...where the Two become the One
Atlas Shrugged meets Peter Pan meets a Logocentric Christianity The great departure was not an ending, but a thinning. It was a quiet exodus, unnoticed by those who measured the world in headlines and polls. There was no rupture in the sky, no grand announcement, only a gradual and persistent vanishing of certain individuals. They were the chess players in a world that had embraced Calvinball, the architects in an […] Read more »
Resolving the apparent contradiction between Ayn Rand’s Objectivism and Christianity In the vast landscape of philosophical thought, few worldviews are seen as more fundamentally opposed than Ayn Rand’s Objectivism and historical Christianity. One stands as a monument to the rational, self-interested individual, viewing self-sacrifice as a moral vice and faith as an abdication of reason. The other is widely understood to champion selflessness, submission to divine will, and belief in […] Read more »
Can individuality, individualism, or individuation exist without the ego? Individualism, from a Randian perspective, is the moral stance that man’s primary moral purpose is the pursuit of his own rational self-interest and happiness through the unfettered use of his reason. It holds that a man must exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself. In the modern search for meaning, the ego has […] Read more »
All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed, they must rely exclusively on force. ~George Orwell In the quiet realm of the individual mind, as in the grand theater of nations, a constant struggle unfolds. It is the timeless conflict between the sovereign self and the external structures that seek to direct its will. This contest is not always fought with overt weapons, but rather […] Read more »
We are all born with an innate drive for freedom, a desire to be the authors of our own lives. This quest for self-direction is the bedrock of a meaningful existence, the engine of human progress and achievement. Yet, we live in a world of intricate rules, powerful institutions, and the unpredictable actions of others. This raises a fundamental question: In the practical reality of our daily lives, how much […] Read more »
In the governance of human affairs, few words are as frequently conflated and dangerously misunderstood as “power” and “authority.” We often use them interchangeably, yet they represent fundamentally opposing principles of human interaction. Power is the ability to compel action through force, while authority is the recognized right to direct. Understanding this distinction is not merely an academic exercise; it is essential for any individual who seeks to live a […] Read more »
In the complex and often fraught interplay between the individual and the vast machinery of the state, a fundamental conflict frequently emerges, one that opens a chasm between the raw capacity for force and the legitimate right to authority. When a citizen finds themselves in the crosshairs of a bureaucratic entity, the very nature of truth, reason, and justice is called into question, transforming the landscape of civil discourse into […] Read more »
In Jungian psychology, the ego represents the center of the conscious mind, providing the stable sense of “I” that organizes our thoughts, feelings, and memories into a coherent personal identity. It functions as the executive of our daily life, mediating between the demands of the external world and the vast, often unseen, landscape of the unconscious. In our modern culture, the concept of the ego has been cast as a villain. We are taught […] Read more »
The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools. ~Greek historian Thucydides The archetype of the warrior is etched into the bedrock of human history, a symbol of courage and discipline. Yet, within this single image lie two profoundly different figures: the soldier and the philosopher-warrior. The former is a highly effective instrument of power, defined by their […] Read more »
In the modern political landscape, terms are often wielded as weapons, their original meanings obscured by the fog of partisan conflict. Few terms have suffered this fate more than “liberalism.” To understand the world today, we must look back to its philosophical ancestor: classical liberalism. This is not merely a historical political position but a comprehensive philosophy of freedom, rooted in the Enlightenment, that champions the sovereign individual as the […] Read more »
The story of the Tortoise and the Hare tells of a race between a swift but arrogant hare and a slow but persistent tortoise; the hare, overconfident, takes a nap during the race, allowing the tortoise to plod steadily onward and win. This fable, which emphasizes the moral that “slow and steady wins the race,” was written by the ancient Greek storyteller Aesop. The exact date of its composition is […] Read more »
What is the moral code of altruism? The basic principle of altruism is that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the only justification of his existence, and that self-sacrifice is his highest moral duty, virtue and value. Do not confuse altruism with kindness, good will or respect for the rights of others. These are not primaries, but consequences, which, in fact, […] Read more »
Dismantling the Civilization-Wide Lie That Your Existence Requires an Apology Beneath the surface of daily anxieties lies a foundational assumption so pervasive it masquerades as biological truth: that human nature is inherently defective, requiring perpetual correction through external authority. This isn’t mere pessimism—it’s a meticulously engineered psychological framework positioning humanity as morally bankrupt by default. From the misapplication of Christian theology to modern behavioral economics framing humans as irrational actors, […] Read more »
And He left them, and getting into the boat again, departed to the other side. Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat. Then He charged them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have no bread.” But […] Read more »
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. ~Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV) Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad […] Read more »