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{{for|the American actor and dancer|Gene Anthony Ray}} |
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'''Gene Ray''' (born '''Otis Eugene Ray''', ], ]) is an ], ] and unconventional (alleged) scientist, best known for his ] website, an attempt to describe the ineffable truth of the ]. Ray is known for making ], ], nonsensical and ] statements on his websites, accusing various groups of engaging in a ] to prevent the recognition of his ideas. Often referring to himself as the "Greatest Thinker" and "Wisest Human", Ray has awarded himself a "Doctorate of Cubicism", and titles himself "Dr. Gene Ray, Cubic". |
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==Early work== |
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Ray worked as a master ] in ] for several decades and was also the inventor of several patented devices (see ], below). He actively promoted the game of ], publishing a book entitled "Mr Marbles: Marbles for Everyone", and planning a world marbles tournament. |
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In ], the '']'' of ] reported that "Mr. Marbles has become a philosopher." Ray developed a system of thought centered on the symbols of the pyramid and the circle. The pyramid, large at the base but narrow at the top, represents the unsustainably increasing growth rate of modern civilization. In contrast to the pyramid, Ray felt that the circle, or cycle, was natural, mobile, and self-sustaining. He claimed that: |
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{{quote|Money is pyramiding. Religion is pyramiding. Education is pyramiding. The environment is pyramiding. The pyramid of progress has destroyed the marbles circle, it's destroyed the family circle.}} |
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Ray's proposed solution to the problem of "pyramiding" was a million-dollar marbles tournament. The million-dollar prize would attract people concerned about the long-term implications of society's "pyramiding", or disillusioned with its current state—these people would then be convinced of Ray's views, through the experience of playing marbles inside a giant sphere. The 1987 ''St. Petersburg Times'' article reports that Ray was planning to form an "Order of the Sphere" to promote his philosophy. |
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Critics of Ray draw attention to his "marbles period" because they consider it inconsistent with his later ] theory. Under the Time Cube theory, the circle is considered a "zero value", and "circle measure is slop bucket". Supporters of Ray, however, see his circle-based philosophy as a natural precursor to the Time Cube. Ray first recognized the significance of the ], and only later discovered the fourfold division of the circle into the four corner quadrants of the Time Cube. |
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==Time cube== |
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Gene Ray created his "]" website in August ], after being banned from several Internet message boards; since then, he has updated it with new material every few weeks for several years, resulting in several massively extended pages. |
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Elaborating upon the Cubic geometry, Ray has emphasized the importance of ] in the universe. He firmly believes that all things have an opposite number, and that this is responsible for the creation of the universe and its continued existence. |
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Ray has stated that his main reason for publicizing what he claims to be the "Greatest Social and Scientific Discovery of Humanity" is to induce a research group to evaluate the ] and control its release upon the public. Ray offers $10,000 to any academic institution or professor who disproves Time Cube, and $1,000 to anybody else who can disprove it. Few take this offer seriously, as Ray's theory is not presented in a way that can be proven or disproven. |
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==Other controversies== |
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Ray has made anti-Semitic or racist comments on his sites, such as "Jew owners of religious/ academic Christianity -- have enslaved your ass",<ref></ref> "Interracial marriage is stupid and evil",<ref></ref> and "Integration is a racial slop, destroying all of the races";<ref></ref> however, Ray denies any such sentiments. He does, however, oppose the cultural expression of homosexuality. Elaborating on this in an October 2005 ] radio interview,<ref>http://freetalklive.com/files/generay.mp3</ref> he illustrated his point by citing a hypothetical law that would ban the use of the word "gay" in connection to homosexuality. When asked how he would feel about a similar law preventing use of the term "Time Cube", he replied: "I've been expecting one any time". Ray also says that "''Bible's and Science's 1-day Earth rotation are evil scams.''" |
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Ray generated much controversial publicity in 2002 when he elaborated on a ] implication of Time Cube, writing on his ] website that "''Tis Time to kill any educator who does not teach Cubicism above cubelessness. To save humanity from extinction, like prior civilizations perished, youth must redirect '''self''' teachers, or destroy them. ... '''It is not immoral''' for students to kill all educators who ignore Nature's Harmonic Time Cube or suppress free speech rights to debate Time Cube Creation Principle.''" He has since replaced some of the more confrontational words in these statements with euphemistic terms. |
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However, in an interview with Internet Radio Station ] on April 9th, 2005 (shortly before his big Georgia Tech interview, mentioned below), Ray expressed the opinion that it was not immoral to kill Christians, because they believe that they will go to heaven, a better world. He, on the other hand, believes that heaven is to be found in this world, as reflected in the following quote: ''"Earth life is heaven and hell."'' |
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In that same interview, Ray also stated that he believes in reincarnation (Mr. Ray in fact stated that he will return as a black man and "hate all of you honkies"), that NASA is plotting his death, and in some form of ], but that it is not to be confused with mere illusory ]. He said: ''"I believe in magic, and there's a lot of good magic, and a lot of bad magic."'' |
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From mid-2007, the Time Cube website included more exhortations to violence against non-believers (including the claim that it was "not immoral to kill Americans who IGNORE their OPPOSITE sex parents who Created them"), with a diatribe in red text wherein it is implied that the suffering caused by the Iraq War is a result of the scientific community's rejection of "Cubic Creation." |
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In late September 2007, Gene Ray denounced the Cubic Awareness Online website,<ref></ref> and has made the following comment: |
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"Cubicao.tk Trashes My Site, |
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With My Data and His |
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Erroneous Prophecy Crap. |
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I Denounce Cubicao.tk as |
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Harmful To "Time Cube" |
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And C/R Infringement." |
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</blockquote> |
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Gene Ray has also accused others of "destroying" his website. Whether this refers to the ], or widespread rejection of his website is not known.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} |
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==Developments== |
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In January, ], Gene Ray lectured and debated Time Cube with students at ]. The event was organized exclusively by students and was the first highly publicized presentation of the Time Cube within an academic institution, filling one of MIT's largest lecture halls. Advance advertising for the event included posters with quotations from the Time Cube website, declaring the Time Cube to be "the Holy Grail of Physics" and stating that "−1 times −1 = +1 is stupid and evil". Ray proclaimed himself a "Doctor of Cubicism" in December ], explaining that universities are too evil to bestow upon him such a prestigious honor of wisdom. |
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Also, for several years Ray has been planning to write a book explaining the Time Cube. He says that this book "will contradict and condemn every religious and scientific book written." |
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In March of 2005, Ray updated the web site to announce that he would speak at another academic lecture, this time at ], in an appearance organized by one of the college's university. According to a later update of the site, the "Mother of all Lectures" took on April 14 2005. |
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], Ray continues to produce writings on the Time Cube web site. When discussing some of his relatively more mundane beliefs, specifically his views on the loss of individuality in the education system, the importance of community, and the dangers of corporations and genetic tampering with crops, Ray usually ties them back to the Time Cube principle. |
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Ray is the subject of the award-winning documentary ''Above God'' from director Brett Hanover.<ref></ref> Ray disapproves of this documentary, claiming that parts of it portrayed him in a negative light and showed distasteful footage obtained by the film's creator. {{Fact|date=October 2007}} |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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==External links== |
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{{wikiquote}} |
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*, Ray's most notable site. |
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*, , , Ray's auxiliary official sites |
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*, a site relating to Gene Ray's Time Cube theory |
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* from the website of Cameron Marlow in ] |
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* from ] |
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*, from in ] (Sound file consists of approximately 1.5 hours of interview with Gene Ray, including half an hour of questions from listeners, followed by approximately 2.5 hours of fairly unrelated talk between DJs of the radio station.) |
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* from in ] |
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US patents held by Gene Ray: |
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*{{US patent|3974591}} Chum dispensing attachment for fishing rigs, granted 1976. |
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*{{US patent|4095365}} Bait bucket, granted 1978. |
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*{{US patent|4095793}} Marble game resembling golf, granted 1978. |
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*{{US patent|4707869}} Swim through safety division line for pools, granted 1987. |
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