The Three Passions of Bertrand Russell

[croco13]

one of the best luckies of my life is reading what he has written.

[AcruxSolus]

Beautiful.

[revillancelot]

2 dislikes out of 274 likes...Is it possible to be so out of common sense? Russell was unique! :D

[Mushtaq55]

Bertrand Russel. His entire philosophy of life is centered around sex and love. I like his essays and other publications.

[abcgunzo]

@Mushtaq55 you are too irrational to be qualified to comprehend his work. how pitiful! 

[LilDrummerBoy74]

Truly beautiful writing... I am astonished. I have read the essay before but that reading by him is simply stunning.

[DrNSalmon]

Bertrand Russell was the greatest thinker of his time, and beyond it.

[vrrs0988]

Does somebody have a link to the whole documentary? I cant find it online, even on amazon and Ebay as dvd or movie. I'll appreciate your responses.

[ManatedMan]

@vrrs0988 Apparently the documentary never went through. People not being paid or something of the sort.

[superhamzah85]

What's with Chomsky hating?

He's a working class Jewish linguistic professor at MIT, Bertrand Russell an English aristocrat, philosopher and mathematician.

They are both great for their time, context and background. The attribute of wrinkly skin, white hair, and being classed as an intellectual are not grounds to make any serious comparison.

[nakabar]

these three passions govern my life as well

[nycrackhead]

I have a passion for crack cocaine!

[lovelycas]

"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead."

[tinylittlewings]

Hudson on God 123

[korvenator]

No, this will not be released, unfortunately. The footage for the documentary was never cleared, the people that worked on it were unpaid, etc. A real mess. A tragedy since it could've been a great doc.

[Alecal89]

@korvenator Sad, but there is always money for the most inspid movies. :(

[DrNSalmon]

@korvenator What a pity that this proposed documentary will never see the light of day, a great pity.

[rottenspectre]

this is a really beautiful video.

[nakabar]

@rottenspectre it is truly epic, it gave me goosebumps. i am a young version of this man

[ZYKLONBKILLSHITLER]

I think Russell's view was simply the philosophy into a perfect personality.

[7Supernova7]

what was the part about ecstasy at the end,, or did he mean somthing else

[menonfire12]

@7Supernova7

love, it was love

[rahulkashyap411]

His quest for ultimate mathematical truth & extension of Peano, Cantor's work is phenomenal...

[Zamolxx]

He was an anglofil and adept of malthusianism; Look beyond the mask of his pacifism on wikipedia and see his contributions to the Parliamentarians for World Government forum, he was one those who championed the idea of subjecting the USSR to a nuclear preventive strike, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were what he wanted in order to make the other states of the world accept a supernational institution that would dictate social economic policies. Bertrand Russell was a adept of depopulation ideology;

[Taimoor1989]

Bertrand russell is awesome. The perfect man ever existed on earth and the last of his kind.

[Mattyd242]

Everyone should be able to recognise Russell's incredible humanity whether aetheist or not.

[nemirn]

Does anyone else think that Bertrand Russell could have been the model for Darth Sidious' speaking style?

(That's the Emperor in Return of the Jedi).

They sound eerily similar, especially when saying words like "wicked", "evil" and his penchant for the phrase "a great many xxxx".

[MrGeorgios2020]

What a sad, sorry old man. The reason he was so depressed was because he did not believe in GOD. UNfortunately dementia took its toll, and he spoke utter nonsense as evidenced in this interview. He cared about people but rejected Jesus Christ as his saviour.

[Azzabajam]

@MrGeorgios2020 you're a fuc*ing idiot, maybe if you'd read a couple of his books you wouldn't be so annoyingly ignorant!!!

[Philonus]

You obviously need to read his works to understand that he was depressed not because he didn't believe in God but because he lost faith in humanity because of all the problems perpetuated by corruption, including corrupted religious institutions. I don't pity Russell for his disbelief, I think his rejection of Christ as Savior just proves that he refuses to think that humanity is inherently evil; So no, I think he rejected Christ specifically because he cared about people without delusion.

[theaok]

would your position change if he had accepted mohammed, krishna, buddha or any other god as his savior?

[andeyfunkychicken]

I don't know what sort of medical knowledge you posses but i don't think that "doesn't believe in God" is a suitable criteria for saying that someone has dementia.

Indeed deciding that you are capable of living your own life instead of morally resting on the ideals of a bronze age text repleat with barbarism, rape and genocide, shows an independance, clarity and saneness of thought that dementia usually doesn't allow.

[theinfinitezero1]

@MrGeorgios2020 It's funny how they say hindsight is 20/20 because I think that's all you got. You not only missed the point of Russell's work, you missed the point of Jesus' message. Keep rejecting people and caring about the saviour, that's the christian extremist's way. He'll turn up soon I'm sure. 2020 maybe.

[Minhist]

Currenlty Im doing a phil paper on the debate between copleston and Russell. Yestarday I picked up his basic writings to explain his belief system when he says he's an agnostic. I ended up spending most of the night reading 400 pages of his writings and hating myself for not taking the time to discover him before.

Remarkable man.

[theaok]

@Minhist , Any books or articles that you would recommend in particular? I would like to read more about Russel but I am not sure where to start :)

[includao]

Bertrand Russel was an amazing man. One of the most incredible intellectuals this planet ever produced.

[XEpikurX]

@includao

100% agreed...!

[jamafrican657]

@includao Up there with soco, plats and da vinici.

[eyetube7]

Justice is definitely the hardest one to satisfy in my opinion. I have great admiration for BR.

[Alecal89]

Funny that the world is going down the toilet, many people say philosophy is useless, i think on the contrary, its forgetting the work of thinkers like him and the general mental laziness that is dooming the world.

[joneselius]

I could not possibly agree with your comment more. Mental apathy is destroying our cultures and sense of individuality.

John Zerzan points to the technological dictatorship coming our way, through isolationism and false collectivism. Mikhail Bakunin once said we'd go backward as a species.

[atfatw]

chomsky? he could not carry bertrand russels jockstrap by the strap! he is no good

[CreatorChannel]

@atfatw Chomsky is in the pockets of the CFR

[joneselius]

Yes he is. His books are secent enough, but he denies a lot of critical evidences and truths.

[zardak111490]

can you explain?

[phoenixtimes2]

As one who shares thoses three passions, I can tell you that the third one, the care for the suffering of others, is the hardest to bear. I don't know if it is a blessing or curse, sometimes. Yet I wouldn't want to change that part of me if I could. I can't imagine divorcing myself of feelings for others. It is part of who I am and I recognized it when I was about 9 years old. In the ensuing years, it has never left me, and I hope it makes me a better man.

[agnosticcc]

My personal Hero.

[MirandaEFernando]

When is the series going to air?

The link in the information box does not work.

[537jocke51]

Mr Russel... You're AWESOME!

[ari1234a]

Beautihull

[AnonymousWhitePerson]

The Passion of the Bertrand Russell Christ.

[thegr8tbigmouth]

What a man

[themden]

eebagoo, this will be a TV series on TVO in a few months.

[joneselius]

I'm downloading a pdf file package of over 612mb of information.

I plan n reading it ALL. ALL OF IT. It's going to take me a LONG time, but believe me, I'll do it, and when I have I think I'll understand this world a LOT more.

I have all of Berts books.

Pretty much every book on political anarchy and none compliance there is. I'll hit you back in about a year and tell you all I have learned.  I'll try help you too.... ^_^

[PsyogiBottoms]

Count me in - I will wait axniously - and I too have decided this needs much consideration.

I can not believe I have managed to make it 42 years on this planet and had never been exposed to this magnate. I am in awe, as I have traveled and study much and found the same passions and understanding having never touched the work.

Thank Ayn Rand for at least pointing me in the correct direction. Much study in my future.

I look forward to what you find and care to share.

[joneselius]

Well my friend have you had any luck in your search for intellectual enlightenment and philisophical oversight?

[PsyogiBottoms]

More than I could possibly handle. For sure. lol

[joneselius]

Pm me and do tell, I'm intrigued.

[BreakingTheBanality]

Would you be so kindly as to send me the link where you downloaded the package from. Thank you

[joneselius]

I will indeed. Please, allow me a day. I am on a work computer right now, rest assured, I will get you your information.

Try bit torrent, it's called. Anti-authoritarian, political books. It's a collaboration of PDF's, Bertrand, Chomsky, Achcar, Emma Goldman.... If you don't find it, I'll be back in a day ^_^

[joneselius]

Would you like the link for the 600 books.

[PsyogiBottoms]

Yes I would.

[joneselius]

You may of already read all of my material.

To start there is, Emma Goldman, Mikhail Bacunin, George Orwell, John Pilger, Gilbert Achcar, Noam Chomsky (though he's a little post modern)... Peter Kroptkin, Rothband Murray.

These are a few authors I'd highly recommend.

As you read them though, it becomes exclusively clear (if it wasn't already) that the state is only there to conserve its' own power and influence. Riveting reads though. Especially Emma Goldman.

[eebagoo]

it's a very emotional and beautiful film.

I wonder is there any tv series on his life.

[meowyuanw]

does anyone know what the music is?

[medicinegivers]

Betrand Russell was a great man.