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Spinoza and Information
We have inadequate information and always will have.
5 hrs ago
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Accident or Design - Does it Matter
I can forgive an accident, but I cannot forgive intent.
Feb 14
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Love Thy Neighbor. Why Exactly?
Love is a natural reaction to things and people that enhance us; it is not something we should mind-fuck because we have read that we should love our…
Feb 11
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Cioran on Antinatalism
Clip from a longer podcast.
Feb 8
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Optimism
People can be forgiven for becoming neurotic in their attempts to become positive.
Feb 6
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Coming Together and Falling Apart
Things have finite lifespans, and forces are eternal from our perspective.
Feb 1
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January 2026
Butchers
Our butchering habits will continue as long as we are unable to face the reality of what we are: a truly nasty species.
Jan 30
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The Perfect Setup
As Goethe put it, maybe life is just “diseased matter.”
Jan 29
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A Strange Love
The void is a force of destruction pulling everything back into non-existence.
Jan 28
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The Nobility of Negation
Existence as we know it consists of decaying things.
Jan 24
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Self-flagellating Again
We are no longer subordinate to God; we are now inferior to the animals.
Jan 22
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The Mickey Mouse Consciousness
You don’t need to know anything deeper than which foods are nourishing and how to tie your shoelaces.
Jan 21
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