PinnedBenjamin CainA Trove of My Philosophical WritingsAn updated, categorized list of links to all my Medium articles·1 min read·Oct 8, 2021--9--9
Benjamin CaininGrim TidingsWhen Leftist Political Correctness is Just Obnoxious HypocrisyMoralistic showboating and the real causes of social progress·6 min read·1 day ago--13--13
Benjamin CaininGrim TidingsHuman Pride Isn’t Just Arbitrary ArroganceThe glory and strangeness of recognizing life’s basic condition·7 min read·2 days ago--6--6
Benjamin CaininDeconstructing ChristianityChristians Grossly Distort Our Relationship to NatureComparing the tragic heroism of Gilgamesh to the Pauline narrative of Eden and original sin·9 min read·4 days ago--7--7
Benjamin CaininGrim TidingsPhilosophy Doesn’t Progress in the Existential AbyssWhy philosophy shouldn’t be dismissed as defective science·8 min read·4 days ago--19--19
Benjamin CaininGrim TidingsThe “Woke” are Sleepwalking in a Fog of Western DecadenceHow to see past the tribal output of a vacuous culture war·9 min read·Apr 25, 2024--34--34
Benjamin CaininGrim TidingsAscetics are Harbingers of Transhuman Power Over NatureThe theological ploys that hint at a noble escape from sexual degradation·8 min read·Apr 24, 2024--3--3
Benjamin CaininGod’s FuneralReligions are Tedious Obstacles to Transhuman GloryBut reflecting on life’s basic condition can set us on the right side of history·6 min read·Apr 23, 2024--9--9
Benjamin CaininGod’s FuneralArt Should be More Sacred than ReligionThe stale art of organized religions makes them monopolistic parasites·6 min read·Apr 22, 2024--13--13
Benjamin CaininGrim TidingsWill Religion be Vindicated When AIs Rule Over Us as Gods?Conversing with an AI chatbot about humans’ relationship to nature·12 min read·Apr 19, 2024--14--14