Benjamin Cain
1 min readJun 28, 2022

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I think we share a similar, meta-historical, largely Eastern perspective on Christianity and modernity. I've written about the shamanic and entheogenic background of patriarchal monotheism, as well as on the Axial Age revolutions in spirituality, and the perennial spiritual or visionary counterculture that Christendom naturally betrayed. Some links below if you're interested.

One difference is that you seem more opposed to modernity than I am. I'm ambivalent about it. I argue against a simplistic notion of modern progress, given the evident drawbacks of technological advances and of the selfish consumer mindset. But I admire the tragic heroism of the existential rebellion against what seems to me the godless wilderness. Your view seems closer to the animistic enchantment of nature, whereas my philosophy is closer to science's objectification of nature. I don't shy away, though, from the latter's horrific implications.

https://medium.com/@benjamincain8/the-mythic-jesus-and-the-fragmentation-of-shamanism-e4f43ba187e3?source=friends_link&sk=7bb8df4030543a29d5a2c7d61a904f4d

https://medium.com/interfaith-now/how-religions-suppress-spiritual-epiphanies-a0d0a5366549?sk=7dbe737309b1a554017bb80cfd9918b2

https://medium.com/interfaith-now/christendoms-betrayal-of-the-perennial-counterculture-27dd62b7ecf1?sk=cac1fc3ceb589b3a6a24164811848187

https://medium.com/@benjamincain8/christianitys-betrayal-of-the-axial-age-37a55ddfc172?source=friends_link&sk=882cb3dba529e2be8ca3d8b913596d56

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Benjamin Cain
Benjamin Cain

Written by Benjamin Cain

Ph.D. in philosophy / Knowledge condemns. Art redeems. / https://benjamincain.substack.com / https://ko-fi.com/benjamincain / benjamincain8@gmailDOTcom

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