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In Defense of Peter Thiel's Anti-Sacrificial Tech Optimism

Introducing a cognitive bias: the "sacrificial fallacy"

Jul 15 •

"The West" Is a Terrible Name but a Great Invention

Explanations from David Deutsch and René Girard

Jul 6 •

June 2025

Why We Sacrifice: Darwinian, Functionalist, and Semiotic Perspectives

Recorded at the 2025 Colloquium on Violence and Religion

Jun 21 •

9:56

Salvation for Flannery O'Connor's Psychopath

I recently had a coffee flight in Toma, one of Madrid's pioneers in specialty coffee.

Jun 18 •

Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find" X "Rajah Versus Conquistador"

The psychopath and his salvation in women (ai-assisted)

Jun 9 •

8:57

May 2025

The First Reviews of Rajah Versus Conquistador

I was bracing for brutal critiques, but it's all been warmth and appreciation

May 30 •

Out Now: Rajah Versus Conquistador — A Novel

Acknowledgments

May 5 •

April 2025

Neo-animism + Tech + Pro Coach: How I Wrote a Historical Novel In 14 Months

Is this cheating?

Apr 26 •

39:03

Chapter 14: Hikay | Rajah Versus Conquistador

Morning of April 15th, 1521

Apr 11 •

PART II: A.D. | Rajah Versus Conquistador

Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Apr 11 •

Chapter 13: The Child-King | Rajah Versus Conquistador

Evening of April 14th, 1521

Apr 10 •

Chapter 12: Bautismo | Rajah Versus Conquistador

Afternoon of April 14th, 1521

Apr 9 •

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