Janyce's SOAP BOX

INTRODUCTION & DISCLAIMER ©

Everything in life is constantly changing. Things that are considered to be living, change at a faster rate than those that are considered to be dead; but they all change.

All living things in life are growing. When they cease to grow, they are either dead or in the process of dying.

When a person stops their physical growth, they begin the process of their physical death. When a person stops their mental growth, by default, they have begun the process of their mental death. Usually, mental death begins at a much later time than the physical death begins.

Most everyone makes conclusions based upon a summary of all the data that has been input into their brain. If a person is properly using their conclusive functions, they will request their brain to arrive at a new conslusion after each new data input. This is known as OPEN-MINDEDNESS.

Contrary to popular opinion, a person who changes his or her mind, is not necessarily being wishy-washy, but may have only acquired new data and consequently has arrived at a new conclusion. This is NOT to imply that there are not wishy-washy people. Nor does it account for those who are pressured by society, family, job or a thousand other reasons to "go with the flow" or "not make waves."

"Scientists often say 'That's a really good argument; my position is mistaken.' Then they actually change their minds, and you never hear that old view from them again. I cannot recall the last time this happened in politics."
... from a speech by CARL SAGAN

If you are a well-adjusted person, you have changed your opinions and conclusions uncountable times during your life; because you gained new information or new life experiences, which both qualify as important new data for your brain.

I have written and vocalized opinions and conclusions during my life that I am now ashamed of. The shame comes from conclusions based upon data that I "filtered" in order to "be consistant" in "my beliefs." For me, religion has been the most flagrant reason to filter input data. Politics has been a strong second.

It is my hope that I have grown enough to throw away all the filters in life. If I have been successful, I will likely "change my mind" more frequently than in those days when I filtered data. What I think (or believe) today will not necessarily be what I think (or believe) tomorrow. I pray the same will be true for you.

What I write or suggest herein, may not be what I write or suggest in the future. And what you read in these opinion pages may not be my actual personal belief; but merely a mental cattle-prod to urge you into thinking beyond your normal level.

FLUX AND THIS WEB PAGE

Like my brain, this web page will be in constant flux. Not only will it be changing as new data is input into my mind, but this web page will be expanding with the addition of new subjects as I get them on cyberpaper.

Originally, I planned to write most everything and then put it up on the Internet. After a year and a half, I concluded it would never get started that way. Thus, I have decided to make a meger start and let it grow from there.

So I suggest you periodically check back to see what is new. You may want to bookmark this page now. For your convenience, at the top of this page will be the date of the last change or addition to the page.

I am writing this and making it available to you, not in effort to convince you to think "my way," but to offer you exposure to concepts and ideas that may be mind-expanding to you. My hope is that you will throw away your "filters" and become OPEN-MINDED. When you gain that goal, you will have everything you need to arrive at a just conclusion at any given moment of your life, regarding most anything with which you are concerned.

INDEX OF SUBJECTS:

INTERNET-NEWBIE'S MOST COMMON MISTAKES
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMPUSERVE and THE AOL "RIPOFF"
EXAMPLE OF VERY POOR "PAGE PROBLEM REPORTING"

for everyone

DESECRATION OF THE OVAL OFFICE a guest editorial
FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY
FREEDOM GONE QUIZ
HOMOSEXUALITY-R-US?
IT'S FOR FREE ...
Janyce's FAVORITE QUOTE
PHONE SCAMS and more
TO ABORT OR NOT

you will be leaving "Soapbox" . . .

YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN? - COMPARED TO WHAT!

. . . and going to a new area called; "GODsHidden-SECRETS"

• as of 16 Dec 2000, this is a new area.
• there will be several additions to "GODsHidden-SECRETS" during 2001
• so keep checking back at the next page address
• you might want to bookmark it when you get there!