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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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Who’s More Enlightened, Meditating Monks or Progressive Industrialists?
Who’s More Enlightened, Meditating Monks or Progressive Industrialists?
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
Is Moral Cooperation Rooted in Nature’s Productivity?
Is Moral Cooperation Rooted in Nature’s Productivity?
Game theory and the progressive revolt against natural norms
Benjamin Cain
May 20
What if the Universe is All in God’s Head?
What if the Universe is All in God’s Head?
Testing the merits of naturalism and metaphysical idealism
Benjamin Cain
May 16
Technology isn’t the Essence of Transhumans
Technology isn’t the Essence of Transhumans
The message of transhumanist science fiction that hides in plain sight
Benjamin Cain
May 15
Dispense with the Confused Ambition of Earning “F-You Money”
Dispense with the Confused Ambition of Earning “F-You Money”
The poor are likely mentally freer than the financial elites
Benjamin Cain
May 14
The Terrors of Outer Space and Deep Time
The Terrors of Outer Space and Deep Time
Consciousness is the root of cosmic horror
Benjamin Cain
May 13
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When Misanthropes Claim the Moral High Ground
When Misanthropes Claim the Moral High Ground
The perversity and incoherence of preachy antinatalism
Benjamin Cain
May 9
Trumpian Israel Meets Arab Medievalism
Trumpian Israel Meets Arab Medievalism
Seeing past the Western Left’s one-sided assessment of the Israel-Hamas conflict
Benjamin Cain
May 8
The Prospect of Tragic Heroism in the Cosmic Scheme
The Prospect of Tragic Heroism in the Cosmic Scheme
Lovecraftian horror and the vindication of humanist pride
Benjamin Cain
May 6
When Leftist Political Correctness is Just Obnoxious Hypocrisy
When Leftist Political Correctness is Just Obnoxious Hypocrisy
Moralistic showboating and the real causes of social progress
Benjamin Cain
May 2
Human Pride Isn’t Just Arbitrary Arrogance
Human Pride Isn’t Just Arbitrary Arrogance
The glory and strangeness of recognizing life’s basic condition
Benjamin Cain
May 1
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