Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla

Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla was born in Sabinas, Mexico. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1970, a graduate degree from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in 1971, and a graduate degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1996. His career experience includes working as a writer.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was born in Mexico & raised on the border towns of Ciudad Acuña & Del Rio. Got Catholic schooling to 8th grade, went to Del Rio HS, BS physics at UT Austin, & MS mathematical physics at Imperial College London.

Back in Mexico I taught science at the Polytechnic for 3 years, then had my own business making infant incubators. I got an MBA from Ibero American U, did graduate studies in philosophy at UNAM, & studied theology on my own.

At one point I had a calling to continue making incubators, but for humanity. It was then that I decided to return to the US to pursue my mission. I taught science at Austin ISD from 2005 till retiring in 2019. It was during this time that I researched & discovered the Universal Principle of Civilization at Genesis 1:1a/Alef.

The Universal Principle of Knowledge is simply that "the whole is made of triad parts". It must be the simplest, otherwise it wouldn't be the most general, the universal.

The fundamentals of my platform to run for governor are in my 4 books @ Amazon: "PaRDeSism human science 101" (2016), "The Principle of World Caring" (2018), "PaRaDiSe the Age of Unveilment of Genesis 1:1a/Alef" (2020), and "Rescuing the Earth, PaRaDiSe app, and the American Universal Constitution" (Dec 2021).

I ran for Austin City Council 2016, US House 2018 intention, US Senate 2020 write-in, & now Governor 2022. Politics is a means to an end, of my mission to proclaim this message to fix the world.

I have four daughters, divorced, & living i

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

The Universal Principle of Civilization as handy PaRaDiSe app for public policy. I'm announcing the III Millennium Manual for my campaign program. We must be whole again as at the beginning by making a holistic reconstitution of ourselves individually & as society by using the PaRaDiSe app. See "The Principle of World Caring" (2018) @ Amazon. Lesson 101 is "the whole is made of triad parts". As educator things must be made easy to understand. For example, mapping one whole into triad parts as in thinking. Whole thought as Secret-S, & triad sentence consisting of Subject as Discover-D, imaginary or spiritual, Verb as Reflect-R, complex or mental, & Object as Plain-P, real or physical. This now comes out as mnemonic acronym PaRaDiSe app.Beginism democracy to rescue the Earth. We must avoid the crisis of values, the chaos of civil strife, & the collapse of civilization. See "PaRaDiSe the Age of Unveilment of Genesis 1:1a/Alef" (2020) @ Amazon. To govern requires not only a knowledge of law, but also of science & philosophy to respond to the challenges of a changing world. To provide adequate leadership in the globalized realm, we need to have a big picture & long duration view of things. All politics XXI is non-local. Our democracy is broken. There's no middle road between two extremes, there's only the High Road. I'm proposing Beginism of holistic democracy over Capitalism of dualistic duocracy & over Socialism of monistic autocracy. Beginism is based on the PaRaDiSe app.American Universal Constitution as new Supreme Law of US & Texas. It's incumbent on us all by participation & consensus to institute justice in the social edifice. Gov't solely of 1st power Legislative & 2nd pw Executive; People made of 3rd pw Judicial, 4th pw News-Media, & 5th pw University. People as catch-all source of power, gov't as assigned field of powers. Triad votes 1 person, not 1 person 1 vote, to regain democracy & rid duocracy. Human rights as entitlement to work, housing, health, education, including childcare.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I'm missionary, messenger & mediator.

Since my youth I inquired why is the world broken? I naively settled that it would be fixed when I grew up, not to worry. Questing I found that the world is broken for the simple reason that we don't know how it's put together. There must be a universal principle of knowledge that explains everything that is the case & given to us from the start. Be it by omission or commission, the sages of olde have kept us in the dark.

I searched from today’s science to yesteryear's philosophy to archaic theology & found it in the most obvious place where it was put so we wouldn't miss it. Using common sense I combined the mute 1st letter of Hebrew, Alef A (א), & the 1st word of the Creation Story, BeReshIth InBeginningOf (בראשית) as Alef/BeReshith A/InBeginningOf (א/בראשית) in Genesis 1:1a/Alef.

The Universal Principle is simply "the whole is made of triad parts". It must be the simplest to be the universal. A thought is voiced as sentence consisting of Subject, Verb, & Object. Thought is secret & language is triad. Mapping one whole into triad parts is thought as Secret-S, & sentence of Subject as Discover-D, imaginary or spiritual, Verb as Reflect-R, complex or mental, & Object as Plain-P, real or physical. Thus, the PaRaDiSe app!

My mission is to put Politics on a firm footing from today's art craft to a philosophical engineering science. General Public Policy derives from the Universal Principle. See "PaRDeSism human science 101" (2016) @ A

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The fundamentals of my platform to run for governor are in my 4 books @ Amazon: "PaRDeSism human science 101" (2016), "The Principle of World Caring" (2018), "PaRaDiSe the Age of Unveilment of Genesis 1:1a/Alef" (2020), and "Rescuing the Earth, PaRaDiSe app, and the American Universal Constitution" (Dec 2021).

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

I have the calling to serve, the message of PaRaDiSe to disseminate, and the mission of the ReCreation of Civilization in, and, of América to realize.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Well then, the crisis of civilization can be accounted for by the causal main triad of misguided beliefs, broken institutions, and corrupt leadership. The fix is the ReCreation of Civilization by PaRaDiSe.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Moses, Pythagoras, and Socrates.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

My latest are the following two:

PaRDeSism ~ Human Science 101 (2016)

The Principle of World Caring (2018),

They are all found at Amazon, paperback and digital. FREE download courtesy of Amazon on 1st and 15th of each month.

Overall my books and source of inspiration:

1. The Principle of World Caring (2018) Mosaic

2. PaRDeSism ~ Human Science 101 (2016) Mosaic

3. ReConstitution (From brokenness to wholeness, by Triads) (2014) Mixed

4. Triads (The preSocratic origins of dialogical science) (2012) Pythagorean

5. Universalization (Education as third protagonist of culture) (2012) Mixed

6. Dialogics (Foundations on Joy, Peace, and Plenty) (2012) Mixed

7. Friends of Dialogue (The quest of keeping the heart – a philosophy of practice) (2005) Socratic

8. Dialogue of Friends (Making sense of the human spirit – a practice of philosophy) (2005) Socratic

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Enthusiasm. By this I mean having G'd inside, as the word root.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I got the calling, downloaded the message, now it’s in my books in black and white, and I’ve distilled it to the Principle/Beginning.

It’s PaRaDiSe, PaRDeS, Triad 3partsPRD-in-1wholeS = 4!

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

ReCreation of Civilization.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Inaugurating PostModernity. In other words, ReEnlightenment II.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I am a UT Austin Tower shooting survivor summer '66.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was an RA, research assistant while getting my masters in physics at UT Austin.

What happened on your most awkward date?

Nothing.

What is your favorite holiday? Why?

Rosh HaShanah, Jewish New Year

What is your favorite book? Why?

Genesis 1:1-2:3. In general it's the Torah, the Jewish Bible, the Pentateuch of Moses.

What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?

My study.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Pink Martini

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Living here and having my family back in Mexico City.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

We US are the Great American Experiment of XVIII century Enlightenment Project. It has been mostly successful and has set the standard. Unfortunately, it's broken at present, wasted insofar as the original reason upon which it's based is broken.

What qualities does the U.S. Senate possess that makes it unique as an institution?

It is both national and international on account of the global presence of the US.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for senators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Power corrupts, and the more the worse. It's part of the system.

What do you think of the filibuster?

Not much.

What criteria would you apply when deciding whether to confirm presidential appointees?

It depends if it's executive or judicial branch.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other senators?

As persons yes, politically there's a risk involved of assimilating.

If you are not a current senator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Constitutional.

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. Senate, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

No.

Is there a particular senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Lincoln.

Note: Turullols-Bonilla submitted the above survey responses to [the profile publisher] on October 23, 2019.

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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The Takeaway message of civilization is PaRaDiSe, acronym 4 Body-P Mind-R Spirit-D Life-S, that Triad Parts-PRD is One Whole-S.

From this concept we would move on to applications at the policy level. First triad would be a system made of public, private, and community, that is, of government, market, and university.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Moses. Having been trusted Revelation.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Yes, they're at Amazon under my name and the user-friendly version of selected topics at www.YouTube.com/user/Ricturbon3.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Wholeness.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Orientator.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Leadership.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Inaugurate PaRaDiSe Revolution 4 World ReCivilization!

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Having survived the UT Tower shootings in 1966 while freshman at college.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Research assistant in plasma physics while getting my MS at U Texas, Austin. For six months.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Torah Teaching of the Bible.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Can't think of one.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Can't recall.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Finding the message and mission to my calling.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Making the transition from brokenness to wholeness by PaRaDiSe.

What qualities does the U.S. Senate possess that makes it unique as an institution?

It is the highest assembly in the land, alongside the House.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for senators to have previous experience in government or politics?

Sometimes yes and sometimes works against you if the system is broken.

What do you think of the filibuster?

Not clear.

What criteria would you apply when deciding whether to confirm presidential appointees?

Physical, mental, and spiritual.

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other senators?

Yes

If you are not a current senator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Education, and start one on civilization.

If you are a current senator, why did you join your current committees?

TO make a difference.

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. Senate, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

I'm running as independent.

Is there a particular senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

I haven't given it much thought.

Note: Turullols-Bonilla submitted the above survey responses to [the profile publisher] on November 20, 2019.