Academic Refuge Kosmos - ARK

Nature is not our cool buddy.

MOTHER NATURE has been brutally mean to humans from day one, trying to kill us all at every chance it gets.

I do not appreciate people who think humans are some kind of cancer or parasite on the planet. There’s something sick and deeply wrong about that kind of thinking. It is ungrateful and ignorant, to say the least.

It's only within the last 200yrs that we humans have developed technological capacity to become, to some degree, a match for the cruelty of nature.

For millions of years, nature had been a monstrous bully to us, far more than we could match. Our history is that of thousands of years of unbelievable suffering, absolute brutal privation, harsh subsistence difficulties, extreme temperatures, hurricanes, landslides, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, starvation, plagues, pestilence and diseases--malaria, polio, tuberculosis, cholerae etc.

However, human ingenuity and courage have created tools, to make us a match for nature. That's not to say, we don't need to care for the planet. The other edge of the sword is, the technological capabilities we have developed to make us a match for nature, for probably the first time ever, humans have the capacity to hurt the planet considerably. But we cannot make the mistake of romanticizing nature. Nature is not our cool buddy. It's a beast we have to subdue and tame.

Don't let anyone fool you. Mother Nature is actually trying to kill you. It might be malaria or Ebola, it could monsters as small as mosquitoes or big and fierce as mountain lions.

Getting lost on a hike and dying of thirst happens to more people than those who are mysteriously rescued by Gaia or Mother Nature.

So we come up with cures for diseases and we build seawalls to protect us from hurricanes.

How many people do you know who got in trouble and Gaia saved them? How many do you know whose lives have been saved and preserved by technology?

Overcoming nature and defeating her homicidal tendencies is what we are to do.

I, AN ORIGINAL FEMINIST.

Generally speaking, women today--especially in developed countries--are treated better than women in any society in the History of mankind. That's not because of the efforts of radical feminists, but of original feminists like you and me: Every decent person wants to see women treated right.

Original feminists just wanted certain basic rights for women: women to be able to vote, to get jobs for which they are qualified, to make their decisions about marriage and child bearing for themselves.

However, the original feminist movement was hijacked by radicals--as it's often the case with most movements. It moved from being about achieving those basic rights for women into something bizarrely different, viz: 1). Men & women are absolutely identical. It is no longer about equal rights and opportunities for men and women, but that there's no differences between men and women. 2). The institutions of modern society are an offshoot of an evil patriarchial system. That the patriarchy is responsible for every evil in society --especially those against women, thus we must tear down the patriarchy and replace it with a feminist ideal society.

Let's look at one example, s*x. Reality is, on average, men and women have different attitudes towards s*x. But in the culture of the radicals where men and women are sopossedly identical, a truly modern woman must go about s*x in ways which, on average, used to be considered [by the evil patriarchy] as male attitudes towards s*x.

Institutionally speaking, since our modern institutions are products of the evil patriarchy, take marriage e.g. it must be destroyed. Marriage is essentially evil, a product of the patriarchy.

Reality is, marriage is inately a very good institution for women, more so to women than men--speaking of healthy monogamous mutually consentual marriage. Radical feminists say things like "marriage is a comfortable concentration camp," "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." A women loving or needing emotional support from a man is perceived as weakness.

Marriage used to be primarily about having and raising kids together. However, if a woman must get married, these radicals propose the so-called ideal feminist marriage--it hardly works. One way a feminist marriage differs from traditional marriage is, the feminist is disconnected from having and raising kids; it's essentially about sharing pleasure, economic burdens and career ambitions. A truly feminine woman doesn't need marriage to have kids. A feminist icon is single mother who is also a career woman in a high-powered male dominant career. She's the ideal all young women must aspire to become.

Some people assume that the spike in the divorce rates of modern society is due to the fact that women are now economically empowered and thus no longer suffer an oppressive marriage for fear of their economic impoverishment.To the radicals, the spike in divorce rates is a sign that woman are empowered, women no longer need men or that evil patriarchial instition, marriage. Studies have shown different, people with higher income tend to stay married than people with lower income. Studies point towards that, the spike in divorce rates is more as a result of how we as a culture think about marriage (thanks to radical feminism), rather than socioeconomic factors.

Who needs archaic patriarchial ideas that s*x and having kids should be within the context of marriage. A truly feminine or modern woman doesn't need marriage to have s*x or kids. The radical feminist culture insists that women must now behave towards s*x like what used to be averegly masculine behaviors. God forbid a woman is caught acting feminine; upholding the average standards of feminine modesty and dignity, she'll be branded as a primitive and uncivilized slave to archaic patriarchal ideas.

The radical feminists are more oppressive towards women than the old systems the original feminists fought against. The respond a woman gets from these radicals when she says she's getting married: “I can’t believe you are getting married!” usually laced with a lot of covert judgment, the condenscending ‘Oh!’ and 'aah' expressions.

As an original feminist, I want women to have choices just as men. But for radical feminists, women should not be free to choose as they wish. A woman who chooses marriage and raising her kids over pursuing a high-powered career, she's branded a failure and demeaned for her choices. She's acting like an uncivilized woman.

I think a woman should be free to choose whether to be a stay at home mother or a career women. As long as it's her choice. Fine. For radicals chosing marriage and raising a family, being a stay at home mother, or disciplining oneself for s*x within marriage, is the path for failures. It should never be one of the choices for modern women. A radical feminist actually advocated that government should ban women from staying at home to raise their kids, because if government doesn't step in and stop them, women will continue making such choices which is not good for them.

Studies upon studies continue to show that women trying to live by the principles of radical feminism, has led to rather more unhappiness for women. The radical feminists declaration of the dead of marriage or making marriage solely about pleasure --not what it used to be, about primarily having and raising kids or s*x within the security of a healthy marriage-- didn't stop kids from being born or women from having [random, uncommitted] s*x [in a way that used to be averagely considered a (toxic) male bahavior,] have led to devastating consequences for both men and women, and above all, for children having to be raised without the security of a healthy traditional family.

Radical feminists think of abortion and po*******hy as an essential part of women empowerment. Any culture or system that condemns abortion, po*******hy, indecent behavior(dressing) of women, is part of the evil patriarchy, it must be torn down and replaced.

My Rabbi always advice young men, don't waste your time with women who have forfeited reality and their feminity for radical feminists principles. A real man wants a woman that's truly feminine. Sadly, today, it seems many women and sadly even men, don't know what it truly means to be feminine or masculine.

I, an original feminist. Want women treated well according to the principles of original feminism. I strenuously reject radical feminism. You should too, or at least, as a young man seeking a female partner to marry, don't waste your time with women who seriously embrace such radical ideas.

How do you choose your friends? People who say the things you like, things you agree with or people who...

HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS.

Would you rather live a person with whom you agree with on key theological or ideological points, yet the way they treat you is appalling? Or someone with whom though you disagree with on a lot, yet they treat you right?

How a person acts--not what he says--truly reveals what he believes. I pick my company based on how they act, regardless of what they say or think they believe. By their fruits (actions) you shall know them, not by their statements of belief.

Secondly, I don't worry much about people's intentions. I leave that struggle for God. What do we say to the guy who does something good but with bad intentions? Say someone did something with the intention to hurt you, but somehow it ended up being a tremendous favor to you. You thank him sincerely because his bad heart doesn’t detract from his good hands, as it were.

The reverse is just as true. Someone did something tremendously harmful to you but had excellent intentions. Again, his good intentions in no way ameliorate the harm and they certainly do not excuse his unforgivable action.

Who cares what people say they believe or what goes on in other people's hearts, you already have a hard time enough figuring out what's going on in your own heart and mind? Don't look at the heart of others, it's impossible to know what's in people hearts or minds (not even when they voice it out). That's why I nearly never say "someone has a good heart or a bad heart," I realize I really have no way of knowing that for sure. Best I can do is look at how people act to make my value decisions about them.

What is in the heart does not undo the action of the hands or mouth. Whether good action with bad heart or horrible action with good heart, the heart is always irrelevant to humans. Only God judges what is in the heart.

So, I'd choose a neighbor who treats me right --even though the things he says he believes couldn't be more diametrically opposite to what I think I believe. Over a neighbor with whom we agree on a lot, yet the way they treat me is appalling. Maybe that's why my friends cut through all kinds of ideological and religious lines. I am always looking to sorround myself with good people --who act right--over people who sound right. Intentions and statements of beliefs mean nothing when our actions says different.

THIS IS HOW TO START 2021.

You don't have to be a prophet to predict that the following will turn out to be 💯 true of your life this 2021:

1. You or someone important in your life will face challenges this year.

2. Though no one can predict specifically & exactly what these challenges will be, you can predict that you'll face the challenges in at least one of the following aspects of your life: your faith, finances, health, relationships, work/business.

It is a very smart saying that "the best way to predict the future is to create it." I figured that rather than try to dazzle you with prophetic abilities which I may or may not have; by attempting to predict the things that will happen to you this year; the good & the not so good. Rather than hype you up with feel good promises that this year, God has predetermined nice stuffs, that will magically happen to you, I decided to do you one better.

What if I told you there are spiritual tools, or if you prefer wisdom keys, that could help you turn the mountains you'd face into testimonies and challenges into stepping stones?

In the very first teaching series "Moving mountains" for this year, we'll transmit to you God's tools, wisdom for overcoming the challenges & spiritual gravity of life. Such that no matter the mountains that may stand on your way this year, by God's wisdom you'll will overcome.

We're are God's loved children, created in His image and likeness, we're overcomers, more than conquerors. God by His wisdom have given us the tools to be all that.

Let's suppose you aren't going to face any obstacles this year. You still need these tools, the tools will help you, serve as building blocks, for building a life that's worthy of the glory (dignity, honor, wealth, power...) of your Father in Heaven.

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Lucas is in a terrible situation, he needs your advice.👇🏼 Share your thoughts on the comment section of the post on my page.

What a JUST World Looks Like?

Lucas, 35, with a wife and 3 kids. He works at a carwash, along with 5 others. He's paid 500frs/car he washes, working for 6 days a week.

Each worker washes 10cars on average per day. Thus Lucas makes 5000frs on average per day.

One day, Lucas, under a lot of stress from not being able to make ends meet. Had a sick gut feeling that he's been taken advantage of by his boss, the car wash owner. That his hard work is not being fairly compensated.

The 6 workers wash on average 60 cars per day. The customers pay 3000frs to 5000frs per car. Consider the minimum of 3000frs per car, that means, the car wash owner makes 150, 000frs/day.

Lucas was alarmed at his new realization. He was sick in his gut, with his face flushed, as he considers exactly the amount of work the owner of the car wash does. As far as Lucas could tell, the proprietor does nothing except come around daily, sit in his office, make phone calls, check accounts for not more than an hour, drinking beer while watching TV or attending to his numerous visitors most of which are young women--his mistresses, which he lavishly spends money on.

In a month Lucas makes 120,000frs compared to the car wash owner who makes 3,600,000frs. Lucas to be sure he's being defrauded by the capitalist pig, also went out of his way to calculate the cost of running the car wash, utility bills, chemicals and all, it amounted to 800,000frs per month. Thus the car wash owner bags home a profit of at least 2,800,000frs per month.

Lucas has come face to face with the evils of capitalism. With how unfair the world is. He feels he's being defrauded, even worse, slaving for his boss. If there was ever a prove that capitalism is evil and fosters greed, here's it.

Oh by the way, workers at other car wash earn 300-400frs per day. Lucas is earning at least 100frs/car above what is being paid at most carwash in his city.

Lucas brings his predicament to you as his wise & trusted friend. Who probably got more university education than he did. Fuming with rage, he tells you his story, he wants your take on the matter. What are you going to tell him? Does Lucas have a correct perspective on the matter? Is he a victim or worst slaving? Is his employment deal unfair? Is his boss a greedy pig?

My answer to all those questions will be No. Lucas is not a victim. His deal is fair. His boss is not greedy. I'll explain the why of my answers in the comment section after I hear yours. What will be your answer and why?

One more question, who really deserves the 2,800,000frs net profit, labour or owner? If you're Karl Marx, you'd say that money belongs to labour, after all, they do all or most of the work. But you're not Karl Marx are you? So what do you think? And for those of you who are religious, what does the Bible say about this? What would Jesus say?

Why I won't be GIVING BACK this December.

DON'T "GIVE BACK," just "GIVE".

It's that time of the year, your timeline will be flooded with photos and videos of people giving charity, usually captioned with sanctimonious platitudes "I am giving back to..."

Why "giving back?" Who did you take from? Unless you made money by stealing & extorting from others, then it makes sense to say you're giving back.

But if you made money by providing what people need and want, goods and services that improve the lives of people, it makes no sense to say you are giving back.

Earning money by serving others isn't taking, it is already giving, perhaps an even greater form of giving than the common occasional giving handouts and disappear until the next December you show up with cameras and give again. Giving money you made by Giving--doing bussiness-- you aren't giving back. You're GIVING, for the second time. You gave when you made the money--doing business-- now you're giving again--charity. That's double Charity.

Now that we've made that small but very important adjustment in mindset, let's look at giving from another angle, why do(should) people give?

Nearly every culture and religion I have studied --even materialistic/secular people --consider charity as a value, an act of virtue. However, people give for many reasons:

Some give because it makes them feel good; they allocate their giving in a way as to maximize the highest emotional gratification! You know them, those wonderful humans who say stuffs like "they derive their highest joy in life from giving charity."

Others give to stroke their ego; to establish their sense of privilege & dominance over those needy poor fellows. Some give as a means of control and manipulation. Some give to virtue-signal.

And some give for God, I mean, the God of Abraham and Yeshua (Jesus.)

How do you tell the difference when someone is giving for God or for some other human, earthly or twisted motive? Simple:

"But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you." Mathew 6:3-4.

People who give for their feelings stop doing so as soon as hurt feelings get into the mix. People who give for God, give as God dictates whether they feel good about it or not. They give as a moral duty towards God.

Feel free to give for whatever reason you want. But don't give for yourself and claim you are doing God's work. And since every culture, even pagan cultures regard giving as a value. The only thing that sets your giving apart from the giving of the pagans is doing it God's way. You can't do it like the pagans and then expect God's reward.

Giving in and of itself is generally valuable, regardless the motive. Know that your reward for giving will or will not come depending for whom (your ego, emotions, the gods of this wold, The God of Yeshua...) you are giving. You'd be enlightened to know where the idea of giving back originated.

At any rate!

This December, go out there and GIVE, don't "Give Back" unless you stole it to begin with, then you should GIVE BACK.