It is a grey day so far, but my list of things to do is ongoing and I have almost completed them for this day. I have much to do with things written, but also organizing some things that have gotten out of hand with all the tricks played on me with programs that I do not yet know how to control in a fashion that makes items easier to find. Surely the advent of things thrust upon me due to the use of one program must not require so much of my time and energy to keep in proportions that fit into my devices in ways that they do not consume all the space to keep and then use them.
This is not to mention the things I have yet to learn how to use nor do I dare to fuss about the major improvements in IT that work to my advantage and that help me to connect with so many people that I have met over the years. Also there is the connection via some programs and much of the TV we watch to know about much that is happening in the world. There are ongoing improvements that are so beneficial to people with limited vision and even limited control of fingers moving over keys on a keyboard. Taking dictation and reading back to me what I have written are treats that I can use when my eyes are ready to look away from the screen for a while and my fingers cannot type fast enough! Yeah! And I make such good use of Audio Books as well as the ability some of my devices have used to read an ebook to me. That is one trick I have yet to master as I have so many e-books on file and yet find that I have mastered the method of maintaining a steady flow of the content!
The amazing thing that has come to my attention today is this business of autism and its causes. Pro and anti vaxers have an ongoing battle that ignores so much and that is filled with what I will call "siders". No matter what the statistical data reveal, many of the anti vaxers just argue against and pay no attention to anything other than fiercely defending their position regardless of any clear evidence that autism is caused by things such as the measles vaccine. I can attest to one case in which the passing on of measles did actually cause lifelong harm to a child that was still in vitro. I am sad to this day.
The need to blame and support positions without examining them is in full blown use these days and not only is supportive of lies, but foments hate and vile behavior. It is as if the world has gone berserk. The violence of one person against another is sad, but more terrible is the assault of one country against another or one group within a country fighting for a control that is irrational and deadly.
The use of religion as a rational for killing others has long outgrown its viability as well. People of all the faiths I know of have used their beliefs to kill others singly or in vast groups. For instance, I have learned that I have ancestors from the Loire Valley in France. The migration of those who were chased out of the region due to not being Roman Catholic led to the eventual residence of my ancestors in the United States! But it is not just that religious group that chose persecution in order to force belief. Historically and currently there is a thin excuse - I say thin because it is just that - because leaders of the same religious group expose themselves daily by supporting actions that clearly belie their basic beliefs in so many ways.
All of this to say that lack of belief offers no solace either. One can indeed find that the solidity of belief lies in what is found in all of the variations of religion that are as yet known to the majority of human beings. It is straying from those solid foundations that causes people to excuse themselves for their violent behavior and their ordering more of it through their need to control and dominate both land and people who have found ways to live peaceably with one another. Still, they go on and on. It is like the song said, "When will we ever learn?"
Later in this day I go into the living room where the TV is showing pictures of explosions in NATO countries.
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