PURPOSE
° The motivation for the publication of the book
TIF (mnemonics stand for
"THE IGNORANCE OF FAITH"
) is rooted in an interest to
enhance humanism, to
fight barbarism, to influence a greater respect and equality for women, and to
promote tolerance and understanding among all humans (nations, religions, races,
sexual orientations, gender, etc).
° The common cause is: Uphold respect for the rights of human beings
and animals, protect flora and fauna, be a watchdog for ecological abuse
with an eye on sustainability of resources (in a world with ever increasing
population growth).
° Of paramount importance is to clarify -with scientific facts- those
erroneous beliefs that enslave the minds of too many people, and scrutinize
supernatural claims from charlatans, and reveal deceit coming from many
religious leaders. In short, that's the incentive the Author had to write the
TIF treatise, which was copyrighted in 2012.
DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERING
° The Author (John
Xuna) is a retired Engineer
(M.S. in Telecommunications), university Professor, and public school Teacher
(Math, Science and Physics) who has depleted his life savings on several social
and humanitarian efforts.
| One such effort has been the publication of
the book TIF (currently translated to five international languages). |
| Another effort has been the creation and
sustaining -along many years- of several non profit websites called SIBs
(Science Information Beacons) which warn the public about impending threats
to the survival of humanity. More about that on the corresponding tag above
(Xuna's Webs). Websites such as
www.OilDepletion.com and
www.PetrolSOS.com, or
www.DoomedGlobe.com, www.ZUET.com
(Zeroing in Underground Energy Technologies), and more recently
www.BogusBang.com (on the secrets of
the Universe). |
| After 9/11 (2001) Mr. Xuna -an atheist, a
foreign-born immigrant with noticeable accent, and a neophyte in politics-
decided, anyway, to run for seat in the US Congress. His platform was based
on alternative energies, promotion of technology, protection of the
environment, decency in the labor market, fair balance in International
politics, and respect for human rights. Strenuous efforts dedicated to
this political campaign depleted his life saving, and probably caused the
onset of his diabetes, but never regretted having participated in such a
thrilling experience, despite of being no naïf to his chances of been
elected. More about that on the corresponding tag above (Xuna's Webs).
Left untouched -since 2002- as a "legacy to the public", you will find
websites such as www.Xuna.com (progress of
campaign), www.Xuna.net (campaign issues),
www.Xuna.info (the candidate), etc... |
| The book -without funding from anybody- has been published in 5
languages (as of 2014), and is available internationally via Amazon.com (in
the USA is also offered by BarnesAndNoble.com). There are plans for
translating it into several other languages. By now, TIF should have
been available in Hindi and Arabic as well, but con-artists derailed this
plan. Other efforts in Russian and Chinese (both Traditional, and
Simplified) were unexpectedly interrupted. |
| CONSTRAINS : On several occasions, and despite commitments, translation
of the book was never started due to "cold feet" or fear from translators
to zealots in their countries. In some countries (especially in Islamic lands)
participating in projects to "open the eyes" of those submitted by religion
or political systems confront serious
personal risks. Those countries do not respect secular people or different
ideologies, they consider a serious crime to change religion (apostasy), or
the dissemination of other religions (proselytizing). Anything could
be labeled "blasphemous" which brings penalties or worse. |
| Out there we have huge masses of potential readers, millions of them,
eager of clarify their philosophical views, or with serious doubts about their
religious beliefs, yet reaching them CANNOT BE DONE WITHOUT HELP FROM MANY
OTHERS. It is for that reason, the Author has created several funding
campaigns (crowdfunding) as to be able to accomplish those goals (such as
in
Indiegogo,
Fundanything ,...). |
| YOUR HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. As indicated in more detail n the tag
"Donations & Support" your help could be offered in several different ways.
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HISTORY
° As indicated above, the Author is a humanist who has made great efforts to
inform people. As an Atheist, he is a watchdog for deceit. He himself has
been on several occasions discriminated by his lack of religious tenets
(especially since becoming a public school teacher in 2005).
° It was in 2006 when efforts were started to write TIF, which was going to
be titled differently ("The Dream of Paul Dirac"). Yet, due to family obligations,
and the need to make a living he could not indulge for too long on that project,
and it had to be postponed, relegated for a future time.
° The opportunity appeared in 2011 when he was offered a teaching position at
the National University of Asuncion in Paraguay. As Professor of Physics he
found plenty of time after classes to dedicate to this endeavor of writing this
treatise. Published first in Spanish (Aug. 2012), a month later was
available in English, and before the end of 2012 was Portuguese, French and
German.
WEBSITE ORGANIZATION
° This website has been organized hierarchically, as to avoid
clattering. By clicking the above buttons/tags you access additional information
regarding status of language editions, as well as other related scientific topics of
interest covered on the book, such as probability of extraterrestrial
civilizations (Xuna Formula), clarifications about what is the main topic and
conclusion of the book (the X Hypothesis), access to other Modern Physics topics
(Bogus Bang), who is John Xuna, Donations, and links to some other websites
created by the Author.
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