Ethics & moral reasoning
Justice & Happiness
How might reason, dialogue and human happiness help us resolve moral disagreements?
Honesty · Friendliness · Justice
Alchemy.
The analysis of Life
Alchemy is the God or Good chemical, which one is experimenting and, trying to produce, to increase it. There are certain ideas and behaviours, attitude and points of view which can transform the person, an evolution, toward what? toward a more objective person that reasons without bias and without an ulterior agenda of personal gain or comfort, instead the person who seeks to purify their reason is able to think and live according objective good, which is that which good for all, for everyone, for life. However, we are not here claiming to be purely charitable and thinking of others, we are trying to win the favour of God, to work within the Law of Good, not merely for material success but for an improved inner state: Clarity, Harmony, Strength, resulting in Peace.
Many people think of changing the world, but hardly any think of changing themself. Salvation lies within. And to get out, one must go in. The unexamined life is not worth living. These are all wise words that direct us to study life, to try to understand yourself, because by studying yourself you are studying the human mind in general, the nature of emotions, beliefs, self-esteem, and life on the whole. The more you understand yourself, the more you understand all such things, because you are human, you are life. Perhaps the most famous words of all: Know Thy Self, yet not merely who you are, but what you are, the self, the ego, the soul. God give us the eyes to see, the heart to believe, and the spirit to keep going. Love one thing: Good.
An invitation to examine
We need an open mind and an open heart, with compassion for everyone and everything, including ourselves. We must be willing to let go of all hostility, to reflect honestly on ourselves, and to learn and change.
With that willingness, I invite you to examine the ideas found here. Question them, challenge their reasoning, and consider what they might ask of you. Are you willing to examine your own convictions as closely as you examine another’s? What might you discover if you do?
It is more important to seek good than truth—but as the inquiry unfolds, they reveal themselves to be the same thing.Examine the ideas
01 / The written word
Questions worth staying with.
Explore the themes behind the writing. These reading notes introduce works in development.
The experience of happiness
Who is the happiest person alive?
Considering happiness as peace and joy—and asking what lies beneath the surface.
Character & human worth
What makes a person refined?
Beyond eloquence and accomplishment: examining the place of moral character.
02 / The spoken word
Ideas, given a voice.
A space for recorded speeches and spoken reflections.
Recordings forthcoming
The conversation continues.
Speeches will appear here as they are recorded. Until then, explore the questions in the writing above.
03 / The author
Citizen of the World
Philosophy is the study of Life.
Who am I?
I’ve sat in solitude with the wreckage of my choices, trying to name the law behind conscience and consequence—what some call God, others karma.
I don’t write to preach. I write to show my workings, to test belief against the hardest objections. If you stay, follow the arguments, not my authority. Don’t take my word. Examine what I lay out.
Belief here isn’t comfort; it’s a verdict I keep trying to justify.
To enter these waters, we must be brave enough to face thoughts we would rather leave undisturbed. Some awaken fear. Others stir guilt—the kind that makes us want to turn away from our own reflection.
A brave thinker must be willing to examine even what frightens them. For if God exists, and God is righteous, what might that ask of us? The prospect can be frightening. But fear is neither proof nor a verdict; it, too, must be examined.