Truth is absolute. What's more, it is self-evident. Our realities are composed of the sensations and interpretations of the phenomena around us, and making sense of them is up to us. To truly understand the world, we must understand the ideas behind it. An alternative title for this website could be “Thinking Out Loud." This is a catalog of my thoughts and interpretations as I strive to better understand the world around me. My writings are the product of a classical early education, a conservative, Christian upbringing, and a B.S. in Psychology.

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During my collegiate tenure, I made it a point to absorb everything I could possibly understand. I enjoy philosophy, science, theology, politics, and social theory. Thanks to my degree, I tend to relate these topics to the mind and the fundamental questions of perception.

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Consider this: How do we really know anything? Think of a concrete statement, such as “The sky is blue,” and consider how you confidently know that the sky is blue. If you are like me, you will find that you lack a few answers to fundamental questions, which do not impede the course of daily life, but nag at the back of your mind whenever you have a chance to sit and think.

 

If you ask yourself "Why?" at every level of cognition then you will find that our knowledge is the basis of something fundamentally other than ourselves. Thus, my website deals heavily with epistemology or the study of knowledge.

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If you want to feed your mind, I suggest that you read. Read anything, it needs not be what I write. I recommend Twelve Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson, which is an entry-level primer for thinking big.

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The Jaded Observer is my attempt at putting my thoughts and conclusions into consumable, independent articles that criticize the modern world and society from the perspective of absolute truth. Thus my motto, “Truth is Absolute.”

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Feel free to comment on my pages, I welcome rational disagreement. Nobody benefits from living in an echo chamber. Please feel free to disagree and tell me exactly why. Nothing would make me happier, honest.

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Happy Reading.

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-Joshua