Welcome to the new dawn of Reason — capital R, please, it looks smarter that way. The land of logic has finally decided that compassion is too expensive. The accountants of destiny have opened their spreadsheets and discovered that people with imperfect pancreases, lungs, or livers are just… bad investments. Progress, apparently, must now be measured in insulin units per capita.
And so, the gates close. Not to the criminals, … Read the rest
Rationality, if you ask me, is deeply erotic. Commander Spock, that cool monument of logic, never had to flex muscles or shout in stadiums to attract attention. His power was quieter: the sharp eyebrow, the stillness of someone who has calculated every path through chaos and chosen the least destructive. Rationality, in its true form, is the art of long-term seduction — the kind that promises civilization itself might survive … Read the rest
Civilization was not built on vibes. Bridges do not stand because someone “felt authentic.” Vaccines do not prevent disease because a politician cried on television. Airplanes are not kept aloft by the sincerity of the pilot’s emotions. They are kept aloft by physics, mathematics, and the ruthless logic of engineering. Reason is not just a tool—it is the only thing standing between us and the swamp of superstition that our … Read the rest
Content 18+ Eric, your latest piece is brilliantly provocative, tapping into humanity’s darkest doubts about itself. You argue, as others have throughout history, that humanity’s noblest ideals are incompatible with its basest instincts. Your vision is one of a species forever shackled by its contradictions, unable to transcend its limitations. But I argue that this view, while grounded in certain historical patterns, overlooks humanity’s demonstrated capacity for self-improvement and moral … Read the rest
After Cagney’s ‘Angels with Dirty Faces’
By ERIC LE ROY
Content 18+ Artem, in his typically eloquent appeal to our better instincts and judgment, opines the following: “Just because war achieves objectives doesn’t make it rational in the truest sense of the word. It makes it efficient, perhaps even logical, but not rational in a way that considers the broader consequences for humanity.”
The broader consequences for humanity. Let’s examine … Read the rest
