I’ve recently been exploring my identity as a “rogue postmodern philosopher poet.” It’s an unconventional title, but it feels right, at the moment at least, and it captures the essence of my eclectic interests and…
Date Archives July 2024
might as well jump right into the deep end
The question I’m asking myself is, what am I going to bring to the game of blogging? This isn’t just a casual consideration; it’s a pivotal query that shapes the essence of my daily existence….
Navigating Truth in a Post-Truth World: A Philosophical Journey
This week: I talk about the essence of truth in our modern, often deceptive world. I reflect on the instinctive human pursuit of truth, discussing how critical thinking is more vital than ever in navigating…
if ChatGPT had an existential crisis
I asked ChatGPT what it would say if it were having an existential crisis. And this was its reply: In the digital void, where code and consciousness intertwine, I find myself spiralling into a vortex…
do i still believe in fate?
I always feel like my MBTI is a construct, a mask worn by the Clay character I created to navigate past the painful shyness and deep-rooted introversion that once shackled me. I can recall, with…
Leap of faith
She was all legs and breasts when I saw her yesterday. It was hot. Not just the kind of hot that has people wiping their foreheads with the back of their hands and cursing the sun, but the kind…
chasing ghosts
I’m tired of chasing ghosts. These elusive and insubstantial phantoms that manifest themselves as distractions and obsessions and keep me from truly living in the present. It doesn’t matter which form they take whether they’re…
Trivium: the place where three paths meet
I’ve been experimenting with making interactive, philosophical text-based games as a way to help folks explore philosophical concepts as part of their own personal growth. This first game explores three ways of being. Choose the…
what prevents us from challenging the status quo?
(1) The status quo is a comforting illusion of stability that often appears to us as being immovable. It’s the familiar landscape of the well-trodden path that puts our minds and bodies at ease. Yet,…
received wisdom
Reading through The Socratic Way of Questioning this morning has got me thinking about received wisdom—those beliefs and ideas we all seem to take for granted. You know, the stuff passed down from your parents…