Was There A Real Jesus? And If So, What Did He Really Say?

Due to the number of questions I’ve received about Jesus, I think a podcast devoted to him is in order.

People addressing this material, from whatever angle, tend to have fiercely held opinions, cherry-picking facts around them. That makes these discussions very difficult, and I’ll do my best to avoid that trap. This is a fascinating subject, and removing dogmatic opinions is what opens it to us.

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Why Can’t We Party Like It’s 1905?

When writing historical things, I try to include perspective from people who actually lived through the events. And for money issues in the US, I’m able to do that back to about 1905.

So, do you think life was nasty, brutish, and short in 1905? That there were poor and starving people falling dead on every street corner?

Hardly. Continue reading “Why Can’t We Party Like It’s 1905?”

The Gospel of Ignorance

The good news about ignorance? Yes, and emphatically yes.

The good news about ignorance is that it sets us free from mental chains. Now, to be clear, what I’m talking about here is accepting and admitting our ignorance. This is essential if we want to actually know things, as opposed to making a show of knowing things. And I can tell you from personal experience that it really works. I gained the habit of admitting my ignorance (almost advertising it) back in the early 1980s, and that habit has helped me toward more understanding and discovery than I’d be able to itemize. Continue reading “The Gospel of Ignorance”

The Serfdom State of Mind

Serfdom was… and is… a state of mind far more than an economic or social position.

The Serfdom State of Mind focuses on the desire for safety and security… of remaining clear of blame… to the detriment of self-reliance and living as a free and independent moral agent.

Everyone enjoys safety, of course, but to place placidity above life itself is a grave error, and lies at the root of serfdom.

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Social Media Is A Polarization Machine

Sure, we’ve all seen this in practice and people have developed catchy terms for it, like echo chamber, but the polarization effect of social media has been demonstrated scientifically. In fact, some of us were warning about it a long time ago. And while I can no longer find my original documentation on the subject, I can tell you precisely how it works. Continue reading “Social Media Is A Polarization Machine”

The Desperation of Anti-White Racism

Anti-white racism is the order of the day in officialdom. The anti-whiteness that long infected “educated” and elite classes has breached its previous limits and has been shoved into a billion faces at once. G**gle, as you may know, is portraying George Washington, Albert Einstein and many others in blackface. At the same time, the largest entertainment corporations are portraying Viking warriors as black women and so on. Most recently, a gaggle of court intellectuals have taken center stage, decrying the threat to democracy (hallowed be its name) posed by “white rural rage.”

After a moment of disbelief and revulsion upon seeing this, my first instinct was to defend white people, just as I defended black people back when they were targets of racism. White culture, after all (actually Christian culture), has blessed the world like no other. But there’s more to see than just that: There’s a desperation involved in this sick episode, and I think we should examine it. Continue reading “The Desperation of Anti-White Racism”