tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63208023021555824192024-03-19T04:46:59.070-04:00Rants Within the Undead GodPhilosophy, secular humanism, mysticism, scientism, sexuality, pessimism: I'll explore here these and other issues from the perspective of a clever ape inhabiting the undead god which is the naturally creative cosmos.Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.comBlogger1193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-24051598791725852082024-03-18T09:01:00.004-04:002024-03-18T09:04:46.317-04:00On Medium: Death Desecrates the Only Holy Aberration<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFjzEPOVYTiia4iRlWfNF4WGntZ9MHIthMFKEyhyphenhyphenyziiEpcYlLjj-MXtGjWUtzuGjQPndQNJn-541RHEQQ58b03gbvRTIiE6KbtkoxvI4ByACyzSrUMdNY01ty8PeYlplUZ5HBUxFvOpQ9EeF8AVZ_7IBcRkceyQn9kBnNkPdvbWqhLvrETEXXQAakEPe/s6000/prateek-gautam-wX1GSlEHzuc-unsplash.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFjzEPOVYTiia4iRlWfNF4WGntZ9MHIthMFKEyhyphenhyphenyziiEpcYlLjj-MXtGjWUtzuGjQPndQNJn-541RHEQQ58b03gbvRTIiE6KbtkoxvI4ByACyzSrUMdNY01ty8PeYlplUZ5HBUxFvOpQ9EeF8AVZ_7IBcRkceyQn9kBnNkPdvbWqhLvrETEXXQAakEPe/s320/prateek-gautam-wX1GSlEHzuc-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/grim-tidings/death-desecrates-the-only-holy-aberration-7acf43dfb18b?sk=9dcb9fa232ddd854aab2c590e4b81c1c">Read on</a> about how the desecration of sacred places such as temples or our pet projects reenacts the ultimate humiliation of the self's objectification in death. </span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-86541582394544420792024-03-14T09:38:00.001-04:002024-03-14T09:38:04.809-04:00On Medium: Kierkegaard’s Small-Minded Christian Existentialism<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO_q8gL6k-rEUWM3LG_6kvlYDEKa1I4mWcsmc_45ucFUheuM1hQtcSv_Z7oR7Rl3dKaTvb_ex3lVdZIXm6e-LYl6qE61ON_EnFo7vXpdtRtIj-kTS1dFNmU9brMGeG88fd6KcAyYhp0q9DlNPDbZWzzfVGFahzTu4MeVUllqL6uHNgaWUfU_jjGGS6zLp/s1920/jesus-christ-634950_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1920" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO_q8gL6k-rEUWM3LG_6kvlYDEKa1I4mWcsmc_45ucFUheuM1hQtcSv_Z7oR7Rl3dKaTvb_ex3lVdZIXm6e-LYl6qE61ON_EnFo7vXpdtRtIj-kTS1dFNmU9brMGeG88fd6KcAyYhp0q9DlNPDbZWzzfVGFahzTu4MeVUllqL6uHNgaWUfU_jjGGS6zLp/s320/jesus-christ-634950_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/gods-funeral/kierkegaards-small-minded-christian-existentialism-7d885c5417d1?sk=e3f96e730085f16acf2f06d8f1496508">Read on</a> about the relative smallness of Kierkegaard's Christian existentialism, and the cosmic absurdity that should replace the “incarnation” of Jesus for existential purposes.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-20407811253847145312024-03-13T09:00:00.008-04:002024-03-13T09:05:19.871-04:00On Medium: Did Divine Love Create Black Holes and Quantum Weirdness?<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WrVYxzMW8U6Uur39L8WgQiwcZidJnQ8lq9TycwFhIdjIOjKgR0kOod6nZZpDZMXRgds9MTDLr7wib_ogW9udA1cDqdUpF5dIYlj2BpePXKyDIJU5baVlsOsFQbXHhGQjaixfJdf6-PWzgh3yhMnm0gVNsZ2oVX_sRn6gYWn_ZswKucLnoY1g1SVkg2bM/s6720/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7670313.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WrVYxzMW8U6Uur39L8WgQiwcZidJnQ8lq9TycwFhIdjIOjKgR0kOod6nZZpDZMXRgds9MTDLr7wib_ogW9udA1cDqdUpF5dIYlj2BpePXKyDIJU5baVlsOsFQbXHhGQjaixfJdf6-PWzgh3yhMnm0gVNsZ2oVX_sRn6gYWn_ZswKucLnoY1g1SVkg2bM/s320/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7670313.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/gods-funeral/did-divine-love-create-black-holes-and-quantum-weirdness-7f931998de65?sk=cdd843ef1115ef2b2199fc9f448ae45e">Read on</a> for whether God is love and whether that sentiment follows from our ability to think in metaphors and to have psychedelic and mystical experiences. </span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-74883418160539110662024-03-12T08:42:00.005-04:002024-03-12T08:42:41.478-04:00On Medium: Consciousness is the Rupture that Drives Our Terraforming<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnR7SGNZI46sEhCNm-wl2qBLo8CvR5NAD79cj9Ss5EBhvodvfVLrfzs4_8Q1e50EZClVRuMb4QK7bEbtEWlUlRW28TuxnB9GTFJWwj41cI5u5lvt-d-FagEYYqv81UJqVDK7lWVmOWj4cXD-0fmaD9j-q_KyA6tr3sNG7_VgAV40xe-hjwltq5_3VZOFA/s3106/alex-azabache-BReigPd7XnQ-unsplash%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="3106" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnR7SGNZI46sEhCNm-wl2qBLo8CvR5NAD79cj9Ss5EBhvodvfVLrfzs4_8Q1e50EZClVRuMb4QK7bEbtEWlUlRW28TuxnB9GTFJWwj41cI5u5lvt-d-FagEYYqv81UJqVDK7lWVmOWj4cXD-0fmaD9j-q_KyA6tr3sNG7_VgAV40xe-hjwltq5_3VZOFA/s320/alex-azabache-BReigPd7XnQ-unsplash%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's <a href="https://medium.com/grim-tidings/consciousness-is-the-rupture-that-drives-our-terraforming-b5c2d274db83?sk=6218eada15e1f21b0097b30fd30e786c">an article</a> that attempts to solve the mystery of consciousness by reflecting on the mind’s overall function as an intentional discontinuity with the neutrality of nature's wildness.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-50477538274435072242024-03-11T08:10:00.006-04:002024-03-11T08:14:52.535-04:00On Medium: “Barbie” Should Have Been More Existential<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2JxP7GXOkwCS9Zu5-TxDqFGfOEAsT-SRoqdk1Srl0G_MQQhz_TCxpfodykSnmYpjHTPjimhGGIlDbstag58huCTabUSKBMnOF7P0rumHI6La8txRKvZQ_ErzBKICRZWz-w0CnNNMIh3nhP1B1qvGsLMP2nJUAFWPVNJkhmthgXTKmV1-_4K9InUFZYxj/s2048/6340854372_8cf98df57e_k.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj2JxP7GXOkwCS9Zu5-TxDqFGfOEAsT-SRoqdk1Srl0G_MQQhz_TCxpfodykSnmYpjHTPjimhGGIlDbstag58huCTabUSKBMnOF7P0rumHI6La8txRKvZQ_ErzBKICRZWz-w0CnNNMIh3nhP1B1qvGsLMP2nJUAFWPVNJkhmthgXTKmV1-_4K9InUFZYxj/s320/6340854372_8cf98df57e_k.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/an-injustice/barbie-should-have-been-more-existential-fe4b7f7f4a1f?sk=191111ebe9e9042870d9208f88b6908a">Read on</a> for a review of the movie "Barbie," to see why, based on evolutionary psychology and contrary to kneejerk feminism, it's “literally impossible” to be a man too.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-82732292016846567102024-03-08T10:06:00.005-05:002024-03-08T10:06:24.183-05:00On Medium: Does Science Make Atheistic Naturalism Mandatory?<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIxrHtyWi_KJchuDSPcMJaQAbHxDY6O54c2eF2WFeLnLaNTFMh3PITH-fWmXKO-wRaQ16MfokyIlEMMlDct4Bl_KZqYI2gLnk0MQXaDbwn68a7ICu39Ef4MrqXwMIi3LR8YtdSRzrj4_XccjXKH7axPiKMdkXzKIMRge4v3hUb7UkNQOrZ0mFoXWjJb4p/s1920/sunset-3325080_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="1920" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIxrHtyWi_KJchuDSPcMJaQAbHxDY6O54c2eF2WFeLnLaNTFMh3PITH-fWmXKO-wRaQ16MfokyIlEMMlDct4Bl_KZqYI2gLnk0MQXaDbwn68a7ICu39Ef4MrqXwMIi3LR8YtdSRzrj4_XccjXKH7axPiKMdkXzKIMRge4v3hUb7UkNQOrZ0mFoXWjJb4p/s320/sunset-3325080_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's <a href="https://medium.com/gods-funeral/does-science-make-atheistic-naturalism-mandatory-c3fea5c942cc?sk=fafca1e1b17255d92223a9fe19faf9ae">a debate</a> between an atheistic naturalist and a proponent of classical theism, on philosophical naturalism and its relation to science, metaphysics, and atheism.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-769074413646555372024-03-06T09:59:00.005-05:002024-03-06T09:59:29.907-05:00On Medium: Why Would God Care What You Do?<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyN-Vms1pOwFei3IK_o39KWBAPhI_LlUEe6MUxLaaJknMMXOmUeNFbEhbgCVIaMpnhwCVJlT22msMoSJDcvPBY5zJGR8VAn1_p1uEBxHpsgLUh_7vgnC30U8JBIbBM3wqNHvL4aYo2-oKgu_eJ8dzgmGdTEyPO_mcSV00bCtjD3SSrc68HUf3gZSaWBFP/s6000/pexels-natasha-lois-4307061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyN-Vms1pOwFei3IK_o39KWBAPhI_LlUEe6MUxLaaJknMMXOmUeNFbEhbgCVIaMpnhwCVJlT22msMoSJDcvPBY5zJGR8VAn1_p1uEBxHpsgLUh_7vgnC30U8JBIbBM3wqNHvL4aYo2-oKgu_eJ8dzgmGdTEyPO_mcSV00bCtjD3SSrc68HUf3gZSaWBFP/s320/pexels-natasha-lois-4307061.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/gods-funeral/why-would-god-care-what-you-do-72d5469246d8?sk=31370314380b14ea37db9163020c22f7">Read on</a> about how Richard Swinburne argues that God is our parental benefactor and therefore cares how we live, and about the consequences of strengthening that analogy.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-55524548295795686072024-03-05T11:55:00.005-05:002024-03-05T12:00:11.406-05:00On Medium: Christianity has Always Been Anti-Modern<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQNq0DMtS3GbLfx4Auf12qv7yfxeH8D1QEZWVquCTyDtZ9tTSdMdl9XwU_chIB_tvcsDehWtbva1D6foNh5aFkmYZGjPQfr3qaDA10oko8zCdjvW6NNwGzNxo5F_zTx2meEvjawVL4SQc1Enok7FyxpJEuzxrMdhN2J94mlodOrADnkBgd5OwZ4kV0JTo/s2048/Adam_and_Eve_-_Nationalmuseum_-_23830FXD.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2048" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQNq0DMtS3GbLfx4Auf12qv7yfxeH8D1QEZWVquCTyDtZ9tTSdMdl9XwU_chIB_tvcsDehWtbva1D6foNh5aFkmYZGjPQfr3qaDA10oko8zCdjvW6NNwGzNxo5F_zTx2meEvjawVL4SQc1Enok7FyxpJEuzxrMdhN2J94mlodOrADnkBgd5OwZ4kV0JTo/s320/Adam_and_Eve_-_Nationalmuseum_-_23830FXD.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/deconstructing-christianity/christianity-has-always-been-anti-modern-00473e18fba5?sk=2bd22dcc62f3441556265bbc67bb225a">Read on</a> about the Church’s demonization of civilized progress, and how authentic Christianity has always been opposed to proto-modern, secular humanistic values.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-60017912301455086592024-03-04T08:35:00.004-05:002024-03-04T08:35:30.715-05:00On Medium: Why Personal Authenticity Still Matters<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHPAsNyJ1sEtf5G_sb9nz2EE6KBN3eUqdHUiiiPJhiu4bRBW6vn7RDDakyP8reM9i7JWcaawwGCKP-COy2VMEUNVNLeFoYfa3ZH0x3dgvPG36tXvnSwGzbgZPgIPeX20tfFLNVlky_xGX8iC3hGBwNSLCJMa2BjKwPwDok1pptomN0IT0hXPutfPppm3i/s1920/mask-2644077_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHPAsNyJ1sEtf5G_sb9nz2EE6KBN3eUqdHUiiiPJhiu4bRBW6vn7RDDakyP8reM9i7JWcaawwGCKP-COy2VMEUNVNLeFoYfa3ZH0x3dgvPG36tXvnSwGzbgZPgIPeX20tfFLNVlky_xGX8iC3hGBwNSLCJMa2BjKwPwDok1pptomN0IT0hXPutfPppm3i/s320/mask-2644077_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/grim-tidings/why-personal-authenticity-still-matters-fd1d3d21ecc4?sk=cad3819658370d0f9132c00ae544af06">Here's an article</a> that presents a sociological critique of existentialism, showing why personal authenticity still matters in the clash between cultures and countercultures.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-35860222859208718772024-02-29T08:34:00.002-05:002024-02-29T08:34:25.153-05:00On Medium: Is Theology as Rational as Science or as Arbitrary as Art?<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZrYxyAX7Z-GUJOgHxtkoyaVg_BI41QdrbOoH2sRRxeFv9GVVadwPm_LLVZyc82PJkVRQg27WQsIMYtrotoku7WOZAdaRbiZvzReCfba9vVe294pDMBXEcYdD-IMltNjDp-Nn2FzeeVumw706Iyi2d4GhBfhHcFsKOjdNXm34hPtQmcr8cyt9Pw3oqlVh/s4675/ben-seymour-nqBUTBsDQNM-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2687" data-original-width="4675" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZrYxyAX7Z-GUJOgHxtkoyaVg_BI41QdrbOoH2sRRxeFv9GVVadwPm_LLVZyc82PJkVRQg27WQsIMYtrotoku7WOZAdaRbiZvzReCfba9vVe294pDMBXEcYdD-IMltNjDp-Nn2FzeeVumw706Iyi2d4GhBfhHcFsKOjdNXm34hPtQmcr8cyt9Pw3oqlVh/s320/ben-seymour-nqBUTBsDQNM-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/gods-funeral/is-theology-as-rational-as-science-or-as-arbitrary-as-art-c93a7415c6c3?sk=f6e453f9bee43b47302dfcb18d5d3a62">Read on</a> about Richard Swinburne’s pseudoscientific defense of theism, and about the true status of philosophy as a discipline that stands between science and art.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-45875109579325277442024-02-28T09:00:00.001-05:002024-02-28T09:04:16.893-05:00On Medium: Life’s Key Secrets are Theatrical<span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2uaSbe8eHBV_m92H9ysWB0rmbRho5tnG9_MgOyKmGjVMz1jZQx6KmDEOErFdmOjcScmLz1KlNL80fk9A3cRXmtG8ZSvu_yXgcgbuBAA3zrHNa6iOn0RbtILyjJqq5X_F_3xZMjUe-9i6VvR6qCd13YVKW_gDkxf1rYFzAkxWp6p6Sjx8R_yt1xp2KKSI/s6016/liam-mcgarry-ebsrin6WqxQ-unsplash.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4016" data-original-width="6016" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2uaSbe8eHBV_m92H9ysWB0rmbRho5tnG9_MgOyKmGjVMz1jZQx6KmDEOErFdmOjcScmLz1KlNL80fk9A3cRXmtG8ZSvu_yXgcgbuBAA3zrHNa6iOn0RbtILyjJqq5X_F_3xZMjUe-9i6VvR6qCd13YVKW_gDkxf1rYFzAkxWp6p6Sjx8R_yt1xp2KKSI/s320/liam-mcgarry-ebsrin6WqxQ-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://medium.com/grim-tidings/lifes-key-secrets-are-theatrical-e44953a5b52b?sk=2a260c89c205274adec42f20f5acd2bd">Here's an article</a> about how the theater is an existential extended metaphor, with its concepts of the curtain call, and of the suspension of doubt that entertains life.</span>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-8982827013152765662024-02-27T08:07:00.002-05:002024-02-27T08:11:30.660-05:00On Medium: The Flaw in Goethean Pantheism<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzq50h6AKqTyxDzZ05Z5Cxtkuva1JZkWpPBgnXmXi2KqQHVjDvdhm_Kvwe9ZzNpEarcVksouzA4u3bMUjNJsNcH_lmZRr2jg18ZUnhHbsMHx0-s1aFNm3y4djzlpgd6CJC0TwRVio1FOqD-jtPZLrs_0e6jP1Vgm0Vdt7A7Aye-3CTyqJ2mEtw7K20Zem/s1920/trees-3822149_1920.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzq50h6AKqTyxDzZ05Z5Cxtkuva1JZkWpPBgnXmXi2KqQHVjDvdhm_Kvwe9ZzNpEarcVksouzA4u3bMUjNJsNcH_lmZRr2jg18ZUnhHbsMHx0-s1aFNm3y4djzlpgd6CJC0TwRVio1FOqD-jtPZLrs_0e6jP1Vgm0Vdt7A7Aye-3CTyqJ2mEtw7K20Zem/s320/trees-3822149_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/teatime-history/the-flaw-in-goethean-pantheism-1fa0c2a29117?sk=bbe1f1df6cce616d17adac3f73aa8b91">Read on</a> about Goethean versus humanistic pantheisms, and why we should critique the 18th C. Tobler essay despite its anticipation of Darwin’s theory of evolution.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-39509666481207152992024-02-26T08:15:00.001-05:002024-02-26T08:15:01.704-05:00On Medium: Christianity Demonizes Modern Progress<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaf3Q1fEj_A57jKRgkeGf_GnOjyvOFzG7JYcKciu0HNWgttfIaPliXMKAe_jxWSq2_O-tz3cigCxrL3atBMFpzhl5H4tT2vPFEVOD6PWAaCOB2D729nS0YUqmfg2_P-EckhiWGJp4u8bgPpX_UcT0JyIo8WD38ycdBRtXZerXeF0AwKfAq4dHP56aG80i/s813/Eve_by_the_tree_of_Knowledge_(C._Griepenkerl,_1887)%203.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="813" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKaf3Q1fEj_A57jKRgkeGf_GnOjyvOFzG7JYcKciu0HNWgttfIaPliXMKAe_jxWSq2_O-tz3cigCxrL3atBMFpzhl5H4tT2vPFEVOD6PWAaCOB2D729nS0YUqmfg2_P-EckhiWGJp4u8bgPpX_UcT0JyIo8WD38ycdBRtXZerXeF0AwKfAq4dHP56aG80i/s320/Eve_by_the_tree_of_Knowledge_(C._Griepenkerl,_1887)%203.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/deconstructing-christianity/christianity-demonizes-modern-progress-e76da1177c91?sk=ecae6173fb823deaea272ebb74f9f96e">Read on</a> about how Christianity demonizes the Promethean, progressive aspects of modernity, while making superficial peace with humanistic pride (and thus with Satan).</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-85704527750479789162024-02-22T09:13:00.004-05:002024-02-22T09:13:27.364-05:00On Medium: What Trumpers Share with the OJ Simpson Jurors<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz2q_rfWgTyN8JvsBbGQ0j-Cza-vZuRt-Amun6YNdKOKvMYsV2zI7P8be6IwCVe7KA8tzP79z0F-Z1s1cEJ2BMyR6IOIvh7uIzoqGJhYKdrKBN7SZxAN2m9_e6mbYG8lrieh5n7eaquco1tkydCp85CbRt9fWgpXZDec02ld6EWxH8gu6EcdB8zfBI5mN/s2048/23799394105_daf7ed3d4a_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHz2q_rfWgTyN8JvsBbGQ0j-Cza-vZuRt-Amun6YNdKOKvMYsV2zI7P8be6IwCVe7KA8tzP79z0F-Z1s1cEJ2BMyR6IOIvh7uIzoqGJhYKdrKBN7SZxAN2m9_e6mbYG8lrieh5n7eaquco1tkydCp85CbRt9fWgpXZDec02ld6EWxH8gu6EcdB8zfBI5mN/s320/23799394105_daf7ed3d4a_k.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/an-injustice/what-trumpers-share-with-the-oj-simpson-jurors-1715c8224ada?sk=103a295dd910a1d84f94cbd6320b8a03">Read on</a> about what Trump's supporters have in common with the OJ Simpson jurors: a thirst for vengeance amid the breakdown of civic duties.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-51524434923342977932024-02-21T08:35:00.006-05:002024-02-21T08:41:02.735-05:00On Medium: Why are Sacred Spaces so Easily Spoiled?<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhWrJsiFNxZs28nB__D2C3xqzKensW05NRapFqRLMfS4WunzJnOmY0nzOFTYqz7mP0C5DKErvab0Cctd772CJtJuQ3qbtEGoJirJBTA4evhPn7A7NH0py81lMooukYfhqGJpg-nQA0CFJtIq-dV7_OxFjyd0pps6ccOjOGeJ-lPMNYxuprqnrOKp4r4WN/s4240/pexels-lukas-rodriguez-3618162.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2832" data-original-width="4240" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhWrJsiFNxZs28nB__D2C3xqzKensW05NRapFqRLMfS4WunzJnOmY0nzOFTYqz7mP0C5DKErvab0Cctd772CJtJuQ3qbtEGoJirJBTA4evhPn7A7NH0py81lMooukYfhqGJpg-nQA0CFJtIq-dV7_OxFjyd0pps6ccOjOGeJ-lPMNYxuprqnrOKp4r4WN/s320/pexels-lukas-rodriguez-3618162.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/grim-tidings/why-are-sacred-spaces-so-easily-spoiled-b1c091c7e93c?sk=b62d37909f1016f4c7a197ae76962734">Read on</a> about irony of how mass attention defiles what’s cool, and how the privacy of consciousness is likely the model for the vulnerability of sacred places.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-59913560010267765002024-02-20T12:13:00.003-05:002024-02-20T12:13:28.242-05:00On Medium: The Classical Theist’s Naïve Optimism about Reason<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXchlaHKMwUS51fR-cmui3qQQQQ1fpDSLEmJnbFhXp7vKHuMv18HeZTv90Aj-wHOLTjBnd7UFrnP828RywtHSUHmqQ4UPwmUGGdI-cajiYFIgPRSDudG_kaQJQs00wl7DjP6UkN6Y7yrBMph7tIBAJRAdUugTYZEDDFnOZ6a0pbUMLSJA5btrs-gqt9bIY/s1920/kid-1241817_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXchlaHKMwUS51fR-cmui3qQQQQ1fpDSLEmJnbFhXp7vKHuMv18HeZTv90Aj-wHOLTjBnd7UFrnP828RywtHSUHmqQ4UPwmUGGdI-cajiYFIgPRSDudG_kaQJQs00wl7DjP6UkN6Y7yrBMph7tIBAJRAdUugTYZEDDFnOZ6a0pbUMLSJA5btrs-gqt9bIY/s320/kid-1241817_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/gods-funeral/the-classical-theists-naïve-optimism-about-reason-d3adae43970e?sk=df6d605a43a60dcf33bf7a73e67bafcc">Read on</a> about a classical theist's so-called best argument for God's existence, and the religious games we play to avoid facing the harsh reality of nature.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-42441927962553501232024-02-20T07:54:00.005-05:002024-02-20T07:54:54.524-05:00On Medium: Should Trump be a Hero to Generation X?<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0HWsOh_t0iTPma6I4ainMkGxaHzCRUuQVVEklQ7FTceJMI5gAY-dmI9bXpKG9qNB84yb29GNQPZSiWehGU1HCkHH37HJSDU1xzYbjACXg3hxgkG6O5u4dlaKZ0oEYCxGEENVi-RULLu9XDWeWnS3xCyln8RKLoydXggF9_c8LkVpoGIUk4vkPycRjBM6/s2048/29347093266_579802b54d_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0HWsOh_t0iTPma6I4ainMkGxaHzCRUuQVVEklQ7FTceJMI5gAY-dmI9bXpKG9qNB84yb29GNQPZSiWehGU1HCkHH37HJSDU1xzYbjACXg3hxgkG6O5u4dlaKZ0oEYCxGEENVi-RULLu9XDWeWnS3xCyln8RKLoydXggF9_c8LkVpoGIUk4vkPycRjBM6/s320/29347093266_579802b54d_k.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://aninjusticemag.com/should-trump-be-a-hero-to-generation-x-46b827d91ac8?sk=8af72552bcebb09c7978df68996d999e">Read on</a> about personal authenticity, the paradox of Trump’s character, and whether Trumpism reduces existentialism and the values of Generation X to absurdity.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-26826843261817300242024-02-19T08:17:00.004-05:002024-02-19T08:22:26.971-05:00On Medium: People are Anti-Natural, not Supernatural<span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihO84u0CHTpz1dXtqcH2bSR-w8wa4nfyTniU2IYdYBT7qrrxaw5kcGm5zMh4zasxssjU7-nD4JjCY6_qAz_CItNObp22a2rwQjE2zuty-GtQuxBXXUfjQoQAexcSaESLy3s5hWRXlvovRDprgUmZ7upnHoJuh0QKOrwQzVPCZYZpvF0eZTskDkYX1NSL0f/s3456/jon-tyson-6RcT6zEmm9A-unsplash.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3456" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihO84u0CHTpz1dXtqcH2bSR-w8wa4nfyTniU2IYdYBT7qrrxaw5kcGm5zMh4zasxssjU7-nD4JjCY6_qAz_CItNObp22a2rwQjE2zuty-GtQuxBXXUfjQoQAexcSaESLy3s5hWRXlvovRDprgUmZ7upnHoJuh0QKOrwQzVPCZYZpvF0eZTskDkYX1NSL0f/s320/jon-tyson-6RcT6zEmm9A-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://medium.com/grim-tidings/people-are-anti-natural-not-supernatural-7580caa42c46?sk=a9e32583e0d3030b0ef2b5d5ced93d29">Here's an article</a> about the question of dualism between mind and matter, Descartes’ last laugh in the divide between wild things and artifacts, and how societies are anti-natural.</span>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-10315001980385410592024-02-14T08:25:00.007-05:002024-02-14T08:29:27.247-05:00On Medium: Why the Trumpian Grotesquery is Happening Now to America<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRovIbVu-b8yhQh4F5Cm8_V_zT2C6ihOPlzJOep5GGIqiIVcQtCb5cljGYaG_-c8yE2o0IlS-Vwtfh_wKegN90YuFAUkLTKxIB0-GdEJeKlAfKYQM0Lx7hdFabG5WdwIN5SrJ6lRYIa5Lwkrw17pmUyWprtumNPfw39f3crOX2D0rdCUT_iRhyphenhyphen0sTphPq/s4234/fikry-anshor-znZFuVcGen4-unsplash.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3173" data-original-width="4234" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRovIbVu-b8yhQh4F5Cm8_V_zT2C6ihOPlzJOep5GGIqiIVcQtCb5cljGYaG_-c8yE2o0IlS-Vwtfh_wKegN90YuFAUkLTKxIB0-GdEJeKlAfKYQM0Lx7hdFabG5WdwIN5SrJ6lRYIa5Lwkrw17pmUyWprtumNPfw39f3crOX2D0rdCUT_iRhyphenhyphen0sTphPq/s320/fikry-anshor-znZFuVcGen4-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://aninjusticemag.com/why-the-trumpian-grotesquery-is-happening-now-to-america-93e9aa7516fc?sk=88bb7805a0b6dd37cf641443ebeede0c">Read on</a> about unconscious consumerism, our outpouring of collective narcissism, and how even Trump's enemies promote him as a symbol of their excesses.</span><p></p><div><br /></div>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-48653297511609275242024-02-13T13:00:00.001-05:002024-02-13T13:03:07.833-05:00On Medium: Deflating the Mystique of Religious Language<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8-2O53jQTiBy1j31gIANwU0hhrb5BuDyM3M5luDwGHRKZjboCMoeXnr09uf5dbHITMgRRS56Yg6r4FvV_lFLFN7xF4fULtPIq1QciKf6O9S3S55e0PizjhmUmNBC4BmZ45mgfBsQd0I8zVAxXGgb8dNXBsgAQiYDsTLjrNerpsr63Bhsfk9o6gm8eHJ1/s3500/markus-spiske-KP1bubr2j4A-unsplash.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2333" data-original-width="3500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8-2O53jQTiBy1j31gIANwU0hhrb5BuDyM3M5luDwGHRKZjboCMoeXnr09uf5dbHITMgRRS56Yg6r4FvV_lFLFN7xF4fULtPIq1QciKf6O9S3S55e0PizjhmUmNBC4BmZ45mgfBsQd0I8zVAxXGgb8dNXBsgAQiYDsTLjrNerpsr63Bhsfk9o6gm8eHJ1/s320/markus-spiske-KP1bubr2j4A-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/gods-funeral/deflating-the-mystique-of-religious-language-12096648bb08?sk=d3f156f24558fa6e45fb9483d96b7570">Read on</a> about the mundane and psychedelic origins of theological concepts, and how the mystique of religious language rests on an equivocation and can thus be deflated.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-35698077154823764852024-02-12T08:56:00.005-05:002024-02-12T08:56:37.139-05:00On Medium: We’re Tormented and Tantalized by Cosmic Wildness<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRTMwb6M5YNEImIZy6wWD-8rK8K0WwE7KH5iwQ4pMq6d1iK6TO1YUOGW97CABwzaawTTG3g3mQu_yslYcaRMk4FY8i8tWov1JHSrV1D-tpU7sWZp4S_2dhfE4QWcEt_by01SC5ZIIGgheqZ6LWildAkUBSWKbbvB1-LmnlP9_NZINBaHe2Qb8Hnq4tqNz/s1920/chaos-663391_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1920" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRTMwb6M5YNEImIZy6wWD-8rK8K0WwE7KH5iwQ4pMq6d1iK6TO1YUOGW97CABwzaawTTG3g3mQu_yslYcaRMk4FY8i8tWov1JHSrV1D-tpU7sWZp4S_2dhfE4QWcEt_by01SC5ZIIGgheqZ6LWildAkUBSWKbbvB1-LmnlP9_NZINBaHe2Qb8Hnq4tqNz/s320/chaos-663391_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/grim-tidings/were-tormented-and-tantalized-by-cosmic-wildness-ad5f805068a8?sk=0cfed20d2e134c90e988cd5a5df10be7">Read on</a> about how science confronts us with the absurdity of nature’s godless creativity, and why intuiting nature's impersonality is so traumatizing.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-71665394230363974752024-02-08T08:43:00.006-05:002024-02-08T08:43:37.926-05:00On Medium: God’s Lack of Religiosity Makes Fools of Most Worshippers<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3ArLfFYI5qC0GlNZa2LK-ig9ASdig3QSSpP3ncbvp6re0U50IS5qhaKBZzGBe-NENUkLAcVy16Vq6GoWi9rm_JSv2IlZstO5crqqO8cp3M6A0mMKhHnhUc8BOTIYKscTPleBC6_WgpmoU0QvGT0vCfd88n7neAuKX7cdWw2hAzLps9iPeVZp9A3ZpXtu/s1920/bible-1948778_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3ArLfFYI5qC0GlNZa2LK-ig9ASdig3QSSpP3ncbvp6re0U50IS5qhaKBZzGBe-NENUkLAcVy16Vq6GoWi9rm_JSv2IlZstO5crqqO8cp3M6A0mMKhHnhUc8BOTIYKscTPleBC6_WgpmoU0QvGT0vCfd88n7neAuKX7cdWw2hAzLps9iPeVZp9A3ZpXtu/s320/bible-1948778_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/gods-funeral/gods-lack-of-religiosity-makes-fools-of-most-worshippers-a55e3ab448dd?sk=6d76766104158c5e452b19daef8a1043">Here's an article</a> about the gulf between elite and deluded spiritualities, and how tribal religiosity can be compared to futile fan clubs that worship celebrities.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-42257681166943579842024-02-07T08:18:00.001-05:002024-02-07T08:18:09.811-05:00On Medium: The Obvious Way that Science Proves Atheism<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPed9TWIFp2TG_dmkukvMMcNRAP0zIwBfbUohiWZZrwPr6JNLNX1OIIFDpJVZHdY97y8rhpel4pt_MkT7ZQlBsiPu7NaR5aEZEQuosnHrdrc8wepNrv2j875x3R4HYbqfZv-Sm_eYXGGHHzgudLmfhcfiKB0z0YpiqOO82T_XqQsinMCFJdpZhf87hiwos/s1920/dream-7763685_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPed9TWIFp2TG_dmkukvMMcNRAP0zIwBfbUohiWZZrwPr6JNLNX1OIIFDpJVZHdY97y8rhpel4pt_MkT7ZQlBsiPu7NaR5aEZEQuosnHrdrc8wepNrv2j875x3R4HYbqfZv-Sm_eYXGGHHzgudLmfhcfiKB0z0YpiqOO82T_XqQsinMCFJdpZhf87hiwos/s320/dream-7763685_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/gods-funeral/the-obvious-way-that-science-proves-atheism-0420dfd9d9c2?sk=8fb98a2ba78da47c6fb11aa794be8ab4">Read on</a> about the Copernican Revolution, the call for large-mindedness, and how science refutes exoteric religions by undermining our intuitive picture of the world.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-19040263276613071902024-02-06T09:06:00.002-05:002024-02-06T09:10:31.847-05:00On Medium: There Will be No Great Centrist Dialogue in America<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSa6SVNdTfmY96lOnfBqm4h-6caVlfJMqUfYc3NffJJVYxSj6dk4sjxLsDCMCe9Iegk3m3jYl2hap0j3gg_xv3QE4qX350sxOJa6YFkPeKEBwqH2lHCtXH3t7zfWtaqY7BhzMLRwM43EWD-YbE5Pu-F4__9VWEucKGaCvHtUjcIOtjPt6EOxQz2Tl9ztje/s5250/hulki-okan-tabak-H2AkAU2QTpo-unsplash.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3500" data-original-width="5250" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSa6SVNdTfmY96lOnfBqm4h-6caVlfJMqUfYc3NffJJVYxSj6dk4sjxLsDCMCe9Iegk3m3jYl2hap0j3gg_xv3QE4qX350sxOJa6YFkPeKEBwqH2lHCtXH3t7zfWtaqY7BhzMLRwM43EWD-YbE5Pu-F4__9VWEucKGaCvHtUjcIOtjPt6EOxQz2Tl9ztje/s320/hulki-okan-tabak-H2AkAU2QTpo-unsplash.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/an-injustice/there-will-be-no-great-centrist-dialogue-in-america-a63c66282fd5?sk=25e16bd212e6e7be490d2eda030b6249">Read on</a> about online tribalism, centrist naivety, bad faith “conservatives,” and why there won't be an effective centrist dialogue between America's political extremes.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320802302155582419.post-45351028282618837572024-02-05T08:28:00.005-05:002024-02-05T08:28:47.452-05:00On Medium: The Romantic Origin of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzckwWLVyLFLEV3yHZsbV34obBDJYJ3aPJKGGv7EjAQnAhi60B7y1mqrxC9Ht_5TVR5pvVmLIklHslr6o9onj5dBvlPH8HY59Hl3q3neYj-ITmuB0GBmVtgretRomwYeo2FhfEoeKvtA2V9D6AGa2hGvtfphW_zEIDYewqN5n8qBb5T3f700Govfiwzay/s1920/ghost-2892905_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="1920" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzckwWLVyLFLEV3yHZsbV34obBDJYJ3aPJKGGv7EjAQnAhi60B7y1mqrxC9Ht_5TVR5pvVmLIklHslr6o9onj5dBvlPH8HY59Hl3q3neYj-ITmuB0GBmVtgretRomwYeo2FhfEoeKvtA2V9D6AGa2hGvtfphW_zEIDYewqN5n8qBb5T3f700Govfiwzay/s320/ghost-2892905_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://medium.com/grim-tidings/the-romantic-origin-of-darwins-theory-of-evolution-6166e1369b8c?sk=1fcdae2e20b974f31d3a11b12fc63096">Here's an article</a> about the Romantic side of Darwin's theory of evolution, and how the Romanticist's analogy between the natural order and an artist's wild creativity implies pantheism.</span><p></p>Benjamin Cainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00661999592897690031noreply@blogger.com0