You may at one time have read or heard an explanation of the so-called “no true Scotsman fallacy” alongside an elucidation of why it is logically unsound. The only problem is, the “no true Scotsman fallacy” doesn’t exist. The confusion... Continue reading

786 I was experiencing what Calvinists would call irresistible grace, and I was freaking out on all levels. I drank half a pint of brandy the first night; the second night; the third night I settled for beer because I... Continue reading

786 In the course of studying Persian I very quickly realized that everything I “knew” about the Middle East was wrong; furthermore, everything I “knew” about Islam was also wrong. I found this disconcerting since I knew more about both... Continue reading

786 I owe an apology for the long wait. I’m heartily sorry. I am now Muslim, disabled, and single, none of which was true in 2012. Here is the long-promised--and equally long-delayed--explanation. Because I am ill, it may take several... Continue reading

I remember one Yuletide in 1986 or '87, I got St. John of The Cross's book Dark Night of the Soul. Wow the energy required to get this far in a post was more than I anticipated. Not the best day--pain is outstanding and I can't keep an even keel, although i supplemented my drugs with comophorra myrrha extract, turmeric, ginger--all the usual--im sweating profusely even though im freezing my minerals off. I thought I could write a quick post because I am so sad that it's inspiring. I mean not something is inspiring, and t fuck it. wit til... Continue reading

In the Name of God, The Compassionate, The Merciful, Well, I'm eating crow. I had previously written: "That's where I get off the Traditionalist Bus...I for one am not going to embrace a foreign faith just because Guenon said that... Continue reading

One of the torments atheists love to inflict upon me is a rambling dissertation on how they are materialists, couched sixty-two different ways as if I didn't comprehend the first sentence. I don't know why, but at least half of... Continue reading

So I'm minding my own business, trying to write a response to a response I received to my post entitled "Gay 'Marriage' and Other Mysthical Beasts." So I type my response, and the TypePig page says, "We're sorry, we cannot... Continue reading

Most people have at least heard of Wayland the Smith, though that's usually the extent of their knowledge. In medieval times, however, his story was so popular that versions of it were told throughout the Teutonic world. The most detailed... Continue reading