the Atheist God

If He is nothing, can’t something come from Him? – The pure dialectical genius of Stephan Colbert. It brings to mind St. Augustine’s provocation that the Church should accept the persuasive conclusions of science, a conception Galileo appealed to in vein while up against Papal censure: Continue reading

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Life

Corthustra: I’m doing okay atm, in general not so great. Earlier tonight I was doubting I would make it for the long haul. Lulu: Long haul? You working an overnight? Corthustra: Nah, life Lulu: Huh whatcu mean? Corthustra: Knowledge is really the void of knowledge Lulu: Codified or uncodified? Corthustra:… Continue reading

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Night At the Cinema

Christmas Eve 2017 – me and my brother embark on an epic journey to the local cinema in preparation for the holidays. We decided on a double feature, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Well done. Good science-fiction is more than just being epic, and… Continue reading

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Response to ScreenCrush’s “Batman v Superman v Captain America: Civil War – Why One Worked and One Didn’t”

And the film wars continue: I understand I’m on the side of a real underdog in DC right now. Suicide Squad was a big “ehh” and despite the public praise I actually found Wonder Woman to be a terrible disappointment. Perhaps my hopes were too high. I have yet to… Continue reading

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the Multiverse War Chronicles and the End of the World

So the world’s coming to an end and somehow people seem cool with that, hashtag #TheEndIsNear. I’m calling all comrades out from across the multiverse to discuss one of my favorite modern philosophers/academics Slavoj Zizek and what he has to say about the end of the world in light of… Continue reading

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Surrealism, Aristotle and literature/poetry

A little lesson on surrealism in literature: http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-surrealism-definition-artists.html For me the lineage of surrealism can be traced all the way back to Artistotle’s Poetics and the counter-critique he makes of Plato’s critique of poetry in “The Republic”. Aristotle’s critique lays a foundation for the anti-formal with the establishment of formalism itself. He… Continue reading

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