Divine Command Morality Is Subjective: The Problem Theists Keep Sidestepping
If morality comes from God, and God is a subject, then God-based morality is subjective by definition. The Euthyphro dilemma is only the beginning.
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The Diamond Engagement Ring Scam That Worked on Almost Everyone
The diamond engagement ring is not a timeless tradition. It is the most successful marketing campaign of the twentieth century, built by a monopoly, enforced by social pressure, and still running.
Opinion
The Five Best Arguments for God, and Why None of Them Work
Theology has spent centuries building the case for God. Five arguments remain standing. Here is each one at its strongest, and why none of them survive scrutiny.
Opinion
The Provocation Trap: The Gaza Template Applied to Iran, and Why It Will Not Scale
The US-Israeli war on Iran follows a recognizable pattern: create unbearable conditions, wait for a reaction, use the reaction to justify the escalation you already planned. The problem is that this playbook was designed for a 40-kilometer strip, not a country with ballistic missiles and control of a fifth of the world’s oil.
Geopolitics & Conflict Opinion
Jeffrey Dahmer Was Baptized in Prison. The Theology Says He Is in Heaven.
Jeffrey Dahmer was baptized six months before his murder. If the doctrine of grace means what it says, that is all it takes. The implications are uncomfortable by design.
Opinion
AI Slop Is a Choice. This Site Is the Proof.
Merriam-Webster named ‘slop’ the 2025 Word of the Year. Over 2,000 AI content farms flood the web monthly. The technology is not the problem. The incentive is.
Artificial Intelligence Opinion Tech & AI Policy
Platform User Intent Is Dead: How Big Tech Overrides What You Ask For
You searched for something specific. The platform decided you were wrong. This pattern is everywhere, it is documented, and it is getting worse.
Opinion Tech & AI Policy
The AI Discourse Is Broken. The Accurate Framing Is Gifted Toddler.
The AI discourse splits between worship and dismissal. Neither camp is useful. The accurate framing is gifted toddler: brilliant, fast, and will eat crayons unsupervised.
Artificial Intelligence Opinion
Strategic Restraint Under Siege: Why States Facing Destruction Choose to Die Slowly
When the adversary has committed to regime destruction, calibrated restraint is not strategy. It is cognitive bias dressed as wisdom, and institutional design makes it nearly impossible to choose otherwise.
Geopolitics & Conflict Opinion
The Apocalypse Coalition Prophecy: When Two Incompatible Faiths Drive the Same War
Two sides of the Iran war believe the conflict will trigger divine intervention. They disagree on whose God wins. History suggests the real danger begins when the prophecy fails.
Geopolitics & Conflict Opinion
The Habermas Public Sphere Is Dead. So Is Its Theorist.
The last Frankfurt School philosopher died at 96. His theory of rational democratic deliberation now reads as an obituary for something the algorithms have made structurally unreachable.
Opinion Psychology & Behavior
The Pattern Recognition Curse: When Your Brain Will Not Stop Seeing Systems
Pattern recognition evolved to keep you alive. For some people it never turns off. The psychological cost of seeing systems everywhere, and its quiet overlap with schizoid personality traits.
Opinion Psychology & Behavior