Welcome.
This is an archive for things I'm interested in or want to share.
Recommended External Resources
Readings
- Bible: Book of Luke
- R. M. Manion - The Contingency of Knowledge and Revelatory Theism; [Manion Paper Breakdown]
- Jay Dyer - Atheism and Total Vindication
- Jay Dyer - The Cult of Scientism and Nikola Tesla’s Aether
- Jay Dyer - Philosophy Phoenix Arises to Annihilate deGrasse Tyson
- Luke Smith: Modern "Freedom" Means Being a Slave to Impulses
- Luke Smith: The Problems with Utilitarianism
- Luke Smith: Miracles and Black Swans
- Nassim Taleb: An Expert Called Lindy
- Paul Skallas: Are You Smarter Than Someone 100 Years Ago?
- Paul Skallas: Selling Plastic and Rubber to Buy Wood and Stone
- Paul Skallas: Be a Better Poet
- Paul Skallas: Culture is Stuck
- Paul Skallas: Refinement Culture
- Paul Skallas: The 4-Hour Life
- 1 MIN READING: The fisherman and the businessman
Podcasts
Resources
Religion
Philosophy
MMA Instruction
Health & Fitness
Technology
Technical Analysis/Finance
Entertainment/Education
Videos
Worldview
- Introduction to Philosophy - Relativism - Flight From Reality - Jay Dyer
- Platonism Destroys Materialism - Jay Dyer
- We are brainwashed even by things we hate and resist - Luke Smith
- Fight the System? or Exit the System? - Luke Smith
- THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIFE ON EARTH - Father Spyridon
- It’s Unavoidable: Symbolism Happens Because Consciousness Is Part of Reality - Jonathan Pageau
- Your "Busy" Life Would Disgust an Ancient Roman - Folks of Yore
- The Only True Religion? Christianity. Here’s Why - Kyle
- What did Christians do before the Bible? - harmony
- Devils, Gods & Temples: Archetypal World Religion Patterns & Solomon's Temple - Jay Dyer
- The Ontological Impossibility of Naturalism - telosbound
- Transcendental Argument for God Explained - Jay Dyer
- TAG Explained *for slow bois* - Jay Dyer
- The Secret History of Biblical Giants, Demons, and the Advanced Civilizations Before the Great Flood - Tucker Carlson
- The Dark Truth Behind World History... - Kyle
- We Are Ruled By Evil People. What Can We Do? - Unto Ages
- Picking up trash for fun - Dean Peterson
Core Memories
Health & Fitness
- Vertical Diet Overview l OPERATION FATTEREST - Stan Efferding
- A Quick Introduction to Ray Peat - Nate Lawrence
- Why 10 Minute Walks Can Change Your Life - Stan Efferding
- Mixed Martial Arts Fundamentals by Georges St-Pierre
- Back To Basics | Technical Beginner's Guide To Kickboxing - Gabriel Varga
- The Wrestling Video I Wish I Had Day One | Wrestling Fundamentals- Martial Breakdowns
- Powerlifting Technique - PowerliftingToWin
Anime/Manga
Tentative Goals
List
I don't think life should just be a checklist but it gives some degree of directionality which I find useful. This list is to be seen as a spanning over the course of my entire lifetime.
List is in no particular order.
✔ Completed
- Powerlifting Total - 1000lb
- Amateur Muay Thai Fight
- BJJ Tournament (Gi)
- Muscle-Up
- Engineering Degree (BS CompE)
⧗ Pending
Complete reading of:
Book List
- Bible: Old & New Testament [Orthodox Study Bible] + Apocrypha [w/ Extracanonical Literature]
- A History of Philosophy - Copleston Series
- The Republic - Plato
- Five Dialogues - Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo - Plato
- The Basic Works of Aristotle - Aristotle
- The Three Theban Plays - Sophocles
- Medea - Euripedes
- The Iliad - Homer
- The Odyssey - Homer
- The Aeneid - Virgil
- The Histories - Herodotus
- History of Rome from Its Foundation Books XXXI-XLV - Livy
- The Corpus Hermeticum
- Epic of Gilgamesh
- The Analects - Confucius
- Tao Te Ching - Laozi
- On the Incarnation - St. Athanasius
- Confessions - St. Augustine
- The Fount of Knowledge - St. John of Damascus
- Various Works by: St. Basil, St. Maximus the Confessor, St. Gregory Palamas
- The Desert Fathers
- The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky
- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Thomas Kuhn
- Against Method - Paul Feyerabend
- Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
- Van Til's Apologetic: Readings and Analysis - Greg L. Bahnsen
Learn languages to following levels:
Language List
- Cantonese - Proficient Speaker
- Mandarin - Proficient Speaker + Novice Reader
- Vietnamese - Novice Speaker
- Spanish - Novice Speaker/Reader
- Russian - Novice Speaker/Reader
- Latin - Novice Reader
- Koine Greek - Novice Reader
Combat Sports
- BJJ Tournament (No-Gi)
- Amateur MMA Fight
- BJJ Black Belt
Calisthenics/Skills/Tricks
- Backflip
- Handstand Pushup [No wall]
- Dragon Squat
- Standing Ab Wheel
- One Arm Pullup
- Nordic Curl
- Wheelie on Fixie
- Do the Worm
- Do the Moonwalk
Sports/Physical Activities
- Rockclimbing [Bouldering] - Proficient Level
- Golf - Bogey Player
- Snowboard - Proficient Carving
- Basketball - Novice Ability
- Bowling - Novice Ability
- Soccer - Novice Dribbling Ability
Skill Learning/Improvement
- Grow Kickin' Combat
- Install Gentoo
- Improve Speaking/Communication Skills
- Chess Elo - 1000, Any Format
- Rubix Cube 3x3 - 30s
- Improve Mathematics Skills [Project Euler]
- Improve Drawing Skills (Medieval Art / Illumination / Urban Sketch)
- Video Editing - Novice Ability
- Graphic Design - Novice Ability
- Basic Level Skills (Electrical / Welding / Carpentry / Plumbing)
- Horseback Riding
- Play Any Of [Piano/Violin/Guitar] Proficiently
- Gardening
- Soapmaking
- Hunt/trap and eat an animal
- Beekeeping
- Rug Tufting
- Cooking / Brewing / Fermentation
Credentials
- First Aid / CPR / AED Certification
- Security+ Certification (OSCP optional)
- HAM Radio FCC Technician License (General optional)
- Private Pilot License
- Tactical Firearm Training
Notes
- Sin feels liberating, until one tries to stop it. Only then does one realize they are slave to it.
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Ecclesiastes 1:9-10
9 What has been is what will be,
And what has been done is what will be done.
There is nothing new under the sun.
10 Who will speak and say,
“See, this is new”?
For it has already been in the ages
That have passed before us. - Each age is characterized by its reigning philosophies. The spirit of this age consists of: nihilism, relativism, logical positivism, universalism, and postmodernism
- There are inherent patterns in all of reality that humans are uniquely able to identify
- Scientific observational data is viewed in paradigmatic lenses
- Historical events are viewed in paradigmatic lenses
- We are not in a "post-history" world
- "Human progress" is a one-dimensional illusion; we can regress in many areas while seemingly progressing in one. And by what standard is that one-dimensional progress anyway?
- Questions about metaphysics should be left to philosophy, not conventional empirical "science"
- There are no "neutral" worldviews in the negative sense. A lack of belief in one worldview is a positive belief in another, or an incoherent worldview
- The future of AI is model collapse, the decline of informational quality on the internet, erosion of digital privacy, and further growth of hyperreality
- Human brains better comprehend concepts by physical experience; otherwise parables, heuristics, analogies, stories, examples as opposed to a list of statements and “facts”
- Musical preference has an outsized effect in shaping internal monologue and outlook on the world, hence why it is a universal part of ritual worship in every culture and pervades every area of public life
- Time-tested heuristics > new-age optimization