What you give is what you get.

The one who who has asked the question can receive the answer.

You are worth it.

The government is the government. The government is not you. The government is not God. The government is not the populace. The populace culture and the government culture are not necessarily the same. In one region populace culture and government can be very distinct.

Two important distinctions that if not made, can lead to destructive outcomes. You are not God. You are the government.

Scripture is designed to bring you into friendship with Father God.

Once a teacher, always a father. Well done fathers.

When you minister to God, you also get ministered to.

Can you distinguish between what you want and what you think you want? Sometimes they are the same, but sometimes they are not the same. If you play the game for what you think you want, and it's not what you want, you're less likely to get what you want.

A core value of Wyoming code is the right to be left alone. That would be an upgrade over Arizona. We would like to move that way, towards freedom.

I like this, because it's a unique perspective and because it's true.

The more I interact with certain women, the more amazing my wife becomes to me. @AnnSofiNovelist

The church isn't primarily denominations and doctrine. The church is primarily family.

Good idea: Convert pain into insight and leverage.

The more a society values cooperation over what works, the less people are incentived to have kids.

Never in my life have I seen so clearly the distinction between the values of cooperation vs what works. In cooperation, norms are socially enforced. In what works, norms are reality enforced. California is an example of cooperation, socially enforced norms. It's run by watchers. They watch other people to make sure they cooperate. Wyoming is an example of what works, reality enforced norms. It's run by minders. They mind their own business. In cooperation cultures, they value the state's opinion of how to raise kids more than the parents. Decisions are categorical and judged. In what works cultures, they value the parent's opinion of how to raise kids more than the state. Decisions are discerning and nuanced. In cooperation cultures, they value safety over competence. In what works cultures, they value competence over safety. In cooperation cultures, things are protected. In what works cultures, things are built. In cooperation cultures, mistakes and learning are avoided. In what works cultures, mistakes and learning are embraced. In cooperation cultures, compliance and procedure is necessary. In what works cultures, critical thinking and problem solving is necessary. In cooperation cultures, mindsets are closed. In what works cultures, mindsets are open. In cooperation cultures, people are managed. In what works cultures, people are free. In cooperation cultures, people depend on agreement. In what works cultures, people depend on fathering. What culture do you want to live in?

Books will become more important as AI improves.

The purpose of the Bible is to encounter God.

Bitcoin is an escape from the Titanic. View quoted note →

Churches that organize themselves primarily around agreement instead of family, are less likely to stay together.