Benjamin Blake Speed Watkins
@benjaminwatkins.bsky.social
Nuc Engineer, Philosopher, Writer, & host of Real Atheology
“Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.”
—Captain Ahab
“Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.”
—Captain Ahab
There are big “if you don’t struggle, it will hurt less” vibes radiating from this.
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April 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
There are big “if you don’t struggle, it will hurt less” vibes radiating from this.
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Had a great time celebrating this lovely lady’s birthday.
April 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Had a great time celebrating this lovely lady’s birthday.
Who wore it better? Rubio or Stańczyk?
March 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Who wore it better? Rubio or Stańczyk?
Fun Fact: Lucretius’ “On The Nature of Things” is “Metal.” 🤘🏻
February 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Fun Fact: Lucretius’ “On The Nature of Things” is “Metal.” 🤘🏻
Happy Valentine’s Day to the woman of my dreams and the mother of our children. 😘
February 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day to the woman of my dreams and the mother of our children. 😘
The world is a place where pain lingers, untended. A loving God would end such suffering, but it persists—babies wail with hunger, animals are torn apart in the wild, and the sick die in their solitude. The earth is full of grief that has no cause, no justice.
February 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The world is a place where pain lingers, untended. A loving God would end such suffering, but it persists—babies wail with hunger, animals are torn apart in the wild, and the sick die in their solitude. The earth is full of grief that has no cause, no justice.
Haters gonna hate
December 8, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Haters gonna hate
My latest brief on one version of the causal argument for materialism.
December 4, 2024 at 5:37 PM
My latest brief on one version of the causal argument for materialism.
“Two objects of the same logical form are-apart from their external properties-only differentiated from one another in that they are different.”
—Wittgenstein, TLP, 2.0233
—Wittgenstein, TLP, 2.0233
November 22, 2024 at 1:22 AM
“Two objects of the same logical form are-apart from their external properties-only differentiated from one another in that they are different.”
—Wittgenstein, TLP, 2.0233
—Wittgenstein, TLP, 2.0233
Your own what!?
*stares in Wittgenstein*
*stares in Wittgenstein*
November 21, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Your own what!?
*stares in Wittgenstein*
*stares in Wittgenstein*
Conspiracy Theorist Who Disagrees With Everyone Believes He Is Also Thinking Critically
November 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Conspiracy Theorist Who Disagrees With Everyone Believes He Is Also Thinking Critically
In my latest brief, I defend Princess Elisabeth’s causal argument against Descartes’ substance dualism. The essence of that defense appeals to what Jaegwon Kim calls “the pairing problem.” What relation pairs mental causes with physical effects? Materialism, but not substance dualism, has an answer.
November 19, 2024 at 2:33 AM
In my latest brief, I defend Princess Elisabeth’s causal argument against Descartes’ substance dualism. The essence of that defense appeals to what Jaegwon Kim calls “the pairing problem.” What relation pairs mental causes with physical effects? Materialism, but not substance dualism, has an answer.
Isaac Newton: Two things cannot occupy the same location in space at the same time.
17th Century Europe: This man simply cannot miss!
Isaac Newton: *Dies a virgin*
17th Century Europe: This man simply cannot miss!
Isaac Newton: *Dies a virgin*
November 16, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Isaac Newton: Two things cannot occupy the same location in space at the same time.
17th Century Europe: This man simply cannot miss!
Isaac Newton: *Dies a virgin*
17th Century Europe: This man simply cannot miss!
Isaac Newton: *Dies a virgin*
Fun fact: Illusionists DO NOT claim consciousness is illusory. The deny that introspection reveals the true nature of consciousness. We can be mistaken about what we take conscious experiences to be e.g. pains are located in particular regions of our body, or that this picture contains yellow color:
November 15, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Fun fact: Illusionists DO NOT claim consciousness is illusory. The deny that introspection reveals the true nature of consciousness. We can be mistaken about what we take conscious experiences to be e.g. pains are located in particular regions of our body, or that this picture contains yellow color:
November 15, 2024 at 1:47 PM
What are we left with?
A nation of god-fearing pregnant nationalists
Who feel it's their duty to populate the homeland
Pass on traditions
How to get ahead religions
And prosperity via simpleton culture (ah-)
The idiots are taking over
#nofx
A nation of god-fearing pregnant nationalists
Who feel it's their duty to populate the homeland
Pass on traditions
How to get ahead religions
And prosperity via simpleton culture (ah-)
The idiots are taking over
#nofx
November 14, 2024 at 9:55 PM
What are we left with?
A nation of god-fearing pregnant nationalists
Who feel it's their duty to populate the homeland
Pass on traditions
How to get ahead religions
And prosperity via simpleton culture (ah-)
The idiots are taking over
#nofx
A nation of god-fearing pregnant nationalists
Who feel it's their duty to populate the homeland
Pass on traditions
How to get ahead religions
And prosperity via simpleton culture (ah-)
The idiots are taking over
#nofx
Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.
#Faulkner #LightInAugust
#Faulkner #LightInAugust
November 14, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.
#Faulkner #LightInAugust
#Faulkner #LightInAugust
Happy 184th birthday to the GOAT impressionist painter, Claude Monet.
November 14, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Happy 184th birthday to the GOAT impressionist painter, Claude Monet.
I was very satisfied with this read.
November 13, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I was very satisfied with this read.
