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The Matrix Trilogy as a Metaphor for the Trivium Method

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The Matrix trilogy, comprising “The Matrix” (1999), “The Matrix Reloaded” (2003), and “The Matrix Revolutions” (2003), serves not only as an engaging science fiction narrative but also as a profound metaphor for the process of knowledge acquisition through the Trivium method. The Trivium, one of the foundational components of classical education, consists of three stages: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. These stages correspond directly to the trilogy’s progression from initial revelation […] Read more »

Modesty: the Faux Humility

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I often joke around and tell people “I’m the most humble person I’ve met, but I’m not modest”, but I say this to poke at them because I also know that society doesn’t encourage people to develop their inner humility in a quest for unerring truth like I do, nor do most people approach life through the lens of the Socratic paradox of “I know that I know nothing” as […] Read more »

A Philosophical Understanding of What it Means to Invite Jesus into One’s Heart

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The Christian experience of conversion, such as inviting Jesus into one’s heart to be “saved,” begins with an act of humility that reflects the recognition of a need for Divine understanding. This initial step, akin to the “grammar” phase of the Trivium where foundational knowledge is acquired, involves a willful acknowledgment of human limitation and a turning toward God’s grace. It aligns with Ephesians 2:8-9, “For it is by grace […] Read more »

Bridging the Gap Between Theology and Philosophy

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I used to be a Christian theologian, or at least, somebody who loved studying doctrine and debating it, but I was also somebody who asked a lot of questions, and that led me through and out of Christian theology, and into psychology and philosophy. Along the way, I converted to Judaism and spent many years devoted to learning, understanding, and practicing it, especially since they valued psychology a bit more […] Read more »

Finally! The Penny Drops!

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I think he’s missing the point of what she’s actually implying when she stated, “In terms of women-led films and women as superheroes in particular, and excitement around that, I think it’s really just about whether or not the movie’s good. […] Especially now we have more and more films that are female-led that are action-based or superhero- based..” Hollywood has pushed female led movies to the detriment of quality […] Read more »

Has the YouTube Content Creator ‘Star Wars Theory’ Changed?

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I love the integrity and principled approach to ‘Star Wars Theory’s’ content. The one thing I think most people miss is that the underlying worldview and philosophy of George Lucas’s Star Wars was inverted 180 degrees by Disney’s Star Wars after their purchase of the intellectual property, as it went from the Logocentric monomyth (Hero’s Journey), aka the search for meaning and purpose, to a deconstructionist and postmodern approach of […] Read more »

Twitter and the Reign of Chaos

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Twitter is a great place to “cherry pick” from, as well as to employ the “biased sample” fallacy. See the following video to see how these fallacies are used to manipulate the masses, to justify a malicious course of action, and to claim somebody or some group is a victim, when in reality they are not. “Cherry picking, suppressing evidence, or the fallacy of incomplete evidence is the act of […] Read more »

Intellectual Self-Defense and the Four Circuits of Being

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There are four primary circuits of being, and each circuit transcends yet includes previous circuits. physical → emotional → rational → moral A moral person has fully incorporated their rational, emotional, and physical states of being. The emotional transcends and includes the physical, the rational transcends and includes the emotional and physical, and the moral transcends and includes the rational, emotional, and physical states of being. A moral being is […] Read more »

Almost Every Major Franchise is Compromised

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“Moreover, it’s important to keep in mind, that for the people pushing all of this politically correct stuff, their ideology comes first. Hollywood and their benefactors have very deep pockets and they can afford to lose money. Money is a secondary concern, wokeness and a left wing political agenda matters more to the people who are pushing it. Social engineering of the populace through mass media is their primary objective, […] Read more »

The Importance of Proper Communication

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One thing that I often notice in my correspondences with people is the lack of substance and detail in their writing. For instance, they do not define their terms when such terms may have many meanings (such as “unity” or “liberal”), they do not answer possible questions a reader might have within the body of their text, for example they are not clear or precise, they may not ensure accuracy, […] Read more »

The Left’s Use of Name Calling as a Means of Getting Their Way

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I often get reduced to a homophobe, bigot, or transphobe because I oppose agenda driven manipulation of the LGBTQ lifestyle for political gain. There is a quote from Frederic Bastiat, in his pamphlet “The Law” that pertains to this reductionist strawmanning of nuanced thinkers, where he states that: Socialism, like the ancient ideas from which it springs, confuses the distinction between government and society. As a result of this, every […] Read more »

Miniature Authoritarians & their Obsession with Compassion

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Be aware that love, compassion, health, and respect are the main reasons for using force against you and all individuals who do not agree with the various flavors of authoritarian beliefs out there. Such people quite enjoy using their perceived sense of power, whether it stems from being in the majority, or from being in an actual position of power, to compel you to bend to their will. They’ll even […] Read more »

A Guide to Leftist Fallacies

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I would add the strawman fallacy, as well as the single cause fallacy. The strawman is because they misrepresent arguments often, and even repeat the strawman ad nauseam, and the single cause fallacy is because they constantly reduce complex and nuanced arguments to simple arguments (giving multilogical problems monological solutions). They even combine these two fallacies by turning them into an ad hominem by reducing the character of the person […] Read more »

Control the Words, Control the Culture

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Words are magic, and their meanings incredibly important. The conflation and distortion of words, also known as newspeak and doublespeak, is the primary weapon of Leftist’s in their war on Western culture and identity. Becoming aware of the power found within our words, to either create or subvert, is an important step in reclaiming our personal sovereignty. The culture war is first and foremost a war of words – and […] Read more »

Support Gun Control You Child Hating Bigot!!

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This nails pretty much every half-baked and hair brained illogical argument I’ve heard on the subject of gun control.  There isn’t a single logical argument that they even attempt to make, as all they use are bullying tactics and emotionally charged rhetoric.  I will not enter into an honest discussion with purposefully ignorant people, but I will set boundaries and live the life I choose, regardless of what they say […] Read more »