Why Ought the Eagle Not Kill the Mouse? ''The strong rule the weak.The eagle kills the mouse.Nature is red in tooth and claw''—this is what we are told. And yet, beneath the violence of this assumption lies a deeper lie:That power is value.That domination is truth.That the hierarchy of flesh mirrors a hierarchy of being. … Continue reading Why Ought the Eagle Not Kill the Mouse? The Metaphysical Truth About Power
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THE IS / OUGHT PROBLEM —- SOLVED.
The Collapse of the Is-Ought Distinction: A Metaphysical Foundation for Ethics Introduction: The Ancient Divide For over two thousand years, the question of ethics has wrestled with a problem that seemed inescapable: how can we derive what we ought to do from what is? The Scottish philosopher David Hume crystalized this challenge in the 18th … Continue reading THE IS / OUGHT PROBLEM —- SOLVED.
A Descent into the Abyss to Find the Truth about Meaning and Freewill (And I Found The Answer, Thankfully)
Short version: A Descent into the Abyss to Find the Truth about Meaning and Freewill Introduction This essay is a comprehensive and structured documentation of a philosophical investigation undertaken from a strictly rational, logical foundation. The goal was to examine whether life is meaningful and whether free will exists, without assuming either as a given. … Continue reading A Descent into the Abyss to Find the Truth about Meaning and Freewill (And I Found The Answer, Thankfully)
Why You Feel So Lost – And What You Can Still Hold On To
Why You Feel So Lost – And What You Can Still Hold On To You wake up. You check your phone. Maybe you scroll through news or social media. Maybe you make a plan for the day, go to work, handle your tasks, reply to messages. But somewhere beneath it all, you feel a strange … Continue reading Why You Feel So Lost – And What You Can Still Hold On To
If I Must Live in Pain Until I Die, Here’s How I’ll do it.
I guess the coldest truth which brings comfort Is that this life won't last forever. The ride will come to an end one day. The pain will stop. So then the question becomes, if I am doomed to live with pain until I die, is it possible for me to do so? Is it possible … Continue reading If I Must Live in Pain Until I Die, Here’s How I’ll do it.
We Are Not Designed to Live Alone (our modern culture gets this very wrong). To Suffer Less, Live With Others
Our biology and psychology evolved under group conditions. For literally millions of years we lived always around other people. We shared the existential burden of life. We did not live alone. Our culture gets this terribly wrong. It's the cause of much of our suffering. I don't think its possible to deal with the existential … Continue reading We Are Not Designed to Live Alone (our modern culture gets this very wrong). To Suffer Less, Live With Others
Why You’re Really Depressed (And How to Fix It)
Most serious depression doesn’t come from nowhere—it comes from unmet needs. Not just emotional, but physical, social, psychological, and spiritual. When too many of these core needs are neglected for too long, the mind and body go into survival mode. The result? Depression, anxiety, and deep emotional pain. The Nine Core Human Needs There are … Continue reading Why You’re Really Depressed (And How to Fix It)
More stuff won’t heal your emptiness: The metaphysical cannot be filled by the physical.
The metaphysical cannot be filled by the physical. In other words, if you feel empty inside, doing/getting physical things will not help you, they will not make you feel better. You need to find meaning and purpose. This is just like how you can't think your way to a full stomach, or hydrated body. You … Continue reading More stuff won’t heal your emptiness: The metaphysical cannot be filled by the physical.
Rewards of the sun god. Christ (the sun god) as a model for the heroic individual
The sun god leads the sheep to bright pastures. Conquering death and the darkness. It's a model for what happens when we choose to be good despite our tragedies. This is a very old story. Far older than Christianity, though the Christian writers wisely incorporated it into their story. I have traced it as far … Continue reading Rewards of the sun god. Christ (the sun god) as a model for the heroic individual
