Death by Ideology


Peter Zappel
"One must not start from any conclusion, from any belief, from any dogma which conditions the mind.."
Krishnamurti
It is both true and contradictory to say, "Mystery and anomaly are normal," or "We must fight for peace." Ambiguity in language reflects the ambiguity in our inner and outer experience. We seek relief from this discomfort in soothing stories and tidy answers. But the values these stories promote can be interpreted in any number of ways, or ignored. For example, if both...
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