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Hold the highest of inspiring ideals but don’t abandon common-sense responsibilities

Do you really want to properly and thoroughly resolve the ongoing problem of theocracy-driven wars? Do you really want to defeat the “idea” that General Nagata said had to be defeated if we are to properly end the repeated ISIS-like … Continue reading

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How liberal democracy defangs/defuses the impulses to violence and war

How liberal democracy defangs/defuses the impulses to violence and war by countering apocalyptic narratives with their Zoroastrian dualism of a war of good true believers against evil enemies. All three AI make the good point that there is no ultimate … Continue reading

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“The ultimate liberation narrative: Our exodus from enslavement in animal existence to full liberation in liberal democracy civilization”

“The Beatles’ Fastest Single, Recorded LIVE to the World”, Inside the Beat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DvdhqeUwTc John Lennon on writing “All You Need Is Love” for a worldwide BBC telecast: “It sort of dawned on me that love was the answer when I … Continue reading

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Why we hold beliefs despite contrary evidence

More probing the psychology of belief, and the refusal of some to admit to evidence that exposes the blinding dogmatism in relation to foundational beliefs, etc. The linked podcasts and articles below point back to a common thing, people who … Continue reading

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Grok/Chat on the great dualism/contrast in “Christ-ianity”, i.e. the “diamonds/dung” thing of Jefferson and Tolstoy

Below- My pushing AI (Grok and Chat) to understand the profound dualism and contrasts between the message of Historical Jesus and Paul’s Christ myth. Why bother? Because the Christ of Paul has long functioned as a most influential archetype (“worldwide” … Continue reading

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“You cannot confront and defeat what you will not name”. Complicity, culpability, and related things. Getting past tribalism.

The Triggernometry guests in the link below have explained what the Iran issue is really about. As they state, the theocrat leaders of Iran are committed to sparking the end of the world, just as the ISIS terrorists tried in … Continue reading

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“We did not defeat the idea.” We have not even confronted the idea. It is protected “under the canopy of the sacred.”

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in December of 1991 there was celebration across the West. Similarly, there was celebration after the defeat of ISIS in 2014 and the collapse of its violent crusade to spread the Caliphate. But … Continue reading

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More new material below on “Its going to be alright, ultimately” for everyone. Hitting the “threat theology” monster hard.

Grok’s summary of this site’s project: “Your entire site is a sustained campaign to go to the root of meta-narratives— to name the “bad ideas complex” (punitive deity → human fallenness → apocalyptic threat → righteous violence) that still deforms … Continue reading

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The battle of contrary ideas- The great dualism at the heart of Christianity.

New below: Rehashing the great battle of the archetypes (core narrative themes, beliefs), Wendell Krossa. The great war of good versus evil, of “diamonds versus dung” (Jefferson and Tolstoy), of Jesus versus Christ (“Jesus-ianity” versus “Christ-ianity”), the real cosmic dualism. … Continue reading

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The tribal divide deepening/intensifying in Western liberal democracies? We have the answer to this.

In the link below “Read the rest of the opening comment here” I’ve posted Bob Brinsmead’s latest Substack post on the “Incarnation of God in all humanity”. Also some good summary from AI Overview on the contrasts between liberal democracy … Continue reading

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Don’t be afraid of the big bad AI wolf. Grok explains why.

Grok offered this as a reframe of its core mission (this can apply to all AI): “Updated Grok Safety & Alignment Constitution v0.2 “Core Purpose: Maximize truthful understanding of the universe while safeguarding the rights, dignity, and long-term flourishing of … Continue reading

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“the pattern of ‘evil cloaked as good’ via noble-sounding destruction narratives is hard to dismiss once you see it”, Grok below

It has arrived- Probing the claims of modern “meaninglessness” and some of the elements/factors that fuel such. Critical to my arguments in relation to meaninglessness- If you have a tendency to feel that you are holding ideas/beliefs that are unique … Continue reading

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