What it’s likeFriends here are a few good things in the world worth living for.Sep 7, 2021Sep 7, 2021
Giving up the fight against realitySometimes, friends, in the dark of the night, when everything is still and clear, and the excited singsong of sunrise has not yet begun, I…Jul 12, 2021Jul 12, 2021
The varieties of sufferingThe true mystery of suffering is not that our God created a world with suffering in it, but that He created a world with such variety and…May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
The means to happiness are abundantLook into my eyes and see the Lovecraftian horror of the fractures that run through my soul and out the other side. Recoil in horror, and…May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
Two white swansLife is painful. I’m sorry to put it so bluntly, but it is. Life is painful.Mar 7, 2021Mar 7, 2021
How to livePractice, practice, practice. We are creatures of habit. We work by doing what we did yesterday, modulo some tiny changes. To understand…Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
The role of spirituality in working on existential riskIt’s not easy working on the world’s most pressing problems.Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020