THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF MADNESS
When does talking to invisible beings become prayer instead of pathology? A brief, sharp look at Thomas Szasz’s argument that sanity and madness may depend less on minds and more on social approval.
THE JOURNEY FROM MAGIC, TO RELIGION AND TO SCIENCE
Human understanding has evolved through magic, religion, philosophy, and science as each stage attempted to answer the same enduring questions about existence, morality, consciousness, and reality. This essay traces how early belief systems emerged from human cognition, how philosophical reasoning challenged supernatural explanations, and how scientific tools transformed speculation into evidence, reshaping humanity’s search for truth while leaving the need for meaning unresolved
THE NEW PHRENOLOGY
Is modern psychology advancing our understanding of the mind, or is it becoming the new phrenology—a mix of corporate influence, ideological bias, and bad science? From the DSM’s shifting diagnoses to Big Pharma’s grip on mental health, from Freud’s lingering influence to the battle between gender ideology and red pill praxeology, this piece explores where psychology goes wrong—and what, if anything, it gets right. Which ideas challenge your beliefs? Which challenge mine? Let’s find out
XL BULLIES: ANGELS OR DEMONS?
The saying "there's no such thing as bad dogs, only bad owners" is a commonly held belief that emphasises the role of an owner's responsibility in shaping a dog's behaviour. is that really the case though?
What if there actually are bad dogs?
IS HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS A TRAGIC MISSTEP IN EVOLUTION?
I think human consciousness is a tragic misstep in human evolution. We became too self-aware; nature created an aspect of nature separate from itself. We are creatures that should not exist by natural law.
