# veritas (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover veritas. Page: Feed: --- ## [OLIE & the Z-Lotz](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/18/olie-the-z-lotz-2/) _2026-08-19 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ With Shadow Walker looking on with his sword at the ready, Many Paths searched the Z-Lotz stranger for concealed weapons. … Continue reading → ## [Myths of the Veritas: OLIE](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/16/myths-of-the-veritas-olie-2/) _2026-08-16 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ Many Paths & Shadow Walker glanced at each other. Instantly, each saw that the other had also heard the shuffling. … Continue reading → ## [The Trust Dilemma](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/16/the-trust-dilemma-2/) _2026-08-16 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ Many Paths eagerly took the hand of Shadow Walker. The latter said, “Let’s walk to the top of Wolf’s Back … Continue reading → ## [The Triply Toxic Worm](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/14/the-triply-toxic-worm-2/) _2026-08-14 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ Here’s what it’s like: A talking worm develops an extremely loud screaming sound. He’s wrinkled and ugly and orange. But … Continue reading → ## [Myths of the Veritas: A Pattern Language](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/12/myths-of-the-veritas-a-pattern-language-2/) _2026-08-13 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ Many Paths rose. Shadow Walker enfolded her in his strong arms and she returned the gesture. He stepped back, still … Continue reading → ## [The Bill of Obligations](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/11/the-bill-of-obligations-2/) _2026-08-12 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ The Constitution of the United States of America is a foundational document.The Constitution outlines a form of government and processes … Continue reading → ## [Teliot State](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/11/teliot-state-2/) _2026-08-12 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ What is cancer? A piece of life that has forgotten its heritage. Cancer thinks it sprung to life all on … Continue reading → ## [How to train your Elephant aka How to build Habits](https://www.chestergrant.com/how-to-train-your-elephant-aka-how-to-build-habits) _2026-08-11 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ A metaphor for the human brain is a man riding an elephant. Our brain consists of two parts, the neocortex and the limbic system. The neocortex is used for planning, reasoning, and deliberate decision making / responses. The limbic system is responsible for the automatic / unconscious / habitual responses. The neocortex is represented in the image by the rider and the limbic system by the… ## [When The War Won't End](https://virgilwalker.substack.com/p/when-the-war-wont-end) _2026-08-11 · Virgil Walker · Virgil Walker_ Part I: The Fog of War ## [Choose Your Weapons!](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/10/choose-your-weapons-2/) _2026-08-11 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ “Choose your weapons.” An expression that perhaps goes back to the Roman Coliseum or “gentlemanly” dueling. What is a weapon? … Continue reading → ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0PsLZFubQIx1) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [The War Won't End—Recording 2026-08-10](https://virgilwalker.substack.com/p/the-war-wont-endrecording-2026-08) _2026-08-11 · Virgil Walker · Virgil Walker_ A recording by Virgil Walker ## [Seed, Ground, Water, Light, Love](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/09/seed-ground-water-light-love-2/) _2026-08-10 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ —————— After some delicate and delicious love-making with Shadow Walker, Many Paths decided to check on She Who Saved Many … Continue reading → ## [Lessons learned in Compiling Veritas](https://www.chestergrant.com/lessons-learn-in-compiling-veritas) _2026-08-09 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ Veritas: Truth Across Cultures is a book I compiled. It identifies common sayings/proverbs that have been independently discovered across cultures that I call Truths. It is my proposition that, due to our human nature and environment that common patterns recur, and cultures document these through their sayings. For instance, this Truth below: This is a pattern that independent cultures have… ## [Take Me For A Ride in the Car Car!](https://petersironwood.com/2026/08/06/take-me-for-a-ride-in-the-car-car-2/) _2026-08-06 · petersironwood · petersironwood_ Do you remember the song, “Take me for a ride in the car car”? Here’s a link to one popular … Continue reading → ## [Frequency Is Not Faithfulness](https://virgilwalker.substack.com/p/frequency-is-not-faithfulness) _2026-07-28 · Virgil Walker · Virgil Walker_ Why Sola Veritas is moving to once a week ## [Why AI Will Not Replace the Classroom](https://www.chestergrant.com/why-ai-will-not-replace-the-classroom) _2026-07-26 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ Would you leave your infant in the care of a robot, assuming that the robot could perform every practical caregiving task that you could? I would venture that most of my readers would say no, although for varying reasons. In this post, I will outline why AI will not completely replace humans in education. 1. Biological responses During human-to-human interaction, we are not merely conveying words.… ## [Post-Scarcity Still Has One Constraint: Land](https://www.chestergrant.com/post-scarcity-still-has-one-constraint-land) _2026-07-21 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ Let’s do a Gedanken experiment, i.e. a thought experiment. Let’s assume that AI has advanced sufficiently to satisfy our physiological and safety needs. What would we then need to worry about? Again, we are going to use invariants to determine what may happen in the future. I previously discussed invariants as a means of predicting the future here . Now, what is the invariant in this scenario? The… ## [Where Were You Last Tuesday?](https://virgilwalker.substack.com/p/where-were-you-last-tuesday) _2026-07-20 · Virgil Walker · Virgil Walker_ No, I'm not turning postmil. Ask me something harder. ## [The Boy I Saw as a Problem](https://virgilwalker.substack.com/p/the-boy-i-saw-as-a-problem) _2026-07-16 · Virgil Walker · Virgil Walker_ I looked at a photograph of a dead eighteen-year-old and thought about the discourse. So did Ben Crump. ## [Seen by Millions, Known by No One](https://virgilwalker.substack.com/p/seen-by-millions-known-by-no-one) _2026-07-14 · Virgil Walker · Virgil Walker_ The math on who is discipling your children. And what it's teaching them to want. ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JKonyFrgejVn) _2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Where is AI taking us?](https://www.chestergrant.com/where-is-ai-taking-us) _2026-07-14 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ It is my belief that, as a society, we are climbing Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: 1. Physiological Needs - Food, clothing, shelter, and the other basic requirements for survival. 2. Safety Needs - Personal safety, a stable environment, and protection from danger. 3. Love and Belonging - Friendship, family, romantic relationships, community, and the feeling of being… ## [Veritas](https://www.chestergrant.com/veritas) _2026-07-14 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ I have always been interested in ideas that have stood the test of time, particularly proverbs. If you have read enough proverbs, you may have noticed that independent cultures often discover the same underlying “truths.” This book is my attempt to catalogue those truths. In total, I have compiled 94 truths across five categories: Human Nature; Power and Leadership; Effort, Time, and Discipline;… ## [What different cultures agree on about leadership](https://www.chestergrant.com/what-different-cultures-agree-on-about-leadership) _2026-07-12 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ What follows is 7 samples of recurring saying across different cultures on the topic of leadership. I have identified 94 such patterns in my book: Veritas. Read all 94 truths in Veritas: Truths Across Cultures. ## [7 Truths From Veritas by Chester Grant](https://www.chestergrant.com/7-truths-from-veritas-by-chester-grant) _2026-07-10 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ I have always been interested in ideas that have stood the test of time, particularly proverbs. If you have read enough proverbs, you may have noticed that independent cultures often discover the same underlying “truths.” This book is my attempt to catalogue those truths. In total, I have compiled 94 truths across five categories: Human Nature; Power and Leadership; Effort, Time, and Discipline;… ## [Canadian Sport Reform Requires More Than Independence, Say National Investigators](https://veritassolutions.net/canadian-sport-reform-requires-more-than-independence-say-national-investigators/) _2026-07-09 · Alex Vissia · Veritas Solutions_ Canadian Sport Reform Requires More Than Independence, Say National Investigators Edmonton, Alberta | March 25, 2026 As the Government of Canada releases its Future of... ## [The Room I Can't Name](https://virgilwalker.substack.com/p/the-room-i-cant-name) _2026-07-08 · Virgil Walker · Virgil Walker_ Virgil Walker | Sola Veritas ## [Summary: Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell by Bernardo Kastrup](https://www.chestergrant.com/summary-analytic-idealism-in-a-nutshell-by-bernardo-kastrup) _2026-07-07 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ 1. This is a book about the nature of reality. It elaborates on the best hypothesis we have today, based on leading-edge science and analytic reasoning, about what reality is. 2. The scientific method can only definitively answer questions of behavior: what nature does, as opposed to what it is. 3. After all, science is based on controlled empirical experimentation: it poses a question to nature… ## [The God They Almost Named](https://virgilwalker.substack.com/p/the-god-they-almost-named) _2026-07-06 · Virgil Walker · Virgil Walker_ Virgil Walker | Sola Veritas ## [Two Promises](https://virgilwalker.substack.com/p/two-promises) _2026-07-04 · Virgil Walker · Virgil Walker_ America made me one and kept it. My King made me one He cannot break. ## [She Lasted Two Minutes](https://virgilwalker.substack.com/p/she-lasted-two-minutes) _2026-07-02 · Virgil Walker · Virgil Walker_ The Washington payoff, and the moment my wife stopped looking at the building. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZWX9bUe0wQNE) _2026-07-02 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [New Book Launch: Truth Matters](https://veritassolutions.net/new-book-launch-truth-matters/) _2026-03-11 · Bob S · Veritas Solutions_ A Guide to Conducting Successful Workplace & Other Administrative Investigations For over twenty years, Bob has parlayed the painful yet liberating learning experiences of his... ## [Summary: The DOSE Effect by TJ Power](https://www.chestergrant.com/summary-the-dose-effect-by-tj-power) _2025-07-04 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ 1. DOSE is an acronym for the four key chemicals that live within your brain and body. These are Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins. 2. Dopamine is responsible for creating the drive within us to complete the hard tasks that would keep us alive. 3. The key to understanding dopamine is that, to get it, you must focus on completing tasks that at first require effort, then gradually create… ## [Veritas Solutions CEO Bob Stenhouse Recognized by HR Law Canada](https://veritassolutions.net/veritas-solutions-ceo-bob-stenhouse-recognized-by-hr-law-canada/) _2025-04-29 · dfrayne · Veritas Solutions_ Bob Stenhouse: HR Law Canada Winner – 2025 Workplace Investigator of the Year (Silver) Edmonton, Alberta | April 29, 2025 Veritas Solutions announced today that... ## [Workplace Violence De-Escalation Training: The Benefits](https://veritassolutions.net/workplace-violence-de-escalation-training-the-benefits/) _2025-02-14 · Ted W · Veritas Solutions_ Envision a workplace where employees and leaders can handle various types of stresses, crisis, and harassment while maintaining composure, problem solving diligence, and professionalism. Utilizing... ## [New Book Launch: Disabuse – A Guide to Confronting Abuse in the Church](https://veritassolutions.net/new-book-launch-disabuse-a-guide-to-confronting-abuse-in-the-church/) _2025-02-08 · Ted W · Veritas Solutions_ In most North American churches, you’ll find fire exits, extinguishers, and clearly marked safety protocols to address emergencies like fires. However, far fewer churches are... ## [Summary: The Art of Making Sh!t Up: Using the Principles of Improv to Become an Unstoppable Powerhouse by Norm Laviolette](https://www.chestergrant.com/summary-the-art-of-making-sh-t-up-using-the-principles-of-improv-to-become-an-unstoppable-powerhouse-by-norm-laviolette) _2025-01-02 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ 1. The single most important thing that makes an improv actor successful on stage is his or her ability to listen. To the other actors. To the audience. The concentration point is always on the other person, hearing what they are saying and reacting to that. 2. When you are listening to someone speak, play the game of repeating in your head what the other person is saying as they are saying it,… ## [Summary: Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish](https://www.chestergrant.com/summary-clear-thinking-by-shane-parrish) _2024-12-22 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ 1. While the rest of us are chasing victory, the best in the world know they must avoid losing before they can win. It turns out this is a surprisingly effective strategy. 2. If there is a tagline to my life, it is “Mastering the best of what other people have already figured out,” and this book is a tribute to that belief. 3. Time is the friend of someone who is properly positioned and the enemy… ## [Summary: The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell](https://www.chestergrant.com/summary-the-tipping-point-by-malcolm-gladwell) _2024-12-20 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ 1. The Tipping Point is the biography of an idea, and the idea is very simple. Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do. 2. Three characteristics— one, contagiousness; two, the fact that little causes can have big effects; and three, that change happens not gradually but at one dramatic moment 3. The name given to that one dramatic moment in an epidemic when… ## [Summary: Go for the No!](https://www.chestergrant.com/summary-go-for-the-no) _2024-12-19 · Chester Grant · Chester Grant_ 1. “If you’re not succeeding fast enough, you’re probably not failing fast enough, and you can’t have one without the other. So, if you’re going to avoid one, you’re going to avoid both.” 2. ‘The salesperson never decides when the sale is over; the customer does.’ Then he looked me in the eye and said, ‘Eric, your fear of hearing the word ‘no’ is the only thing standing between you and greatness.’… ## [The Benefits of Risk-Informed Corporate Training](https://veritassolutions.net/the-benefits-of-risk-informed-corporate-training/) _2024-12-13 · Ted W · Veritas Solutions_ Picture the ideal workplace; where employees and leaders find fulfilment in the work that they do, respect is prioritized, targets are being met, productivity and...