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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
The Quixotic Quest for Cosmic Progress
Humanist aspirations and the disappointments of history
Benjamin Cain
Jul 8
Trendy Liberals are Too Tribal to Help Us All Progress
Trendy Liberals are Too Tribal to Help Us All Progress
Climate’s impact on culture and the burden of politically correct niceties
Benjamin Cain
Jul 4
The Neoshamans of Standup Comedy
The Neoshamans of Standup Comedy
And the heroism that prompts us to laugh at absurd facts
Benjamin Cain
Jun 27
Art’s Purpose When AIs Generate All Possible Contents
Art’s Purpose When AIs Generate All Possible Contents
Why human artists will carry on even when AIs dwarf human abilities
Benjamin Cain
Jun 20
Prophets and Saints are Always on Their Death Bed
Prophets and Saints are Always on Their Death Bed
Only few of us train for dying with “spiritual” philosophy
Benjamin Cain
Jun 17
What is Life’s Cosmic Role?
What is Life’s Cosmic Role?
Are we slaves to nature’s evolution or bridges to an unnatural order?
Benjamin Cain
Jun 12
Why are the Planet’s Hottest Places Still War Torn?
Why are the Planet’s Hottest Places Still War Torn?
Some climates foster tribalism while others are progressive
Benjamin Cain
Jun 5
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Do the Enlightened Few have Moral Obligations?
Do the Enlightened Few have Moral Obligations?
A dialogue on whether wisdom entails the renunciation of vulgar norms
Benjamin Cain
May 31
The Ironic Nostalgia for Childhood Naivety
The Ironic Nostalgia for Childhood Naivety
Most adults are more childish than they presume
Benjamin Cain
May 30
Confronting an Islamist Diatribe Against Modernity
Confronting an Islamist Diatribe Against Modernity
Flawed modern progress, and the unwelcome invitation to return to medieval-style traditions
Benjamin Cain
May 29
Who’s More Enlightened, Meditating Monks or Progressive Industrialists?
Who’s More Enlightened, Meditating Monks or Progressive Industriali...
A dialogue about the true nature of elite humans
Benjamin Cain
May 24
Left-Wing Decadence and the Return of Matriarchal Culture
Left-Wing Decadence and the Return of Matriarchal Culture
Someone must mother the infantilized consumer class
Benjamin Cain
May 23
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