Longtermism is very intuitive.
Debunking common objections to the theory
cross-examined
Rationalist writing about theology and ethics (with a hint of politics).
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10 typical twitter exchanges.
This is usually how arguments on twitter (X) go, at least for me.
5 terrible objections to utilitarianism
A short article covering 5 very overrated arguments.
Competitive debate rewards intellectual nonsense
"When in doubt, call your opponent racist" - Verbatim quote from an LD instructor at my camp.
A short defense of foreign aid.
The U.S. government should spend tax dollars to save lives.
Quick update.
Posting again after 2 months.
An important announcement
I might not be posting here for the next 2 weeks!
Classifying our moral reasons
A quick rundown of principle-based conceptions of our moral reasons
The procreation asymmetry is wrong.
Neither the weak or strong variants hold up; you are just as obligated to create happy individuals.
In defense of the procreation asymmetry
Relatively short article defending the *weak* procreation asymmetry
Nobody cares about your personal experience.
Stop putting weight on anecdotes and stories; start putting weight on studies with good epistemology.
The anthropic argument against God
Our existence is very likely under a morally perfect God.
Liberal bias is slowly killing academia.
The debate should not be about whether or not reality has a 'liberal bias'.
The future of your subscription ☻
you'll only be seeing better and better content.
Embracing the sadistic conclusion
Is there a good reason to prefer sadism over repugnance?
There is no act-omission distinction
Allowing harm is the moral equivalent of doing harm!
Professor Jiang is basically guessing.
"a broken clock is right twice a day"
10 ways you're being manipulated. (by your favorite creators)
Sometimes growth seems too good to be true because it is. Chances are, some of your favorite Substackers use these shady tricks.
The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism Doesn’t Work
3 complete debunks of Plantinga's argument for god.
10-day philosophy megathread.
A megathread is arriving tomorrow at 6pm Eastern time.
7 Laws of Digital Attention
There are 7 laws of attention in today’s digital age that explain practically every corner of the internet. This article takes 7 minutes to read, but it'll stick with you for the next 7 years.
An (almost) convincing argument for atheism.
A smaller, bite-sized part 2 of my original article debunking arguments for God. More technical critiques will come, but there's a really cool article coming out soon-ish!