Copyright:
September 1999
Thomas E. Blaylock, Jr.
Updated: 07/23/10
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, your philosophy determines your happiness, or your lack of it.
To a degree, it also determines your longevity and health. 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 wholesome 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, sages, scholars 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 events,
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 philosophers 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. These wise men were called “God Haters.” The
holy men lied about these philosophers and gave them a false and derogatory
nametag. They began calling these great men of science and wisdom by the false
name of “Atheists.”
Today this false nametag and lie is still carried on in all American
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 simply a form of censorship and dishonesty. This
book will show you the Fear that religion has of the morality, truths
and conclusions of this philosophy, which they have falsely 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. They called this light of honesty and truth -
Atheism.
These dishonest holy men, using their 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 dishonest men had their
power to torture and kill taken away, they sought to drive this powerful and
true 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 this Clear Thinking
philosophy were not allowed to give testimony in a courtroom. Even today,
because of pressures on business and government by the religions, 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 fraudulent 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, its logic or its 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, the lie, 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 (Atheism) 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 people. 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. In the next chapter, 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!
