Stephen
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Philosophy | Nature Photography. I occasionally post pictures I take on my phone and quotes from books I’m reading.
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For me there is nothing as beautiful as mountains emerging behind clearing clouds. It is magical and ethereal, and can be so in infinitely many ways. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
For me there is nothing as beautiful as mountains emerging behind clearing clouds. It is magical and ethereal, and can be so in infinitely many ways. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia.
#bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset
#bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset
Look at those who strut about in high places: their prosperity is nothing but gilding. Examine it closely and you will see how much rottenness is hidden beneath that thin coating of status.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 115.9
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 115.9
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Look at those who strut about in high places: their prosperity is nothing but gilding. Examine it closely and you will see how much rottenness is hidden beneath that thin coating of status.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 115.9
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 115.9
In every act, keep your eyes on death.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 114.27
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 114.27
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In every act, keep your eyes on death.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 114.27
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 114.27
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We’re a long way from this.
November 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
We’re a long way from this.
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When modern Christians say “it’s not the government’s job to help the poor,” they’re not echoing Jesus, Paul, the prophets, or the early church.
They’re echoing figures like Ayn Rand, who despised Christianity’s communal ethic of compassion and called altruism a “moral evil.”
They’re echoing figures like Ayn Rand, who despised Christianity’s communal ethic of compassion and called altruism a “moral evil.”
October 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
When modern Christians say “it’s not the government’s job to help the poor,” they’re not echoing Jesus, Paul, the prophets, or the early church.
They’re echoing figures like Ayn Rand, who despised Christianity’s communal ethic of compassion and called altruism a “moral evil.”
They’re echoing figures like Ayn Rand, who despised Christianity’s communal ethic of compassion and called altruism a “moral evil.”
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Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
What help do we find, then, to counter these losses? Just this — that we hold what we have lost in our memory and don’t allow the pleasure we have experienced from them to perish with them.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.11
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.11
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
What help do we find, then, to counter these losses? Just this — that we hold what we have lost in our memory and don’t allow the pleasure we have experienced from them to perish with them.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.11
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.11
Every good thing for mortals is likewise mortal.
— Seneca (quoting Metrodorus), 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 98.9
— Seneca (quoting Metrodorus), 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 98.9
October 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Every good thing for mortals is likewise mortal.
— Seneca (quoting Metrodorus), 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 98.9
— Seneca (quoting Metrodorus), 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 98.9
Those who suffer before there is need suffer more than they need to.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 98.8
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 98.8
October 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Those who suffer before there is need suffer more than they need to.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 98.8
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 98.8
Let’s measure our life by its performance, not by its duration.
How long I am to exist does not belong to me; what is mine is authentic existence.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.4, 7
How long I am to exist does not belong to me; what is mine is authentic existence.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.4, 7
October 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Let’s measure our life by its performance, not by its duration.
How long I am to exist does not belong to me; what is mine is authentic existence.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.4, 7
How long I am to exist does not belong to me; what is mine is authentic existence.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.4, 7
For a long life, you need the help of fate; but to live sufficiently, the essential thing is one’s character.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.2
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.2
October 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
For a long life, you need the help of fate; but to live sufficiently, the essential thing is one’s character.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.2
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 93.2
… for I was hungry and you gave me no food.
— Jesus
— Jesus
Oh man, the New York Young Republicans implicated in the Nazi groupchat scandal ran up a $23,000 tab eating filet mignon and drinking at a hotel in Syracuse -- a city with one of the highest child poverty rates *in the nation* -- and then refused to pay the bill.
October 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
… for I was hungry and you gave me no food.
— Jesus
— Jesus
Finally preordered my copy. Looking forward to reading this.
It lives!
You can now preorder my philosophical biography of Schopenhauer.
Out in November.
You can now preorder my philosophical biography of Schopenhauer.
Out in November.
Arthur Schopenhauer
An engaging biography of one of the most influential Western philosophers and a thought-provoking exploration of how to live with Arthur Schopenhauer’s pessimism. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) almos...
press.uchicago.edu
October 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Finally preordered my copy. Looking forward to reading this.
We are equal in that each of us is liable to every suffering.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 91.16
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 91.16
October 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We are equal in that each of us is liable to every suffering.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 91.16
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 91.16
Once reduced to ashes, we are all the same size. Born equal, we die equal.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 91.16
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 91.16
October 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Once reduced to ashes, we are all the same size. Born equal, we die equal.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 91.16
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 91.16
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55 years around the sun today and what better present I could have had than to wake up to this view of clearing storm light (my favorite! 🤩) and a fresh blanket of snow while sipping my morning coffee 🩵
October 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
55 years around the sun today and what better present I could have had than to wake up to this view of clearing storm light (my favorite! 🤩) and a fresh blanket of snow while sipping my morning coffee 🩵
All while God watched in silence. 6 months is about as fitting as this man being allowed into heaven.
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
All while God watched in silence. 6 months is about as fitting as this man being allowed into heaven.
I’m so excited! Just recently finished C3 and AoU, and I’m ready for more. I can’t wait to see what Brennan has in store.
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Get started with an introduction to our tale!
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Campaign 4 is begin, TOMORROW at 7PM PT! Find all you need to join our epic saga here in our helpful guide to Aramán!
WHAT IS CAMPAIGN 4? 4️⃣ 👀
Get started with an introduction to our tale!
➡️ bit.ly/46tpZbE
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I’m so excited! Just recently finished C3 and AoU, and I’m ready for more. I can’t wait to see what Brennan has in store.
In your study, make it your aim not to know more, but to know better.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 89.23
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 89.23
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In your study, make it your aim not to know more, but to know better.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 89.23
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 89.23
I recall the first time I heard him say a new born would step over its father’s corpse to take his watch if it had the strength of an adult. This was used as an illustration of the Calvinist doctrine of total depravity, and as an argument for spanking your kids. I was mortified, to say the least.
Evangelical homeschool leader Voddie Baucham, an advocate and popularizer of extremist ideologies and movements like Quiverfull, Christian Patriarchy, the Family-Integrated Church, and the Stay-at-Home Daughter (SAHD) Movement, passed away today.
Voddie Baucham Dies at the Age of 56
On Thursday, Sept. 25, Founders Ministries informed the public that Voddie Baucham, Jr. died earlier that day after “suffering an emergency medical incident.”
churchleaders.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I recall the first time I heard him say a new born would step over its father’s corpse to take his watch if it had the strength of an adult. This was used as an illustration of the Calvinist doctrine of total depravity, and as an argument for spanking your kids. I was mortified, to say the least.
Not one of those whom wealth and public office have taken to the top is truly great. Why does he appear great? You are including the pedestal in his measurement.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 76.31
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 76.31
September 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Not one of those whom wealth and public office have taken to the top is truly great. Why does he appear great? You are including the pedestal in his measurement.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 76.31
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 76.31
… virtue needs nothing to ennoble it: it is its own great ornament, and makes sacred the body it inhabits.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 66.2
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 66.2
September 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
… virtue needs nothing to ennoble it: it is its own great ornament, and makes sacred the body it inhabits.
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 66.2
— Seneca, 𝘓𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘴 66.2
There’s a new coolness in the breeze and a deeper angle in the shadows, which tells me: fall is coming.
August 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
There’s a new coolness in the breeze and a deeper angle in the shadows, which tells me: fall is coming.