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Everett E. Allie (Author)
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The Pathology of Cultural Delusion" announces the new discovery of the foundations of existence, the architecture of the primary particles. This work of discovery, by an American engineer, shows the Cosmos to be a continuum of development and degeneration, with no "Creation", finally providing a rational and unified view of the universe.

"Origin" discusses the human condition and our burgeoning problems in the light of this new knowledge, in the absence of cultural preconceptions of myth and magic.

This work addresses the fundamental conceptual pathogens that account for virtually all social dysfunction. This new view displays our present social systems in their true light, as authoritarian, manipulating, deluding and generating adversity, maintaining populations at diminished levels of mentality, unable to effectively protest or press for fundamental changes.

In terms of content, "Origin" is the most desperately needed book in print at this point in human history, providing the fundamental principles and concepts needed to move the species from operating by the "law of the jungle", to the status of being a truly intelligent life form, able to correct its fundamental fallacies and resultant pathologies.

This is a book that should be read by every literate human being, and read to every illiterate.

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Humanity is a species in rapid transition. However, the progress being made is not uniform. There is a growing chasm between belief and knowledge that might never be breached.

In the area of technology, we are building machines that increasingly take on the ability to reason, we are on the threshold of moving out into space and beginning to engineer life. Now, the very foundations of fundamental existence have been discovered and a new system, unifying the complete range of physics, has been developed. However, humanity may not be able to advance much beyond where we are today, our progress having been cut short by the savagery, ignorance and irrationality maintained within populations.

While knowledge and the growth of science and technology have been permitted within the more advanced societies, primitive concepts and delusion still rule all social systems, resulting in self-centered, authoritarian, parasitical systems of control. These institutional systems maintain populations in helpless dependency, buffering the larger numbers at diminished levels of mentality, manipulating perception and, in effect, maintaining the "Law of the Jungle".

The foundations of our social dysfunctions are increasingly exposed to view, but are held intact by our controlling institutions, predominately those of religion and our various governments. These authoritarian systems discourage examination of fundamental premises and quickly move to block any fundamental correction. These pathologies, having plagued humanity throughout the ages, now threaten most life on Earth, as well as our own species, as an intelligent life form.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 450 pages
  • Publisher: Universal Publishers; 1 edition (October 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1581127235
  • ISBN-13: 978-1581127232
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,623,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars This Review was posted on the Barns & Noble site., September 11, 2002
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"R.S. Hall, an Engineer, January 19, 2001,
A Challenging View

This is a significant work that requires a bit of thinking. What he has to say about these things should be analyzed carefully. These concepts should not be discarded lightly simply because they differ somewhat from what one's own viewpoints may be. The author should be complemented for the depth of his vision.

Also recommended: 'Democracy in America' by Alixes de Tocqueville, 'Language and the Problem of Knowledge' by Noan Chomsky, 'Schzophrenia: The Secret Symbol of Psychiatry' by Thomas Szasz, 'What the Buddha Taught' by Walpola Rahula"

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Review Posted on the Barns & Noble site, September 11, 2002
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"A reviewer, January 19, 2001,
The truth, for the first time! The content of this book is a wake up call for humanity. For the first time that I know of someone is focusing on real causes of our problems. This is the most important stuff I have ever read. I can relate to just about ever word of it, even though some of it hurts.

Also recommended: I can think of no previous book I have ever read that goes for the roots of our problems, although Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is what comes to mind.

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"A reviewer, January 19, 2001, The truth, for the first time!
The content of this book is a wake up call for humanity. For the first time that I know of someone is focusing on real causes of our problems. This is the most important stuff I have ever read. I can relate to just about ever word of it, even though some of it hurts.

Also recommended: I can think of no previous book I have ever read that goes for the roots of our problems, although Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand is what comes to mind."

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