Sermons

This week we will be doing a commentary on the video: The Love That Jesus Commands – Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermon The original description of that video is: Friends, on this Fifth Sunday of Easter, we have an extraordinary Gospel that is at the heart of the Christian thing. Jesus, at the beginning of a…

🧠 The Taxonomy of Pseudo-Intellectualism Dictionary Definition: pseudo-intellectual, nounA person who wants to be thought of as having a lot of intelligence and knowledge but who is not really intelligent or knowledgeable. 🔍 Characteristics of Pseudo-Intellectuals Common traits include: Drawing from various sources, we can identify several archetypes: 🧠 Tier I: The Archetypal Personas (Masks)…

This version of the matrix emphasizes behavioral dynamics rather than archetypes, organizing patterns across a spectrum from implicit immaturity to explicit manipulation. Use this to identify whether an individual’s behavior arises from underdeveloped cognition or intentional deception. 🔢 Scoring System: 🧠 Behavioral Criteria Behavior Description Score Obfuscation Use of confusing or needlessly complex language that…

A critique of Am I a Pseudo-Intellectual? With bonus content: Taxonomy of Pseudo-Intellectualism What is a pseudo-intellectual, and what makes an intellectual if education or qualifications do not? In this video, I build on two other videos who discuss the topic and ask the question: is there any benefit to identifying pseudo-intellectuals, or is the…

Stupidity and Psychoanalysis| Book Launch Seminar This Lacan in Scotland seminar “Stupidity and Psychoanalysis” took place 30 January 2025 on Zoom. The seminar celebrates the book launch of “Stupidity and Psychoanalysis: Lacanian Perspectives on New Subjectivities and Social Forms” with a panel discussion. The editor of the book, Professor Cindy Zeiher (University of Canterbury) serves…

This is a critique of the conversation from the video: There exists a peculiar paradox at the heart of modern neuroscience and philosophy—one that insists that despite our ability to reflect, deliberate, and act with intent, free will is nothing more than an illusion. Figures like [SH], wrapped in the certainty of their pop-neuroscientific reductionism,…

A good presentation on the topic of Pseudoscience and bullshit, titled: Why Bother? The Nature of Pseudoscience, How to Fight It, and Why It Matters | Massimo Pigliucci Why bother? I just checked on the Skeptical Inquirer website. I’ve written166 articles for Skeptical Inquirer. The first one came out in 1999 and it was askeptical…

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with Alex O’Connor and Richard Dawkins to discuss their differences of view on the Abrahamic biblical texts, truth claims in science and fiction, the extension of memes through Jungian archetypes, and the memetical reality of dragons. This episode was filmed on September 30th, 2024 Richard Dawkins is a British…

This is a critique of the video: Intro 0:00 imagine a society where the wealthiest0:01 few don’t just influence laws they write0:04 them where they don’t just benefit from0:07 policies they create them where state0:09 power isn’t just swayed by wealth it’s0:12 wielded by it sounds familiar well over This is a crucial introduction, setting…

Jonathan Pageau = [JP]Bishop Barron = [BB] 0:08 [BB] I’m delighted to be here with Jonathan Pau today Jonathan is a montreal-based artist he’s an icon Carver in the0:15 Orthodox tradition he’s also emerged I’d say in the last oh maybe 10 years as one of the most interesting and provocative0:22 commentators on Christianity and…