Daily Archives: 25/07/2022

Mr. Tolkien the Magus

Posted on 25/07/2022 by oligomath

trying out the idea that Tolkien was broken by the Great War and reforged by a trauma-spirit (what are they called in Worm again?) that led to a genius growing inside him, covered by a triple personality-shell of 1) being … Continue reading →

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Tolkien and Simulation

Posted on 25/07/2022 by oligomath

i think i have underconsidered the importance of the clever heretic tolkien’s belief in secondary creation to the simulationist current of religion

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On Cremation

Posted on 25/07/2022 by oligomath

what i find most distasteful about the modern cremation rite is you do not see any burning. the cremations i have been to are crudely dramatic, with recorded music, electric motors and an absurd curtain covering the coffin as your … Continue reading →

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