Audio Version (please click for RSS) Overcast Link Faith, Fear, and the Future of Technology Yet another billionaire’s attempt to warp, manipulate and re-interpret the Bible for his own world view? Peter Thiel, the billionaire investor behind some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful technology firms (and JD Vance!), is urging audiences to see the futureContinueContinue reading “Peter Thiel’s Apocalypse”
Category Archives: Philosophy
The Risks of “Seemingly Conscious AI
Click for Audio Version (AI Generated 😬) This is an area that I’ve been thinking about for some time. What if an an AI model took control of a corporation, which in the US has certain rights mirroring personhood (see Citizen’s United Supreme Court decision?) Would the AI model then be able to legally actContinueContinue reading “The Risks of “Seemingly Conscious AI”
The end of the anti‑liberal moment
After 9/11, the 2008 financial crisis, and Trump’s election, critics from both the right (e.g. Sohrab Ahmari’s post‑liberal movement) and the left (e.g. Samuel Moyn’s critiques of tyrannophobia) declared liberalism outdated and broken . Right-wing drift and retrenchment: Post-liberals like Ahmari originally advocated discarding liberal pluralism in favor of a socially conservative, Christian-ordered state. WithContinueContinue reading “The end of the anti‑liberal moment”
Summary: ‘Collapse Awareness is just the Beginning’
How to adapt and live well inside it “Collapse awareness is just the beginning” by Gabrielle Feather discusses the concept of “collapse awareness,” which refers to the recognition and acceptance of the ongoing process of societal and ecological collapse. The author argues that simply being aware of this collapse is not enough; it is merelyContinueContinue reading “Summary: ‘Collapse Awareness is just the Beginning’”
Hobbes vs Locke
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both wrote during times of political turmoil in England, but they arrived at starkly different conclusions about human nature, the role of government, and the social contract. 1. Human Nature Hobbes: Believed humans are naturally selfish, brutish, and driven by fear and desire for self-preservation. In the state of nature, lifeContinueContinue reading “Hobbes vs Locke”
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Third Earl of Shaftesbury
A pivotal figure in early 18th-century moral philosophy, aesthetics, and political thought. Though less well-known today than contemporaries like Locke or Hobbes, Shaftesbury’s ideas had a profound impact on British Enlightenment thought, particularly in shaping moral sentimentalism and the emerging discourse on aesthetic judgment and virtue ethics. Key Works His major work is Characteristics ofContinueContinue reading “Anthony Ashley-Cooper, the Third Earl of Shaftesbury”
A Single Drop 💧
A single drop of water rises from the ocean, lifted by the warmth of the sun. In its ascent, it gathers light, spinning wild and free above the clouds. It dances with the wind, luminous and alive, a spark from the sea given form. Slowly over time it begins to fall, drifting back through skyContinueContinue reading “A Single Drop 💧”
Highly Recommended: Twenty Lessons
Narrated by John Lithgow, Timothy Snyder’s twenty powerful lessons from “On Tyranny” offer timeless wisdom for defending democracy. This book has become essential. Everyday people have applied these principles in their fight to preserve democratic values Snyder himself has expressed profound humility upon witnessing how these lessons have inspired brave individuals confronting authoritarian threats acrossContinueContinue reading “Highly Recommended: Twenty Lessons”
The Plot Against America
This may be the most important, revealing article, from Mike Brock, that you will come across in 2025. How a dangerous ideology born from the Billionaire-Libertarian Movement headed by people like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen and a host of others who are set to destroy our democracy and replace it with a billionaire-basedContinueContinue reading “The Plot Against America”
Time for Delaware to Honor Patient AutonomyPass End-of-Life Legislation
A few days ago, the Delaware Health and Human Development Committee held a critical hearing on end-of-life legislation. The discussion was robust, focusing on essential issues such as patient autonomy, the unfounded fears of a ‘slippery slope,’ the role of hospice care, and the perspectives of physicians and advanced practice nurses. The time has comeContinueContinue reading “Time for Delaware to Honor Patient AutonomyPass End-of-Life Legislation”
Dr Bob, Brain Mechanic 