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I'm a Chef and writer who has an immense passion for what I do. I tend to rant and ramble on a variety of subjects, hence the title of this blog. The "in-training" part of the title comes from my belief that no matter how experienced a chef may be, he or she should always be training him- or herself and constantly striving to become better.

Monday, December 19, 2011

Personal Philosophy

I know I posted something like this a long time ago, but my personal beliefs have changed a lot since then, so I decided to compile a new list of my beliefs... I don't care if you don't care.



• There is a reason behind all life event (destiny)
- Upon close examination, one can see a chain of events that led to his/her current position in life
• There is a balance to the universe (karma)
- For every death, there is a birth (one or more, randomized)
- Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
- Karma does not always effect a single person
o A “good” action brings about a “bad” reaction, but the person, or group of people, who performed, or were effected by, the “good” may not experience, or even be aware of, the “bad”
• Evolution is a constant
- Life has been evolving since it first began, and will continue to do so until the end of the universe
• Everything is relative
- Each person perceives the universe in a completely unique way
o No two people see the universe in exactly the same way
• Religion is “good,” organized religion is “bad”
- Organized religion is corrupt
o Only way to be “saved” is to attend church (or equivalent), give money and do everything it tells you to do
- Organized religion is not open to interpretation
o Religion leaders read the “sacred” text and tell followers how it “should” be interpreted
- Religion is about what you believe, not what the group believes.
• God MIGHT exist
- No proof whatsoever to go off of
• If God DOES exist, he’s a sadist
- Pain, war, disease, unnecessary suffering while “evil” people thrive
• No “Good,” “bad,” “evil,” “Right,” or “Wrong”
- Only Positive and Negative
o Positive = beneficial to life (Individual or group)
o Negative = harmful to life (Individual or group)
• Actions are dictated by emotions
• Most powerful emotion is Love
- Love influences almost everything humans do
o War – love of a person (Trojan War), love of God (crusades, jihad, etc), love of money (Iraq War)
o Crime – Love of Money/material goods (usually). Can also be Love of Family (fairly common)
o Education – love of family
 Sending kids to school so they can have a better future
 Going to college to be able to make more money (could also be Love of Money)
• Sex should only occur between two consenting adults who love each other
- Casual sex is pointless and only promotes pleasure.
• Instincts are positive
- Instincts promote survival and, often, success.
- Developed over countless years to help, not to hinder
• True Democracy can only be achieved when those with power are willing to give up power
- In a true democracy, the people vote for every decision, and majority rules
o No real head of state, only ambassadors (to give insight to how other countries would react to each decision)
• Pure communism is preferable to any other form of government
- Everybody works together, doing what they want (as long as it’s positive) and exchanging goods/services for other goods/services
• Violence should only be used if absolutely necessary.
- Violence begets more violence
• If you apply logic to any problem, the solution will present itself
- Too much logic can make it impossible to find the solution
• Heaven and Hell do not exist
- Afterlife is possible (No evidence for or against)
• Always tell the truth
- Lies destroy trust and only result in having to create more lies to hide the original lie
• You have to give in order to receive
- Respect for respect; love for love; etc
• Always try everything at least once
- Impossible to tell if you like something unless you try it.
- If you didn’t like it the first time, you might like it the second time, or even the third or fourth (especially when it comes to food)
• There are five dimensions
- Height
- Length
- Width
- Time
- Space
• Every time a choice is made, a parallel universe is created
• There is an infinite amount of parallel universes
• The universe is infinite
• It’s impossible that Earth is the only planet in the universe that can support life.
• Always bring a banana to a party
- Bananas are good