Pragmatic Idealism

 Ryan Ventriloquist

Mullsay Publications

21 March 2023

Pragmatic Idealism

            Over the course of the eons of time of the antediluvian to the pre-ancient to the time considered ancient by the ancient past that is now considered ancient according to today’s observers—the city of Xois was already considered ancient by 3,100-2,180 B.C. according to what is inscribed on the Palermo Stone—to the ancient, unwinding its way to the present, it has become less common as one considers and ponders upon motley ruminations to make efforts to fathom up the ultimate idea, as ideas have become more focused on immediate gratification and less steered toward spiritual insights of what constitutes the ultimate life for oneself or one’s community. It would be ironic to consider how immediate gratification would be considered more throughout time, as conveniences have always improved with technology. It would be difficult to hone in on what would be characterized as the ultimate idea, albeit an ideal world, i.e. a utopia, may top the list of lists of ideas that might encompass where the ultimate idea falls out of all lists of ideas. This is why, you might say, it is of use and practical to ponder over what constitutes a utopia. It is also because utopias are a guarantee if people use reason in common sense. It is not a necessary condition for people to possess ultimate reason, i.e. fullproff reasoning capacities, for a utopia to take shape. Although, were a utopia to take shape the ability as such would necessarily develop organically. In this article on Mullsay the Zine U.S.A., I am not discussing what constitutes a utopia, but rather, how to create a utopia.

            In the course of time since philosophy has been around, ever since ancient Egypt with the instructions of Ptah, philosophers have been discussing how to create a utopia. It is one of the central elements of philosophy. In this day in age people are dismissive of the idea of a utopia because of contingent conditions. This is unnecessary. Those contingent conditions are not a problem that prevent a utopia from eventually developing and these contingent conditions can be ameliorated. For instance, the negative impact of global warming through climate change as a result of manmade technology can be reversed if the climate does not drop 1.5 degrees by 2050 and this can happen if wealthy nations cease use of coal, gas, and oil by 2040. There are myriad plans in place that can easily be implemented.

            Pragmatism entails considering the merits of ideas in terms of practical applicability on being implemented in a virtuous fashion. Idealism is the philosophy that involves finding the best situation of a given situation. Often, utopias are reflections of the world functioning in the best given situation. However well-meaning the purpose of a piece of art from the utopia genre is, often they do not consider the best way to implement the utopia. The best way to implement the utopia is through pragmatic idealism because it guarantees a utopia develops and ensures only positive outcomes on the way toward the utopia, moving from the present into the future. Pragmatic idealism is the idea that through practical application of ideas, policies, and proposals in the direction of a utopia, while gazing straight on at a prototype utopia that is derived from a sequence of hypothetical utopias, that is then adopted into a newer prototype utopia that derives from another sequence of utopias, with the latter prototype utopia taking account of the meritorious elements of the previous prototype utopia and how its adoption surfaced into real-life implementation—elements that were adopted from this prototype utopia and translated into real-world success—all the while the elements of the series of hypothetical utopias that stand out as reasonable elements to translate into real-life implementation are voted upon by a democratic order to translate into a prototype-utopia which then goes through a democratic process of votes being taken down regarding virtuous elements of phenomena related real-life implementation, interfusing elements of the real-life situations that the voting body wishes to be translated into implementation into the utopia, followed by repeating the same process of creating a series of hypothetical utopias based on the newest prototype utopia and considerations in relation to how it was translated into real-life success, and hence, there is continuous pragmatic direction toward an ideal future that is always in the direction of virtuous elements of the philosopher’s vision.

            The way to a ideal future is through communication and dialogue between many parties.

A Global Ethos with a Human Outlook

 A Global Ethos with a Human Outlook

by Ryan Ventriloquist

A Way to Understand

All people love the world. When one inquires into the deepest desires of the heart, she finds that universal solidarity, world peace, and unrestrained compassion is in the root of all people's conception of the good. The concept of a global federation of states has been prevalent in academic thought since the time of antiquity, but with the ushering in of a truly globalized era, a global ethos rooted in brotherly and sisterly global citizenship has become more prevalent and commonplace.

            All people love people. Indeed, the heart is a blessing that fills all individuals up with love and the will to act according to good deeds. When you take into account the heart of man, it is apparent that his heart is overflowing with brotherly and sisterly love for his neighbors, friends, and family. He does not cherish what he cannot have when he is in peaceful rest. He does not dwell on possibilities that are outside of his control when he takes in the Heart of Love. In the twenty-first century and the twentieth century, there is a new epoch of human right oversight and scrutiny and accountability that is above and beyond the preceding eras and good for the common good. It is without question that overturning Jim Crow laws in the south of the U.S., giving black people and women the right to vote was uplifting for the U.S. democracy and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 served to ameliorate the wantonness of human rights violations and injustices. It is good for every law-abiding citizen to respect and uphold natural law as leading principle that enables authority to uphold all people's dignity, integrity, freedom, agency, well-being. The people of the global community have grown to be more insistent that natural  rights are protected and preserved.

            Looking deep into the person, or widely throughout the world, enables one to see both more clearly. The mind is a semi-permeable, thermodynamically-open, organizationally-closed, nimbus plasmas kernel membrane, embedded in an external world in streaming conscience. The knowing-subject is fused and interwoven with the world, surrounded by the world, and acts in direct connection with the world, so much that experience and the external world are bound up in one another. Accordingly, if one does something to harm the world, all the world is affected. And if all the world is affected, he is affected. And if someone does something to help the world, all the world is benefited. And he is affected. This is also demonstrated in the phenomena of skandhas movement in terms of their love shifting from one environment to another. A person takes in love and gives off love, and each moment of their life accounts for another bit of love building up or receding in their spiritual framework. This is clear in that all moments are important and have to do with love in one way or another and a person is never impermeable to love's movement. Love moves throughout the environment, from environment to environment, and ultimately, all throughout the world. Each bit of love contributes to the overall health of love in the world. As a person is made up of love they are responsive to love at the core of their being. Love makes up the world. The world is love. God is love. Brahman is atman. Jesus Christ died to atone for the sins of the world thereby bringing all His people into freedom by their faith from sin. That is love. Jesus Christ is the heart of the world. Praise and worship is therefore due to the Almighty, Most High Jesus Christ, the Lord of Heaven, the Maker of Life.

Mullsay dialogue—

Thank you for reading what I have shared with you here in this publication. I am sincerely grateful for your engagement in this democratic exchange of which I am presiding over. I ask you to take some concerted time to mull over this piece of writing and then to say your thoughts by responding to the following prompts (hence, Mullsay the Zine). And with as much earnestness and yearning, I ask you to read through carefully and consider the thoughts, ideas, affect, desires, concerns, and considerations of the various people who also put forth comments. If you have input you wish to offer that is not related to what I guide you through in prompts, I invite you to share it in the comments section that is located below the prompts. Please keep in mind, in democratic dialogue, it is of essential importance to be respectful and kind, thoughtful and peace-oriented.

All actions of goodness radiate to all humankind. What are some actions of goodness one ought to take?

What are some ways of focusing on carrying out righteous deeds?

by Ryan Ventriloquist

And I invite you to mull over additional thoughts related to this essay and offer your input in the comments section below.

"a poem"... the way to the city by the bay

the way to the city by the bay
is in a toronemno lay
of quilt and sapphire and life near the quay,
where we get out to Zion, Bethlehem, Jerusalem
to see the peace of the children.

by Ryan Ventriooquist

"the moon"... a poem

"the moon"

in the moon of the pink sequence of shades of
yellow and brown i see them rolling over the hill
in purple surround, mysterious and almighty,
strategic and profound, this crew is exciting,
from the river to the sound.

by Ryan Ventriloquist

"the way to the moon"... a poem

 "the way to the moon"

the way to the moon is over the

hill, beyond the beyond,

square beside that thrill.

this is the direction we all

have been, laughing our hearts out

again and again

and again and again.

by Ryan Ventriloquist

"Can Do"... an arrangement of thought

 "Don't try, do."

This means it would only be commonsensical to "know thyself" in order to know what is in one's capacity to do.

Mullsay dialogue—

Thank you for reading what I have shared with you here in this publication. I am sincerely grateful for your engagement in this democratic exchange of which I am presiding over. I ask you to take some concerted time to mull over this piece of writing and then to say your thoughts by responding to the following prompts (hence, Mullsay the Zine). And with as much earnestness and yearning, I ask you to read through carefully and consider the thoughts, ideas, affect, desires, concerns, and considerations of the various people who also put forth comments. If you have input you wish to offer that is not related to what I guide you through in prompts, I invite you to share it in the comments section that is located below the prompts. Please keep in mind, in democratic dialogue, it is of essential importance to be respectful and kind, thoughtful and peace-oriented.

What is the best hour for meditating?

What does the tree say when it contemplates the way it was planted?

by Ryan Ventriloquist

And I invite you to mull over additional thoughts related to this essay and offer your input in the comments section below.