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Grim Tidings
The cosmic secrets of godlessness all wrapped up by a fellow with a Ph.D. writing on the internet
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The Quixotic Quest for Cosmic Progress
Humanist aspirations and the disappointments of history
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Trendy Liberals are Too Tribal to Help Us All Progress
Climate’s impact on culture and the burden of…
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Jun 27
The Neoshamans of Standup Comedy
And the heroism that prompts us to laugh at absurd facts
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Jun 20
Art’s Purpose When AIs Generate All Possible Contents
Why human artists will carry on even when AIs…
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Grim Tidings
Jun 17
Prophets and Saints are Always on Their Death Bed
Only few of us train for dying with “spiritual”…
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Jun 12
What is Life’s Cosmic Role?
Are we slaves to nature’s evolution or bridges to an unnatural order?
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Jun 5
Why are the Planet’s Hottest Places Still War Torn?
Some climates foster tribalism while others are…
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May 31
Do the Enlightened Few have Moral Obligations?
A dialogue on whether wisdom entails the renunciation…
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May 30
The Ironic Nostalgia for Childhood Naivety
Most adults are more childish than they presume
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May 29
Confronting an Islamist Diatribe Against Modernity
Flawed modern progress, and the unwelcome…
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