THE VOICE OF REASON Solon, (born c. 630 BCE—died c. 560 BCE), Athenian statesman, known as one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece (the others were Chilon of Sparta, Thales of Miletus, Bias of Priene, Cleobulus of Lindos, Pittacus of Mytilene, and Periander of Corinth). Solon ended exclusive aristocratic control of the government, substituted a system of control by the wealthy, and introduced a new and more humane law code. He was also a noted poet.
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Saturday, 4 April 2026
The rule of law assumes the existence of God
The Founding Fathers did not build a wall between the church and their state to make it pretty
Vincent Bruno wants to create a pagan theocracy without blasphemy laws
— Real Vincent Bruno (@RealVinBruno) April 2, 2026
5:00 Stream begins.
7:00 "Secular Islam"
"Odinist State"
8:00 Inferior status of other religions
9:00 Christian Amendment
10:00 Tax breaks
11:00 Disabilities
Non-Conformists
12:00 Imperial religions
13:00 Quilt analogy
15:00 Beyondism
"A single pagan pantheon"
16:00 Limited diversity
17:00 15 minute city
18:00 EPIC City and restrictive covenants
20:00 No monotheism
21:00 Islam allows freedom of belief.
22:00 No public worship
24:00 Processions
25:00 No public funding, no tax breaks.
26:00 Privileges and restrictions
Non-profit organisations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c)(3)_organization
28:00 No anti-blasphemy laws.
35:00 Defining Odinism
Friday, 3 April 2026
A possibly broken prayer chain for Paul Vanderklay to ask Claire Khaw questions about what Secular Koranism with American Characteristics has to offer Americans
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Euclidian logic, being created equal, slavery, natural law and self-evident truths
It is possible to express key parts of the US Declaration of Independence (particularly its famous preamble and overall argumentative structure) as logical formulae, syllogisms, or even a simplified mathematical inequality. The document itself is not a mathematical proof or equation in the algebraic sense, but its reasoning closely mirrors Euclidean geometry (which Thomas Jefferson studied) and Enlightenment logic: it begins with self-evident axioms (premises treated as obvious truths) and deduces a conclusion through a chain of reasoning. The Core Preamble as a Logical ChainThe most famous section can be broken down into a series of connected propositions (often analyzed as a syllogism or chain of implications):We hold these truths to be self-evident,
- that all men are created equal,
- that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
- that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,
- that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
- that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
- E: All men are created equal.
- R: They are endowed with unalienable rights (Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness).
- G: Governments are instituted to secure these rights, deriving powers from the consent of the governed.
- D: A government becomes destructive of these ends.
- Rev: The people have the right to alter or abolish it and institute new government.
(E ∧ R) → G
G ∧ D → RevOr, as a single chained implication (reflecting the long sentence's structure):
E ∧ R ∧ G ∧ D → RevThis treats the "self-evident truths" as axioms (starting points accepted without further proof, akin to geometric axioms like "things equal to the same thing are equal to each other"). The right to revolution follows deductively. Overall Structure as a SyllogismScholars often describe the entire Declaration as a deductive argument in syllogistic form (major premise + minor premise → conclusion):
- Major Premise (philosophical axiom): When any form of government becomes destructive of the ends of securing unalienable rights, it is the right (and duty) of the people to alter or abolish it.
- Minor Premise (empirical claim): The government of Great Britain (King George III) has become destructive of these ends, as evidenced by the long train of abuses and usurpations listed in the document.
- Conclusion: Therefore, the American colonies have the right (and duty) to declare independence and institute new government.
- L = Law (or the existing legal order),
- F = Freedom,
- E = Equality,
- R = Revolution (justified when law insufficiently protects freedom and equality).
- The full document (introduction, grievances list, denunciation, and formal declaration) cannot be reduced to a single compact formula without losing its rhetorical power, historical context, and evidentiary details (the "long train of abuses" serves as empirical support for the minor premise).
- It blends natural law philosophy, legal indictment, and political rhetoric rather than pure mathematics.
- Formalizations in predicate logic (with quantifiers like ∀ for "all" or ∃ for "exists") are possible but more complex and less illuminating than the propositional/syllogistic versions above—for example, ∀x (Human(x) → HasRights(x)), but this quickly becomes cumbersome for the entire text.
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