Why would George W. Bush commute the death sentence of convicted serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, especially when Bush had a track record of overseeing more judicial executions than any other governor in US history? Why Lee Lucas, and why the special exception in his case? We’ll return to this …
Limited Hangout
In a previous piece on the site I explored the ancient teaching in multiple traditions of the three great states of being. In the Indian tradition of Vedanta (as well as the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition) these three state-realms are known as …
”Transhumanists like myself, who encourage shedding our biological limitations in favor of becoming technological gods, are broadly secular.” —Zoltan Istvan
In a previous piece I laid out an overview of orthodox Christian…
In this piece I want to lay some groundwork for further explorations, specifically around transhumanism. In particular I want to explore the often unconscious Christian theology at the heart of officially atheist/secular transhumanist thought. (The same could be said for much UFO religion …
How are we to think of communication with the dead in a weird naturalist light? That’s the question guiding this piece. In that regard, this piece is one in a series applying a weird naturalist lens to various highly strange encounters—…
The orthodox Christian vs. Gnostic storyline and history is all the rage today. That is in part because Gnosticism is undergoing a strong revival in many quarters and consequently the orthodox Christian tradition sees itself fighting yet another round against its ancient nemesis. Depending on …
There Be Dragons
One of the unexpected storms the COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it is a fairly rousing public debate about conspiracy theories and the value (or lack thereof) of conspiratorial thought. Long time conspiracy theorist David Icke has been part…
"Nazis. I hate these guys." --Indiana Jones
In an earlier piece I looked at contemporary expressions of outright fascism, as well as fascist-like (aka, “fashy”) movements. I explored Francis Fukuyama’s (in)famous End of History & Last Man thesis …