Why do we fear reality? Because reality, for the vast majority of people on this planet, is suffering. There is no armada of good, no army of heroes dedicated to righting the world or making it safe from fire and death. Good, where it does exist, is often punished and marginalized. This is a world… Continue reading “Reality”
Category: ESSAYS
Ahriman and Lucifer
By Alex Blum If the universe is in fact infinite, then every point within it could be considered the center. Accordingly, the Earth, and the human species, could literally qualify as the center of an infinite universe. However, so could any empty patch of space, or any pile of dust on any forsaken star. This… Continue reading Ahriman and Lucifer
Christian Existentialism in an Evolving World
By Alex Blum The human being is, to modify a classic viewpoint, an ape with an eye for becoming an archangel. Morally, this is what we seem to be, but on the level of productivity we are far more. The beaver makes a dam. The ant makes tunnels. The chimp makes a straw to suck… Continue reading Christian Existentialism in an Evolving World
Have the Courage! To Profess Nothing and Be Nothing
By Alex Blum Today I was to speaking to someone (and by speaking I mean texting) about Immanuel Kant, a conversation in which I assessed him as a man of reason. The response: “What do you mean by reason?” was at once facetious and deeply telling of a mindset which has become the spirit of… Continue reading Have the Courage! To Profess Nothing and Be Nothing
A Partial Manifesto
By Alex Blum Last year at this time, my enemy was scientific materialism. In between then and now, I thought it was existentialism. Now, I know it to be relativism – the postmodern nightmare. What comes next must transcend all of these, as well as religion, which is but myth and dust. However, whatever transcends… Continue reading A Partial Manifesto
Monadology
By Alex Blum NOTE: This one’s from freshman year, not as complicated, but a nice concept Walking through the city, we find a world that spans outward from our perspective. The shining skyscrapers reflect an endless sky. The park benches reflect the shadows of trees above. But if it happened to be August 6th of… Continue reading Monadology