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Re:Mind Studio
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dedicated to thinking about
trauma, recovery, humanity, society, technology, and love.
The writings here do not sell comfort.
They offer a language for thinking.
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A Checkmate Named Freedom: Choice or Coercion?
From a secular perspective, the Christian concept of “free will” feels deceptive. It claims to give us the freedom of choice, yet it predetermines the “right” answer and labels anyone who fails to choose it a “sinner.” Is this truly freedom? Or is it closer to a form of coercion—a “set-up” where only one answer…
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Closed Logic and Open Reality: Hume’s Challenge to Mathematical Science
Science is a language written in numbers. The process of gathering data through experimentation (induction) eventually converges into a single beautiful formula or axiom (deduction). Scientists claim, “Sampling is just the beginning; in the end, we have completed a perfectly closed logical model.” Yet, at this very point, Hume smiles coldly and asks: “Why do…
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A Flood of Supply: Building a Dam Named Desire
We commonly think that we cook rice because we are hungry. We believe that human desire comes first, and the economy is merely a service that faithfully follows its lead. However, if we look closely at the massive mechanism of modern capitalism, we discover a bizarre reversal: in truth, unable to handle its own overflowing…
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The Bankruptcy of Hatred: A Profit and Loss Statement for Souls Blinded by Short-Term Gains
There is a common delusion among those who choose hatred: the belief that the superiority gained by demeaning others will become a permanent asset of their own. However, this is akin to high-interest usury. The self-esteem grasped in the moment is sweet, but the interest that follows eats away at the very foundation of one’s…
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[Essays in Love #6] Defaulted Promises: A Penance for Incompetence, Not Betrayal
We often seek a path of evasion when we fail to keep a promise, wrapping our actions in excuses like “my heart has changed” or “circumstances were not favorable.” However, from the perspective that sees a promise as an engineering design of trust, “intentionally failing to keep a promise” cannot exist. This is because a…