“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The West was the best for a reason.

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Western civilization is good, actually.

Great shirt, random guy in airport.

USA remains undefeated in the Super Bowl. Go Hawks.

Don’t run your business to make politicians and activists happy.

…yet

Had to get out of Nashville for a minute.

Not all academics are humorless. For instance, these Cox-Zuckers.

Sound familiar?: Nobunaga was the only man who had rescued the hearts of the common people from the flames of war and who had committed himself to them publicly. When they asked themselves what was to become of them, he reassured them. In such situations, there is no time to establish a detailed political policy. Nobunaga’s secret was nothing more than to do things swiftly and decisively. What the common people clearly wanted in this country at civil war was not a talented administrator or a great sage. The world was in chaos. If Nobunaga was able to control it, they would accept a certain amount of hardship.

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

All of this AI acceleration, (yes I’m running an OpenClaw), has me thinking about the nature of consciousness more deeply. Started rewatching Westworld as it spurred the same type of thinking when I watched it years ago. Very rewatchable…