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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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Is Civilisation Doomed Without Religion?
Is Civilisation Doomed Without Religion?
A dialogue on secular faith and postmodern meaning in a godless cosmos
Dominic Timothy
Jul 7
How Objective is Science?
How Objective is Science?
A dialogue on structural realism and the potential for neo-animistic scientific projections onto nature
Benjamin Cain
Jul 2
Toolmakers Without Purpose: The Delusion of AI Supremacy
Toolmakers Without Purpose: The Delusion of AI Supremacy
How fantasies of godhood are causing us to lose control of our own tools
Pierz Newton-John
Jun 16
The Myth of the Tranquil Sage
The Myth of the Tranquil Sage
A dialogue on whether philosophy can make you happy
Benjamin Cain
Jun 9
The Meeting of Alien and Deluded Minds in Mahayana Buddhism
The Meeting of Alien and Deluded Minds in Mahayana Buddhism
And the clash between mysticism and pragmatism in the Lotus Sutra
Benjamin Cain
May 26
Are We Many, or One?
Are We Many, or One?
A Philosophical Dialogue on Relational Mind, Identity, and the Ethics of Consciousness
Pierz Newton-John
May 22
Is God the All-Powerful Quantum Vacuum?
Is God the All-Powerful Quantum Vacuum?
A dialogue on the philosophical implications of a quantum mechanical view of nature
Benjamin Cain
May 19
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Is Justice a Lower-Class Conceit?
Is Justice a Lower-Class Conceit?
A dialogue on whether Trumpism shows we shouldn’t expect much social justice from history
Benjamin Cain
May 12
The Incoherence of Basic Buddhism
The Incoherence of Basic Buddhism
The clash between early Buddhist naturalism and morality
Benjamin Cain
May 5
Can Philosophy Save Humanity?
Can Philosophy Save Humanity?
A dialogue on philosophy’s social potential
Benjamin Cain
Apr 29
Should the Masses be Taught Philosophy?
Should the Masses be Taught Philosophy?
A dialogue on elitism and the need for reason’s integration with intuition
Benjamin Cain
Apr 21
A Silver Lining of Trumpian Madness
A Silver Lining of Trumpian Madness
Trump’s hyperreality can inadvertently enlighten us
Benjamin Cain
Apr 15
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