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The futility of forestry and an ode to the hillcountry
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Why I side with Tecumseh
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An invitation to my crisis of faith
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"So shall your offspring be"
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A 2023 in books
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The Gardener God
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"Free to die and free in death"
Nietzsche's response to the preachers of slow death
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Booleans and shades of grey
How to be immortal, and why fearing death is stupid
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Brief Ruminations: Learning languages
And appreciating the mysteries of God
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Highlights at The Layman and elsewhere
Celebrating 50 posts
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How to be yourself
(you can't)
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I changed my mind about Billy Budd
Evolving perspectives, rule of law, and impossible standards
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An Old Testament view of violence
What would it look like to actually obey the Law?
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A paradoxical faith in an eroding world
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