PinnedBenjamin CainA Trove of My Philosophical WritingsAn updated, categorized list of links to all my Medium articles·1 min read·Oct 8, 2021--10--10
Benjamin CaininGod’s FuneralThe Clash Between Daoists, Buddhists, and Modern HumanistsComparing these countercultural and mainstream philosophies·9 min read·1 day ago--10--10
Benjamin CaininAn Injustice!There is No Pure Adulthood for Civilized FolksThe types of childishness for society’s losers and winners·6 min read·5 days ago--6--6
Benjamin CaininGrim TidingsWhy are the Planet’s Hottest Places Still War Torn?Some climates foster tribalism while others are progressive·6 min read·Jun 5, 2024--17--17
Benjamin CaininGod’s FuneralThe Daoist’s Futile Rejection of HumanismHuman progress is possible in nature despite the Daoist’s implicit nihilism·13 min read·Jun 4, 2024--14--14
Benjamin CaininGod’s FuneralThe Social Butterfly’s Flight from AtheismPoliticized atheism drives out secularists who lack philosophical grounding·12 min read·Jun 3, 2024--3--3
Benjamin CaininGrim TidingsDo the Enlightened Few have Moral Obligations?A dialogue on whether wisdom entails the renunciation of vulgar norms·18 min read·May 31, 2024--14--14
Benjamin CaininGrim TidingsThe Ironic Nostalgia for Childhood NaivetyMost adults are more childish than they presume·4 min read·May 30, 2024--3--3
Benjamin CaininGrim TidingsConfronting an Islamist Diatribe Against ModernityFlawed modern progress, and the unwelcome invitation to return to medieval-style traditions·14 min read·May 29, 2024--21--21
Benjamin CaininGod’s FuneralIs America being Punished with a Dark Age for Abandoning its “Christian” Roots?Sorting through a Christian nationalist’s Orwellian doubletalk·16 min read·May 28, 2024--21--21