Category: Substack
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On Corporate Prayer and Institutionalized Religion
Substack latest. Ecclesiolatry is one of the topics discussed.
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The Integrationist Fantasy
Top o' the Stack. E pluribus unum? Out of many, one? It can work, and it did work for a time, though not perfectly. But thanks to ‘progressives,’ regression has set in. Whether a One can be made of Many depends on the nature of the Many. A viable One cannot be made out of just…
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Grades of Prayer
Substack latest. A partial list of the rungs on an ascending ladder.
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‘2A’ a Terrorist Marker?
Top o' the Stack. It emerged in the Congressional FBI whistleblower hearings that the abbreviation '2A' is a "terrorist marker." That came as news to me. (But see here.) I have been using '2A' from time to time as an innocuous abbreviation of 'Second Amendment.' The context, of course, is the Bill of Rights which are…
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Could a Jew Pray the “Our Father”?
I return an affirmative answer at Substack. It dawned on me a while back that there is nothing specifically Christian about the content of the Pater Noster. Its origin of course is Christian. When his disciples asked him how they should pray, Jesus taught them the prayer. (Mt 6:9-13) If you carefully read the prayer…
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It’s Later than You Think
Decay is inherent in all component things. Work out your salvation with diligence! This was the last word of the Tathagata. Mahāparinibbāna Sutta Substack latest.
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From the B-Theory to Eternalism
Temporal dynamism denied! Substack latest. Tangentially related to the question whether Joe Dementia lied when he promised not to pardon his worthless son.
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Does Matter Think?
I think not. Substack latest.
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The Scariest Passage in Kant
Substack latest. With Halloween upon us, it is appropriate that I should present to my esteemed readers for their delectation if not horror the scariest passage in Kant's magnum opus:
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Books or Eternal Life?
A quick Substack poke at Camus.
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‘Broken’ and Other Examples of First-Grade English
Stack topper.