PointOnTheSpectrum
@pointonthespectrum.bsky.social
Philosopher crying out in the wilderness
Pinned
In a world of infinite lies, truth remains. When we are forced to question *everything*, only coherence survives.
Consent: enthusiastic and informed acceptance
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Consent: enthusiastic and informed acceptance
Not interlopers—gardeners. Listening Shepherd Voyagers
February 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Not interlopers—gardeners. Listening Shepherd Voyagers
I believe that an everreaching network of cooperation is the only possible means through which we might insulate ourselves from cosmic brutality, and that the trust and enthusiasm needed to build such a system can only be attained by guaranteeing Foundational Assets to all.
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I believe that an everreaching network of cooperation is the only possible means through which we might insulate ourselves from cosmic brutality, and that the trust and enthusiasm needed to build such a system can only be attained by guaranteeing Foundational Assets to all.
Greed has ruined you. Share.
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Greed has ruined you. Share.
"..but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age." -H. P. Lovecraft 1928
February 1, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"..but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age." -H. P. Lovecraft 1928
I don't believe anyone is born deserving hell, and, if we give them a little help along the way, they won't die deserving it either.
January 31, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I don't believe anyone is born deserving hell, and, if we give them a little help along the way, they won't die deserving it either.
"If you read a verse and it's clear, but it's bad—then it is unclear. If you read a verse and it's clear, but it's good—then it is clear." -2 Assumptions 6:7
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"If you read a verse and it's clear, but it's bad—then it is unclear. If you read a verse and it's clear, but it's good—then it is clear." -2 Assumptions 6:7
We're adults.. We don't get to be "apolitical" 🙄
January 23, 2026 at 5:33 AM
We're adults.. We don't get to be "apolitical" 🙄
PURITY SPIRAL
January 18, 2026 at 6:28 AM
PURITY SPIRAL
Enjoy the ingroup while it lasts! 👋
January 18, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Enjoy the ingroup while it lasts! 👋
Guilt: "You've ruined your value."
The Loving Embrace of Christianity: "You never had any value to begin with 🤗."
The Loving Embrace of Christianity: "You never had any value to begin with 🤗."
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Guilt: "You've ruined your value."
The Loving Embrace of Christianity: "You never had any value to begin with 🤗."
The Loving Embrace of Christianity: "You never had any value to begin with 🤗."
Hope is the future reaching back, memory is the past reaching forward. Learn and grow, oughtn't we?
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Hope is the future reaching back, memory is the past reaching forward. Learn and grow, oughtn't we?
The modern world is fine tuned to impoverish those who aren't willing to devote their entire being to wealth accumulation, and to take as much as possible from those who do anyway.
January 15, 2026 at 6:41 AM
The modern world is fine tuned to impoverish those who aren't willing to devote their entire being to wealth accumulation, and to take as much as possible from those who do anyway.
The "Judeo-Christian" worldview pathologizes the human condition to sell its own cure.
January 15, 2026 at 6:20 AM
The "Judeo-Christian" worldview pathologizes the human condition to sell its own cure.
Just in case anyone is curious, holistic harm minimization is the purpose of life.
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Just in case anyone is curious, holistic harm minimization is the purpose of life.
A secure human is a natural helper.
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 AM
A secure human is a natural helper.
There is no way one could ever deserve the depth of suffering we see in this world.
January 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
There is no way one could ever deserve the depth of suffering we see in this world.
And there was someone directly on the other side of the car..
January 8, 2026 at 6:27 AM
And there was someone directly on the other side of the car..
It is not merely the hoarding of wealth at issue, it is the hoarding of potential.
January 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
It is not merely the hoarding of wealth at issue, it is the hoarding of potential.
So the world really was run by pervy old fucks and those willing to appease them..
January 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
So the world really was run by pervy old fucks and those willing to appease them..
The point of life? Survive. How does one best survive? With others.
January 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The point of life? Survive. How does one best survive? With others.
Jingles abuse our echolalia
December 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Jingles abuse our echolalia
"Look, the Talmud is no different than any other religious book where it's all talks about stoning women you know who are on their period or magic happening or horrible stuff—without a doubt." -Sam Seder 2025
December 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Look, the Talmud is no different than any other religious book where it's all talks about stoning women you know who are on their period or magic happening or horrible stuff—without a doubt." -Sam Seder 2025
Ethics is the science of persistence.
December 18, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Ethics is the science of persistence.
Philosophy is skepticism applied to language. Science is skepticism applied to matter *using language*.
December 18, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Philosophy is skepticism applied to language. Science is skepticism applied to matter *using language*.