Copyright: September 1999
Thomas E. Blaylock, Jr.
Updated: 03/15/05
CHAPTER 2
INTRODUCTION
This
book is not pornography. Neither is it immoral nor profane. It is not against any
good, anywhere or at anytime. This book only seeks to bring out the very best
which is in you. I simply wish to stimulate your honest thinking and reasoning
ability. Then you can make decisions that are more intelligent with your life,
your time and your money. And believe it or not, the HONEST MAN'S PHILOSOPHY
may soon become one of your best friends.
Philosophy
is the Most Important aspect of your life. Your philosophy determines where you
live, what foods you eat, in what occupation you engage, whom you marry, what
color car you buy, your temperament, your health, for whom you vote, what you
think is good or bad, with whom you associate, your hobbies and above all,
philosophy determines your happiness, or your lack of it. To a degree, it also
determines your longevity. So, please, examine your philosophy and then examine
mine! You will be pleasantly surprised!
You
can read this book in the quietness of your own room. No one will know what you
are reading. You are not obligated, nor is it necessary to defend your beliefs,
philosophy, or concepts to this book. You do not have to agree or disagree.
Therefore, you will find yourself in the wonderful position of Being Able To Be
Honest - with yourself. You can honestly think about these things without being
afraid. You do not even have to form an opinion, or change your opinion. You
are under no pressure from anyone or anything. You are now Free, so read and
think.
No good or just God could possibly disapprove
of your honest thoughts.
As
a result of following the present day philosophies of our western civilization,
our world is once again in a desperate condition. It is imperative that people
realize, “Something is wrong here.” We have not received the benefits our
forefathers promised us if we followed their philosophy. We must take our heads
out of the sand and examine both our present philosophy and other philosophies
by which to govern and judge our lives. We need a better philosophy to guide
both our governments and our personal activities. The philosophy outlined in
this book is the best, most sane and honest philosophy by which to govern our
life and activity. This book will prove that statement to you.
This
philosophy has been called by many names and has been described in many
different ways. However, by any name one chooses, Clear Thinking has always
presented the same truth, the same facts and the same demands on one's life. A
rose is a rose no matter what you name it.
The
literal Greek meaning of the word “philosophy” is “The love of Wisdom.” True
philosophy is discovered, composed and written by these lovers of wisdom and
seekers after truth. In earlier times these seekers after truth first turned
their searching toward the physical things of life. These men were called
scientists, philosophers and wise men. They were given great respect and their
conclusions and experiments were sought after as wisdom and insight. These men
were honored and respected for their intellect, for their work and for their
insight.
Later
they turned their powers of inquiry onto those things called spiritual. They
discovered that many of the claims and promises of the philosophies and
religions of their time were fraudulent. They found the religions of their day
were copied from a mixed bag of other religions. They realized many of the
claims were simply inventions of the imagination. They began to present their
findings by writing these truths down so others could have the benefit of their
research. Their findings placed great doubt on some of the claimed miracles and
promises of the religions.
They
were condemned at once as heretics and God haters by dishonest men who were
threatened by the truth, conclusions and insights of these scholars. These wise
men were hunted down, sought out and jailed or killed, and sometimes both.
Their writings were hunted down and destroyed along with those who possessed
these writings. These destroyers of truth used their powers of religion and
government against these wise men. They sought to place fear and hatred upon
those philosophers and scientists by claiming that these wise men were against
God and the church. They lied about these philosophers and gave them a false
and derogatory nametag. They began calling these great men by the False name of
“Atheists.”
Today
this false nametag and lie is still carried on in all English dictionaries by
claiming this great and true philosophy shall be called “Atheism,” or the
belief or doctrine that there is no God. This book will show you how and why
religion was able to carry out this devious plan of lies. It will also show you
how false this nametag “Atheism” really is. It will show you that this “name
calling” is a form of censorship and dishonesty. This book will show you the
fear religion has of the morality, truths and conclusions of this philosophy,
which they have called Atheism.
The
presentation and reality of this philosophy is so powerful, logical, helpful
and appealing, its enemies have found no way to logically contradict a single
one of its truths, its facts or its logical conclusions. Being unable to show
any error in this philosophy, its enemies sought to destroy or censure it by
every means at their disposal. They hate and fear Honest Doubt, Honest
Scholarship and Honest Logic, all of which leads to truth and wisdom. It is the
light of this truth that shines upon the claims of these dishonest men and
exposes their errors and falsehoods.
These
dishonest men, using the powers of government and religion, murdered and
imprisoned these wise teachers and followers of this philosophy wherever and
whenever they had the power to do so. When these men had their power to torture
and kill taken away, they sought to drive this powerful philosophy underground
by censorship, lying about it and by calling it many derogatory names. They
lied not only to their own believers, but to the world as well. They destroyed
any writings they could find that told the truth about it. These dishonest
religious men caused civil laws to be passed that took away many of the
citizenship rights of anyone who accepted and lived this philosophy, even in
the United States.
For
generations in this country, those who followed Clear Thinking were not allowed
to give testimony in a courtroom. Even today, because of pressures on business
and government, this philosophy finds it almost impossible to buy radio time or
newspaper space to present the truth and facts of its teachings. It is
difficult to even advertise! Only on the Internet has this philosophy managed
to avoid the censorship of governmental and religious control. Let's keep it
that way.
In
this book, I will sometimes use the name by which these dishonest men have
falsely called this philosophy. By so doing, you will see for yourself that
both the names and the claims made against this philosophy by these men - are False.
At the same time they reveal the total censorship and disregard, they have for
the truth. I call this philosophy "Clear Thinking.” It has also been
called Deism, Agnosticism, Humanism, Free Thought, Atheism, Secularism and many
other names. It has also been called evil and from the Devil.
The
Philosophy of Clear Thinking has never needed to defend nor apologize for its
facts, logic or conclusions. The facts, after you are familiar with them, will
speak for themselves. If it were not for the censorship of the past and
present, you would already have at least a correct nominal knowledge of this
philosophy. Had it not been for the censorship in this country you would have
certainly reviewed this philosophy in college or high school. Beyond doubt, you
would have read some accurate and truthful information on Humanism, Atheism, or
Free Thought written by an advocate of Clear Thinking. But most likely, you
have not because the truth is timid while the untruth is bold, jealous and
suppressive.
To
my knowledge, there is not one single university or seminary in the USA that
teaches a course on this philosophy that is taught by one who accepts and lives
Clear Thinking. You have not been introduced to Clear Thinking because subjects
that are taught in the USA are limited to those concepts that agree with
mainstream religion (Except for Science). For shame!
So,
welcome to this book on the philosophy of Clear Thinking that is written by a
Clear Thinker. This is not just a book About Clear Thinking. This is the study
and the application Of Clear Thinking, written by one who lives it and can
explain Clear Thinking to you. Christian or Jewish professors teach most of the
other courses in the United States on this philosophy. You can recognize them
by their titles and credits.
Such
a situation is like a Christian Science practitioner teaching a course on
internal medicine, or the circus fat man teaching aerobic dancing. One of my
students once added, "or a paraplegic teaching swimming." The point
is this: You cannot learn about
the philosophy of Clear Thinking, its principles and what it teaches from a
Christian or religious teacher.
Yet,
religious writers (the enemies of Clear Thinking who hate and fear its truths,
facts and conclusions) write almost all the information in reference books on
this philosophy. They write the references in the USA from the dictionaries and
Encyclopedia Britannica down to the one volume Household Encyclopedia. These
references are false and often, derogatory, bad spirited and sometimes just
plain mean.
This
type of treatment by anyone on any subject is called censorship. Clear Thinkers
are the most censored and discriminated against minority in the USA. They are also
the most misrepresented and lied about group. They are feared and hated by
religion and government!
What
you will learn in this book will undoubtedly be different from what you have
been told about Clear Thinking by those who are not Clear Thinkers. Most of
them cannot even Correctly define it. You will find here an organized
presentation and application of the philosophy of life known as Clear Thinking
(falsely called Atheism).
This
philosophy is based upon Honesty and the scientific approach to the problems of
life, social relationships and morality. You will see it is the philosophical
foundations upon which this nation was founded and not Christianity as the
religious would have you believe. You will view the proofs for yourselves.
Christianity
has sought to take credit for all the advances of western civilization. This
book clearly shows how that credit rightly belongs to hard working and brave
Clear Thinkers. This philosophy was, and is, in the spearhead of scientific,
social and governmental advancement for the betterment of society.
Clear
Thinking is not a belief, or a faith, or a religion. It is a “Philosophy.”
Clear
Thinking is the philosophy of life that is superior to any other philosophy,
past or present. It is not a negative philosophy but the most positive and
moral philosophy known to mankind. It is the most logical philosophy ever
understood by thinking men. Clear Thinking is totally compatible with reason
and with all the known and provable facts. It also dovetails perfectly with the
morality, needs and hopes of mankind.
CLEAR THINKING IS THE PHILOSOPHY OF
JUSTICE, FREEDOM and PEACE “FOR ALL.”
This
book will often compare or point out weaknesses and errors in government and
religion and clear the way for understanding Clear Thinking. It will show some
of the results that stem from following the current religious and political
philosophies. It will also evaluate religion, Christianity and government in
light of this philosophy.
The
Honest Man's Philosophy is not particularly a defense of Clear Thinking.
This book is merely a true statement of what the Clear Thinking philosophy
really is, what it says, what it stands for, what it can do for you and how to
apply it. Little time will be spent discussing various points of interest except
where it is necessary to clarify some specific points and applications of Clear
Thinking.
You
will learn to distinguish between hatred against the church often called
Atheism (but, which is not) and true Clear Thinking that does not hate the
church. You will be able to spot and evaluate statements made about this
philosophy by organizations that fear it.
You
may even learn to live, enjoy and accept a productive position in life as a
result of this book. There are many other truths you will learn. Some will be
taught and some you will discover for yourself.
Clear
Thinking is the most tolerant philosophy man can possess. This study of Clear
Thinking will be of great help to you in the areas of morality, mental health,
economics, government and the history of mankind.
The
Clear Thinker has a higher, more moral opinion of what God should be than do
the followers of the various and sundry religions.
Read
that statement again and think about it!
Wonder
of wonders, you may even discover that you, yourself, are a Clear Thinker and
you did not know it until you came into contact with this book and the
clarification of what this philosophy actually is and what it stands for.
Hopefully,
you will also discover the most important commodity, which man or woman can possess
for good mental health. That commodity is Honesty. You will be shown time and
again that Honesty and Clear Thinking are one and the same philosophy.
CLEAR THINKING IS HONESTY IN ACTION
The
false nametag the religions have given the philosophy of Clear Thinking is
“Atheism.” To show that Clear Thinking is Not Atheism as charged by the
religions, you need to see how this designation came about. You will see how
the attaching of the nametag of "Atheism" to Clear Thinking,
demonstrates the dishonesty and censorship of religion and government. And it
also demonstrates the honesty of this philosophy. Read on!
