Fear-based Ethical Systems: Karma and God’s Wrath
Ethical systems that focus on fear of consequences, as in
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NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
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TIMELINE STORY
Book: The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution
- 1644
- The start of checks and balances.
Separation of Church and State
TAKE-AWAY: The main philosophical idea taught by Williams, Locke, and Montesquieu was that power needed to be checked, which in turn protects individual liberties. Williams split state and church. Locke established natural rights and split King and Parliament. Montesquieu came along and said let’s split government into three branches of checks and balances.
No Kings Has Deep Historical Roots
Recent protests reflect the timeless struggle to limit power and oppression using checks and balances.
The Double‐slit Experiment Explored
Reality may not be particles afterall. It may be more like waves, vibrations, or strings.
Philosophy: The Existence and Essence Debate
In religion and philosophy, the existence and essence debate asks if you exist before your time on Earth.
Women’s Rights History in 3 Minutes!
History shows that when rights are left to the states,
Building Tomorrow’s AI: The Rise of LLMs and Inference
AI started as simple programming logic and is now approaching
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Idea: Comprehensive Gun Control
For those that say we cannot do anything about gun violence, here is a list of items we can implement. This represents some of the ...
New Ideas
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The Living Touchstone: A Personal, Evolving Repository of Ideas
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Artificial Intelligence
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Structure
Speculative ideas exploring what is outside the CMB.
December 5, 2025
A new look at dividing up the paleolithic era.
Futurism < Philosophy
At its core, existentialism is about discovering your authentic self. You, in your environment, in your time, living life your way.
FAQ of the Week
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Were Plato and Aristotle friends?
Aristotle and Plato
TAKE-AWAY: Plato and Aristotle, often portrayed as intellectual rivals, shared 20 years together at Plato’s Academy. Deeply close friends, their ideas defined and split western philosophy.
Quote of the week
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“I have a worldview. So do you.”
- Michael Alan Prestwood
- 2024
Worldview
TAKE-AWAY: Every person walks through life with a personal lens shaped by experience, belief, and knowledge. Recognizing you have a worldview — and that everyone else does too — is the first step toward understanding, empathy, and clearer thinking. Once you see your own lens, you can finally adjust it.
New • Audiobook Edition
30 Philosophers
A modern journey through humanity’s best ideas — now in audio.
Narrated by the talented Alex Wolfgang
(credited on Audible/Amazon as Adam Carpenter)
Fun moment: in Chapter 17’s Play with Me
section he breaks the fourth wall and
briefly introduces himself by his real name.
Explore rational ideas about our empirical observations.
And build your wisdom using humanity’s best ideas.