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William S. Burroughs on Scientists and Machine consciousness
Found : William S. Burroughs on Scientists and Machine consciousness All political organizations tend to function like a machine, to eliminate the unpredictable factor of AFFECT—emotion. Any machine tends to absorb, eliminate, Affect. Yet the only person who can make … Continue reading
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Tagged Burroughs, conspiracy, control-systems, Found, language, machine
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Burroughs on the Aliens
Found : Burroughs on the Aliens He listed the objectives and characteristics of the aliens . . . 1. They support any dogmatic religious system that tends to stupefy and degrade the worshippers. They support the Slave Gods. They want … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, archons, Burroughs, Found, parasites, religion
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RealityStudio.org, William S. Burroughs site
Found : RealityStudio.org, William S. Burroughs site Perceiving the need for a dynamic and comprehensive site dedicated to Burroughs, RealityStudio was launched by Supervert in October 2004. The premier online community of Burroughs enthusiasts, RealityStudio provides news, analysis, scholarship, research, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, beats, Blog, books, Burroughs, Found, literature, writing
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William Burroughs, parasitism, language and the virus
Found : William Burroughs, parasitism, language and the virus "Which came first, the intestine or the tapeworm?" In this epigram, Burroughs suggests that parasitism–corruption, plagiarism, surplus appropriation–is in fact conterminous with life itself. The tapeworm doesn't simply happen to attach … Continue reading
Robots, Goblins and Alien Amoeba: Fermis Paradox
Reprint of an article originally published in New Dawn Magazine #100, expanded and revised with original illustrations. Was the Earth colonized by extraterrestrial scientists? Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, AI, annunaki, Burroughs, cavemen, colonization, Eden, Eve, extraterrestrial, Fermi, Genesis, genetics, hyperspace, nephilim, panspermia, paradox, Sitchin, UFO, wormhole
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The Incredibly Strange Story of Intelligent Design
Reprint of an article originally published in New Dawn Magazine #97, expanded and revised with original illustrations. A fascinating survey of alternative human origins theories and their links to Gnostic mythology! Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, aliens, Burroughs, cavemen, colonization, creation, Dembski, Eve, evolution, exobiology, extraterrestrial, Genesis, ID, panspermia, polytheism, UFO, virus
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Cut-ups
“Burroughs… developed the concept of ‘cut-up’ in using it to demonstrate the controlling quality intrinsic to ‘the Word’; possession over human beings by language. The cut-up is a way of exposing word and image controls thereby freeing oneself from them, … Continue reading
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Tagged brainwashing, Burroughs, control-systems, gnosis, magic
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Biological Disaster Story
“Burroughs imagines the beginning of humanity as a biological disaster story. Apes become human as a result of a virus infection that kills most of the species and mutates the rest. The survivors feel a painful invasion of their bodies … Continue reading
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Tagged apes, Burroughs, cannibalism, cavemen, creation, panspermia, sex, virus
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One God Universe
“Consider the One God Universe: OGU. The spirit recoils in horror from such a deadly impasse. He is all-powerful and all-knowing. Because He can do everything, He can do nothing, since the act of doing demands opposition. He knows everything, … Continue reading
The Shits & The Johnsons
In the metaphysics of science fiction author W.S. Burroughs, there are only two types of people in the world – Shits and Johnsons. Johnsons mind their own business, and are generous, helpful and kind, with no thought of reward; Shits … Continue reading
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Tagged Burroughs, demiurge, dualism, Gnosticism, psychosis
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