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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Notes on Flow

"Flow" has been called an "optimal experience." It's a state of "effortless concentration so deep that [the persons in the flow] lose their sense of time, of themselves, of their problems." There are two forms of effort: "concentration on the task

Cocktail Theology

By William Dailey at First Things

There aren't Economic Systems

The Great Reset appears to be an idea among the global elite that COVID gives them an opportunity to “reimagine” economic systems, along the lines that the elite think more appropriate. The problem is, there is no such thing as an “economic system.” People naturally pursue happiness. To paraphrase St.

Gnosticism in Modernity, or Why History Refuses to End

Isaac Ariail Reed and Michael Weinman at The Hedgehog Review

Cryptocurrency Isn't in a Bubble

It might be terribly overvalued, but it's not in a bubble

Moloch Rises

How dark are these times? Have pagan forces (i.e., Satanic forces) been unleashed into western culture? Heck, I don't know, but it really sucks that it's even a theory worth considering. And in this regard, it's worth remembering that the number one response

Orthanc, Symbol of Patriarchy, Must Fall

The Rohan Rambler SR April 1, 1592 ISENGARD. A fierce debate surrounds Middle Earth's most famous tower, Orthanc. “It was built by men, to celebrate men, and to protect men,” says Dana Harad, of the Lesbians International Community. “It needs to come down.” At the center of the

The Deeply Flawed Campaign for Racial Reparations

By Jeff Jacoby at The Boston Globe

Postmodernist Pinball Wizards

"He Stands Like a Statue/Becomes Part of the Machine" That lyric from The Who's righteous (if overplayed) song summarizes the point of this very good piece at Salon. It's not often you see TDE post an essay from that leftist e-rag, but

Are Alien Sightings Just Demonic Possessions?

In 1959, the famous psychologist Carl Jung wrote Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky. Instead of trying to account for UFOs as a literal reality, he opted to see them instead as a psychic aspect, a fantasy of the unconscious.