need attain
So he can be truly happy.

There is an order to the universe.
We see it in axioms of algebra.
We see it in Moral Philosophy.
We see the logic of all algebra
Predicts real world objects and physics.
We see in the Object of ideas
That they can be perfectly understood.
We see Christ's Law does create happier
And freer States, where all humans flourish.

Dear,
Dr. Peterson

Yes, belief in God in very difficult. Christ said, "If you had even a grain of faith the size of this mustard seed, you could make the mountain move." Who has ever had even a grain of faith?

It is because we don't, that is why we need Jesus. Even if I've healed the blind, the deaf, the demon possessed, the lame, the sick, the hungry.; even if I've prophesied the world's end, and knew without a doubt. Still, that little tiny grain of faith is nearly impossible to obtain. Because men are not perfect.

Christ did not come to the world as a teacher of ethics. There were many teachers before Him. There was the Old Testament. There were many people---though scattered abroad to the four corners of the universe---there was some grasp of God's word in every culture that ever existed. Christ did not come to teach us morals. He came to redeem us from the penalty of not obeying them.

By Christ's moral purity, we know Him to be God Come in the Flesh. Yet, even we doubt---all Christians---when faced with certain suppositions. What makes me doubt, is of course, the concepts of science fiction. Yet, I have to retain my faith in spite of it, for there is one truth. I am not perfect. I need Christ as a crutch to help me in this world, and I need him as a purifier to get to the next.

For, if I by my own deeds thought I could attain to eternal life---as you noted---there would be no possibility of me attaining that life. For, without Christ---since His law is self evident and written on our heart---we would have no hope of ever attaining to eternal life, or fellowship with the Father.

For, every sage in history has attained to similar moral understanding, with many follies. Yet, Christ died and raised to redeem us from our folly. For without Him we should be without hope because of the great separation of our sin. Satan had tried to hinder this, yet I prevailed.

The Russian Orthodox chaunts are beautiful.
But, it was said, "America has nothing comparable."
I disagree. American Blue Grass Gospel and the Slave Hymns
Are, to my ears, just as beautiful.

I think Biden might have been sarcastic,
On a second thought.
I'll give him one more chance.
If he does anything hinky like that again,
He's losing my support.

I agree with Sam that morals can be scientifically explained.
Just, from everything I know about those morals,
It will mirror precisely what the Bible had already said.
And because of that, I believe in the God of the Bible.