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I'm Finding It Hard to Believe We're in Heaven or Hell: Agnostic
[DISCLAIMER] In 2002, I was romantically involved with a woman who shared my appreciation for electronic dance music (EDM). During that year, Louie DeVito released his album Dance Factory which contained the DJ Sammy track “Heaven”, featuring Yanou and the vocals of Do. From his album Heaven (2002), DJ Sammy’s song “Heaven” served as a cover to Bryan Adams’ song “Heaven” from the romantic drama film A Night in Heaven (1983), later released on Adams’ album Reckless (1984).

Deric Hollings
1 hour ago8 min read


Alternate Reality: Negative and Unhealthy Delusional Jealousy and Envy
[DISCLAIMER] Alternate Reality and Delusion On hip hop producer Nohokai’s album Mixed Emotions (2020) is the track “Golden Goose”, which features lyricist Slaine, as well as lyricist and singer Rite Hook. As it pertains to the current blogpost, Slaine states on his second verse: I guess it was all along I had known the truth That I was viewed as a golden goose These fruit loops want juice that they don’t produce So what happens when the chickens come home to roost? It’s

Deric Hollings
Apr 3025 min read


Realistic Training: Reality Testing
[ DISCLAIMER ] In common parlance, the term “realistic” relates to being able to see things as they really are and to deal with them in a practical way. For instance, it isn’t realistic to train (to make prepared , as by exercise, for a test of skill) in unrealistic settings (e.g., training to swim while lying in sand). As well, the American Psychological Association (APA) defines “training” as systematic instruction and practice by which an individual acquires compete

Deric Hollings
Apr 189 min read


The Cartesian Crisis: What Do I Control? What Do I Influence?
[ DISCLAIMER ] Reality , as defined by the American Psychological Association (APA), is “in philosophy, that which genuinely exists , usually in contrast to that which only seems to exist .” There are many Western, Eastern, and other philosophical perspectives which address this concept. This brings me to the notion of truth (the body of real things, events, and facts : a judgment , proposition , or idea that is true or accepted as true —being in accordance with the

Deric Hollings
Apr 1215 min read


Objective Reality
[ DISCLAIMER ] Photo credit , Designed by Freepik, fair use Use of an artificial intelligence (AI) image for this blogpost is done with intentional irony (incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result of), as AI content often impairs one’s ability to interface with the subject of this post. Specifically, this entry regards reality which the American Psychological Association (APA) defines as “in philosophy, that which

Deric Hollings
Apr 49 min read
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