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Review of Brakke's Gnosticism Lectures
I've decided to learn more about religion because (1) one of my biggest objection to theism is basically the theodicy issue, but there many proposed…
Feb 25, 2023 • N. N.
Fun with comparative advantage
A friend recommended Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok's introductory economics textbook, Modern Principles of Economics, to me.
Feb 5, 2023 • N. N.
Welfare State Futurism
If technological progress continues, AI will eventually be able to replace all human labor.
Sep 4, 2022 • N. N.
Homunculi and Moral Demandingness
All sensible people care non-instrumentally about things that happen in the world outside of themselves. Would you prefer that there be more or less…
May 18, 2022 • N. N.
Why Oligarchy is better than Dictatorship
In a dictatorship, the leader can do whatever he wants.
Apr 28, 2022 • N. N.
Why Worry?
A big picture reason for pessimism about existential risk
Apr 22, 2022 • N. N.
Past and Future Trajectory Changes
It is reasonable to expect that, if all goes well, astronomically more people will be alive in the future than are alive today.
Mar 28, 2022 • N. N.
The Rise of Trade and the Spread of War
In the modern world, the richest countries often have very limited natural resources (e.g., Japan).
Mar 8, 2022 • N. N.
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