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Back Matter: “Robert’s Razor” by Robert Villegas

The cover of this book asks a question. It asks whether we can arrive at a cultural foundation that would enable men to end mysticism. I don’t, by any means, at least not now, think we can end mysticism. The concept lies at the foundation of our present cultural traditions. It is bred into the psychologies of many people who are convinced that thinking mystically is perfectly rational and desired. Yet, this book questions the notion that religion is infused with sanity and morality. I hold that religion is not the solution to our cultural foundation but the actual problem. I hope to offer my reasons for why this is the case, and why each of us, as individuals should consider removing mysticism from our lives. This book introduces the concept of “Robert’s Razor” which is my contribution to religious studies. It holds, in essence, that any set of ideas that is based upon the supernatural, the mystical, and the magical should be discarded as a foundation for living. I also discuss t...

Back Matter: 36 Things You May Not Know about Robert Villegas

36 Things You May Not Know about Robert Villegas ·        When I worked in London, I met and dated a young lady who was beginning her acting career. She is now an internationally renowned actress with plenty of movie and television credits. ·        When I was fifteen years old, I pitched a no-hitter in organized baseball. ·        During a 2-year period, I played on a team that won a City Championship and was a State Runner-up. ·        In 2016, my son Roberto was involved in a promotion, and he took me along while he drove the 2016 Indy 500 Pace Car around the IMS track. We didn’t go slow. ·        Thus far in my life, I have attended 66 Indy 500s and numerous other races in Phoenix, Mid-Ohio, Birmingham, Michigan, and the 2009 Daytona 500, as well as Formula 2000, NHRA, ARCA, USAC, NASCAR, and several Formula 1 races. · ...

Back Matter: Sam's Speech to the Nation from the Book "2085: A City on a River" by Robert Villegas

  Sam's Speech to the Nation “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness.” “Citizens, my name is Sam Flavian, formerly known as the Supreme Leader. I am speaking to inform you that I am no longer the Supreme Leader. I am a man, just like you, educated like you, and conceived by unknown parents like you. Today, I am declaring our New America will henceforth be known as America, th...