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    Life on Earth: A Critical Review of Life on the Most Popular Planet in the Universe
    Life on Earth: A Critical Review of Life on the Most Popular Planet in the Universe
    Life on Earth: A Critical Review of Life on the Most Popular Planet in the Universe
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    Life on Earth: A Critical Review of Life on the Most Popular Planet in the Universe

    By Jerold Lynn Dixon

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    How to decide if this book is for you:

    (1) Do you live here? Yes__ No __
    (2) Are you thinking about moving here? Yes__ No __

    If you checked yes for 1 or 2, then you should read this book.

    F O R W A R D By David Steiner Life On Earth is many things. It is one mans take on the state of humanity. It is a mental tool with which the reader can form his or her own guide to surviving among these strange, flawed creations of a supposedly infallible deity. It is a list of questions that any reasonable person might choose to ask of the Creator, should that person be given the chance to do so. Lastly, Life On Earth, as professed by Jerold Dixon, himself, is fair warning to any intelligent beings who may wish to set down roots among us. Well, think about it; If someone did have the technological capabilities to come here, it would stand to good reason that said being would also be able to tap a few of our geosynchronous-orbiting communications satellite networks, look for just such a touted volume of work and wind up downloading an electronic copy of the very words before your eyes. What this engagingly-written book really boils down to is an overview of the human condition as seen through the eyes of a man who has lived through what could arguably be called the fastest and most radically changing decades of American history. The latter half of the twentieth century ushered us, at breakneck speeds, into human space exploration, social reform, political awareness, political correctness, and new and confusing concepts regarding accepted gender roles, relationship dynamics and the evolving definition of the family unit. Nobody can reasonably argue against the statement that not all progress is either forward or good. The human animal continues to retain dark nuances, violent tendencies, and primal desires that produce a proverbial evil, mirror-universe reaction to every forwardly progressive action we take. We discovered how to manipulate atomic energy-and used it to build the first, true weapon of mass destruction. Women became empowered members of the workplace-and the traditional family unit began to decay. We figured out how to have condom-free sex without procreating-and started having so much of it with so many partners that harmful and even lethal STDs became global epidemics. We figured out how to cheaply and easily conduct worldwide discussions about any subject at all-and fundamentalist hate groups use the same venue to broadcast their calls to commit acts of cold-blooded murder in the names of racial or theological purity. Where some look at the negative (and even some of the positive) changes society has undergone in recent history and see them as reasons to deny Gods existence altogether, Dixon would rather see accountability where accountability is due. That is not to say that the author blames God for the messes we have made for ourselves. He does, however, blame Him for the inherent flaws in our basic design, and he sees how some of those flaws could be viewed as being both the causes and the enablers of some of mankinds messiest mistakes. He questions how and why a supposedly perfect being would create an entire species of self-aware beings, but with such deficiencies as to cause pain and suffering, in both the emotional and physical senses. The author is outraged at the inequities of life, and wants to know why we must endure them. He feels that, if given the chance, each and every one of us should confront God. It is Dixons contention that as we are to be inevitably held accountable for our mistakes, so should we be able to cross-examine the Almighty to take credit for his own. Life On Earth was a thoroughly enjoyable read. Perhaps to date, the most thought-provoking of the works for which I had the esteemed honor of being contracted to edit. In fact, at the time of the crafting of this forward, I have been pondering for over a week on how to answer a biblically-base
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    Release dateNov 19, 2010
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    Life on Earth: A Critical Review of Life on the Most Popular Planet in the Universe
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    Jerold Lynn Dixon

    Jerold Lynn Dixon, AKA Jerry Dixon, owns and operates a CPA firm in Santee, California. Turning age 60 in January 2011, he has wrote this unique book with his perspectives about "Life On Earth", based on his personal observations of nearly 60 years living on this planet. Rather than being satisfied with "that's just the way things are", as most people say, he is more of a problem solver, and can come up with a fix for just about anything that is wrong. All he lacks is the power to implement such changes that he sees as necessary for a much more pleasant life environment. Jerry has never been married, thus not biased by too much influence from any one person. In religion, he is Christian and in politics he is Libertarian, both of which do result in some bias, but in a good way. One of the basic concepts that he discusses is the notion that all things in life come down to sex, religion or politics. Jerry has travelled much of the world; he has seen and done most everything he wanted to, providing a very broad range of life experiences, qualifying him to write such a book about what life is like on this planet on which we all reside, and how its problems could be fixed by someone with the abililty to do so. This is Jerry's 4th book, after first writing a travel guide "Vacation in Utah!", a book about the strip club business "Directory of Exotic Dancing Establishments", and his autobiography "An Island In the Mountain".

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      Life on Earth - Jerold Lynn Dixon

      © 2010 Jerold Lynn Dixon. All rights reserved.

      EDITED BY

      David Steiner, Words-4-Hire

      words4hire1968@yahoo.com

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 11/16/2010

      ISBN: 978-1-4520-3634-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4520-3635-9 (e)

      OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR

      Vacation In Utah!

      Directory of Exotic Dancing Establishments

      An Island In the Mountain

      FORWARD

      By David Steiner

      Life On Earth is many things. It is one man’s take on the state of humanity. It is a mental tool with which the reader can form his or her own guide to surviving among these strange, flawed creations of a supposedly infallible deity. It is a list of questions that any reasonable person might choose to ask of the Creator, should that person be given the chance to do so. Lastly, Life On Earth, as professed by Jerold Dixon, himself, is fair warning to any intelligent beings who may wish to set down roots among us. Well, think about it; If someone did have the technological capabilities to come here, it would stand to good reason that said being would also be able to tap a few of our geosynchronous-orbiting communications satellite networks, look for just such a touted volume of work and wind up downloading an electronic copy of the very words before your eyes.

      What this engagingly-written book really boils down to is an overview of the human condition as seen through the eyes of a man who has lived through what could arguably be called the fastest and most radically changing decades of American history. The latter half of the twentieth century ushered us, at breakneck speeds, into human space exploration, social reform, political awareness, political correctness, and new and confusing concepts regarding accepted gender roles, relationship dynamics and the evolving definition of the family unit. Nobody can reasonably argue against the statement that not all progress is either forward or good. The human animal continues to retain dark nuances, violent tendencies, and primal desires that produce a proverbial evil, mirror-universe reaction to every forwardly progressive action we take. We discovered how to manipulate atomic energy-and used it to build the first, true weapon of mass destruction. Women became empowered members of the workplace-and the traditional family unit began to decay. We figured out how to have condom-free sex without procreating-and started having so much of it with so many partners that harmful and even lethal STDs became global epidemics. We figured out how to cheaply and easily conduct worldwide discussions about any subject at all-and fundamentalist hate groups use the same venue to broadcast their calls to commit acts of cold-blooded murder in the names of racial or theological purity.

      Where some look at the negative (and even some of the positive) changes society has undergone in recent history and see them as reasons to deny God’s existence altogether, Dixon would rather see accountability where accountability is due. That is not to say that the author blames God for the messes we have made for ourselves. He does, however, blame Him for the inherent flaws in our basic design, and he sees how some of those flaws could be viewed as being both the causes and the enablers of some of mankind’s messiest mistakes. He questions how and why a supposedly perfect being would create an entire species of self-aware beings, but with such deficiencies as to cause pain and suffering, in both the emotional and physical senses. The author is outraged at the inequities of life, and wants to know why we must endure them. He feels that, if given the chance, each and every one of us should confront God. It is Dixon’s contention that as we are to be inevitably held accountable for our mistakes, so should we be able to cross-examine the Almighty to take credit for his own.

      Life On Earth was a thoroughly enjoyable read. Perhaps to date, the most thought-provoking of the works for which I had the esteemed honor of being contracted to edit. In fact, at the time of the crafting of this forward, I have been pondering for over a week on how to answer a biblically-based, yet current-event inspired philosophical question Mr. Dixon had posed in an email. Which brings me to the best that I can think of describing him. Jerold Dixon is an open-minded version of an old-school, red-blooded, American guy. He calls ‘em like he sees ‘em, but then he makes you stop and actually think.

      So, without further adieu, (Can someone please explain that one to me? Without more goodbye?) ladies and gentlemen, and beings of fewer or possibly alternative genders, I give you the list of possible side effects of living among humans. I give you, Jerold Dixon’s, Life On Earth.

      PREFACE

      By the author

      So, who is this book intended for? This book should be read by anyone living on Earth, or any aliens thinking about moving here. It is a sort of

      • (1) product review of the planet’s make-up,

      • (2) an analysis of the physiology and psychology of the human body and mind as created by God and

      • (3) an exposé of what people have done with the planet, mainly by constructing governments to regulate areas over which they have assumed control.

      If you are going to live here, there are things that you need to know, most of which you probably already know. But you should certainly learn some new things, and a new way of looking at things, from reading this book. And if you are an alien thinking about moving to Earth, there are many things about this planet that you should really take into consideration before setting up residency. You probably left your planet because it sucks. Well, fair warning: Earth sucks too. However, it is by far the most hospitable planet in its solar system—the others have horrible atmospheres that you probably will not like at all. But if you do, then they are all yours, nobody else wants them. But before you choose Earth, take a good look at other life sustaining planets in other solar systems or galaxies. There would have to be better rated planets than Earth somewhere out there.

      There are many areas on Earth that are very pleasant places to live, most of the time, if you can put up with those who claim control over the land. If you keep moving, then you will usually be alright, but if you want to stay for awhile, then it is most likely that someone will be there trying to make life difficult for you—especially if they carry the force of law, or claim to be the law themselves.

      But for those of us already living here, we don’t have much choice. Many of the problems discussed here we can’t do anything about—much of which is God’s fault—and make sure you tell him about it after you die. But many of Earth’s problems are of man’s own doing, most of which could be fixed if we really wanted to—but unfortunately not enough people do; let alone have agreement on how to do it. So don’t expect much to change for the better any time soon. Those in control seem to like things pretty much the way they are. But that is not going to stop the rest of us from complaining and trying to do what little we can to make this a better world.

      I think that you should like and enjoy reading this book very much. I purposely wrote it with a style and mindset of covering such very important topics, in an easy to read presentation. The chapters are very short, and the subject matter is presented in an unusually concise manner. Many books discuss a subject and then go on and on and on, repeating the same words many times over and over, in just a slightly different order, until the matter is beat to death, which should more likely confuse the readers rather than educate them. In my book, I don’t waste your day, making you read so much, in long-drawn-out chapters, just to make the book thicker, trying to make you look at it in terms of more pages for your money. Wouldn’t you like to get just as much from a book in half the time?

      Your comments are welcome. Author contact information is given at the end of the book. I hope that this book somehow can make your life better, and help you deal with the tribulations that you will encounter during your Life On Earth.

      P. S. I wish to thank David Steiner for his excellent and well deserved editing work for my entire manuscript. He may be contacted at: words4hire1968@yahoo.com

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      Table of Contents

      FORWARD

      PREFACE

       Chapter 1

      It’s Not About Me

       Chapter 2

      Sex, Religion and Politics

       Chapter 3

      Who’s In Charge Here

       Chapter 4

      Things On

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