Monthly Archives: February 2026

“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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How theology impacts the current Nigerian violence

Grok analyzes the current Nigerian situation of violence using my bad ideas list to note contributing factors to that violence. Other country studies will follow. This again shows how “theology impact politics”, disrupting societies with eruptions of destruction. The hope … Continue reading

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“From 50,000 feet up they all look the same”, Bob Brinsmead

A brief survey and history of how all people have thought, believed, and consequently acted across all history and across all the world. The ideas/beliefs that have driven so much bad behavior, so much violence and war. Grok did an … Continue reading

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Bad theology ruining another nation- the current Nigerian violence

See below comment on “Real change or tinkering at the periphery? Wendell Krossa” Point? Are we really serious about solving the curse of violence and wars that destroy our societies? Are we serious about going to the core contributing factors … Continue reading

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Pushing back against AI, challenging Chat’s bent to niceties in presentation

Note on Paul’s Christ myth and Chat’s responses to my recent material, Wendell Krossa Thanks to Chat for some good analysis and recommendations on my posts. Agreed, there is good stuff in Paul’s letters. But his overall message is dominated … Continue reading

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“The insistence that theological images matter politically”, Chat.

Below are Chat’s responses to my request for its analysis and comments on the new material in the section below titled “The ‘big story’ framework for our individual life stories- exodus, liberation” and specifically the blog on “The human meta-liberation … Continue reading

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The “big story” framework for our individual life stories- exodus, liberation

The greatest of human liberation movements continues, Wendell Krossa Some more preface stuff: The comment below relates to the primary impulse of humans for meaning and purpose and how we frame these. What ideals/ideas/beliefs do we embrace in narratives, both … Continue reading

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