The Basics

1) The Universe happened

2) The Universe is basically just Energy and Information

3) In the grand scheme of the Universe our species is not that important

4) Our lives are fleeting, barely a nano-second relative to the history of our planet

5) We’re humans because we are thinkers, we have an “advanced” ability to reason

6) We have created labels and processes that have obscured basic truths

7) We now generate information at a rate we can not process

8) We are increasingly, hopelessly lost because we lack a grasp of core concepts and values

9) Understanding core concepts and values allows us to more efficently weed out useless data

10) Ignoring non-applicable data allows us to focus better on the things that do matter

11) We must return to a more considered, thought-filled approach to life - or perish

12) It is essential that we liberate people to think freely and express themselves freely

13) Free thought and free expression is the most direct route to truth and real progress