Mad Science of the Multiverse
Why do you and I exist? Why was this world created? Since it was to be created, why was it not created sooner?" - Samuel Johnson
“Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is what's known as infinity." - Jean Cocteau
THE ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE IN A NUTSHELL
The"anthropic principle" is a hybrid idea – part scientific hypothesis and part philosophical argument - which seeks to account for our presence in a life-sustaining universe using inference and probability.
It asks the questions: why does our universe seem fine-tuned for human life? Did an Intelligent Designer plan this universe just for us, or is it simply one of many universes in a larger multiverse, the random byproduct of an endless process of creation with no beginning and no end?
Robots, Goblins and Alien Amoeba: Fermis Paradox
Reprint of an article originally published in New Dawn Magazine #100, expanded and revised with original illustrations. Was the Earth colonized by extraterrestrial scientists?
Interview with Jordan Stratford
When I met Jordan Stratford + online I was really excited to have the opportunity to talk to him, because our stories complement each others' so well. I set up one of the first big Gnostic sites on the web…
Key Concepts
Cognitive frames of reference informing the content and design of this website:
- Antinomianism - taboo-breaking as a means to wisdom, e.g., the "transgression" of Georges Bataille, Ikkyu , the "left hand" or "short path" of Tantra and Vamamarga.
- Animism - the…
Anguish & Anxiety
..or conflict and agression. Man, I sure had a week for it. A trip inside the self-reflecting sphere - rubbernecking at blog kerfluffles, pitching my 2 cents even where it was probably about as welcome as a stinkbomb at a…
The Incredibly Strange Story of Intelligent Design
Reprint of an article originally published in New Dawn Magazine #97, expanded and revised with original illustrations. A fascinating survey of alternative human origins theories and their links to Gnostic mythology!
Swallowing the Octopus
"This teen age girl, growing up in a California coastal town, was obviously pregnant - stomach starting to swell, morning sickness, etc. She, however, tearfully insisted to her mother that she couldn't possibly be pregnant. She had never "done it"…
Retroactive Enchantment
"Changes to the ego or self-image or personality by magic are classed as works of illumination and are mainly accomplished by retroactive enchantment and invocation. Retroactive enchantment in this case consists of rewriting our personal history. As our history largely…
Not quite Hitler…
2006…. 1945. Is this really the best they can do?
VIA ANTIWAR:
On Wednesday, June 7, a mere 24 hours before the announced killing of al-Zarqawi, this piece was posted on Strategypage.com:
Zarqawi Scheduled for Martyrdom
The relationship between terrorist leader Abu Musab al…
Antinomian Antics: Sabotaging the Matrix
Reprint of an article originally published in New Dawn Magazine #85, expanded and revised with original illustrations. An overview of the antinomian strain of gnostic Christianity, touching upon a variety of scintillating and outrageous themes!
