SomeHistorian

Posts

A Rational Philosophy of Existence: Believing in a Creator Without Religion

Introduction I have spent my entire life thinking about existence more deeply than anyone I personally know. While most people touch these questions occasionally, I grew up living inside them. As a child, I experienced an early existential crisis—an overwhelming awareness that everything around me existed for reasons I could not understand. This forced me into a habit of thinking in systems: not emotionally, not through inherited beliefs, but through logic, structure, and a desire to see how all parts of reality influence one another. Because of this, I never accepted religious teachings simply because a human claimed them. I never believed in prophets who spoke on behalf of the universe. I never accepted that a divine force would have human emotions like anger, jealousy, vengeance, or mercy. These are biological reactions produced by evolution, hormones, and survival instincts. To attribute them to the creator of the entire cosmos is, to me, an unrealistic projection. So my belief sys...

The West Is Quietly Committing Suicide and Calling It Freedom

She was twenty-three, beautiful in the way filters make effortless, and she told the podcast microphone—between laughs—that she’d slept with forty-two people before finding herself. The audience cheered. The clip got three million views in a day. She smiled wider, posted a thirst-trap with the caption “unapologetic,” and felt, for a fleeting second, like a goddess. Three months later she sat alone in her apartment at 3 a.m., scrolling through old photos of a boy who once loved her, wondering why her chest felt hollowed out. She blamed capitalism, the patriarchy, her mother—anything but the quiet voice that whispered she had been sold a glittering lie. That girl is not an exception. She is the new normal. Something insidious has happened to us over the past twenty years, and most of us have been too busy liking, sharing, and numbing to notice. A civilization that once celebrated restraint, fidelity, sacrifice, and transcendence now rewards its opposite with viral fame. We have inverte...

Victim Mentality, Responsibility, and Personal Agency

Modern societies often struggle with balancing individual accountability and societal protection. In the United States, this tension is particularly evident in legal and social systems that increasingly emphasize victimhood. While the protection of rights is essential, the cultural and legal reinforcement of a “victim-first” mindset has, in some cases, diminished personal responsibility, created opportunities for exploitation, and introduced inefficiencies into legal processes. By examining both psychological and legal dimensions, it becomes possible to understand the consequences of overemphasizing external blame and to explore how a philosophy rooted in personal agency and responsibility can promote fairness, ethical behavior, and societal efficiency. Over the past several decades, U.S. legal culture has witnessed a noticeable increase in personal injury claims, class-action lawsuits, and premises-liability suits. While such cases often serve the important purpose of holding negligen...

3 Million Deaths a Year: The Hidden Cost of "Progress"

Our economic system is currently causing three million preventable deaths every single year. That figure is not from war, pandemic, or natural disaster. It is the direct, measurable human cost of the way we have chosen to organize work, technology, attention, and capital in the early 21st century. Eight thousand two hundred people will die today for the same reason. Another eight thousand two hundred will die tomorrow. Most of them will never make the news. Between 2000 and 2024 the global economy generated an additional seventy-two trillion dollars in wealth thanks to digital platforms, financialization, automation, and aggressive optimization. At the same time, the same forces inflicted one hundred and fifty-five trillion dollars in quantifiable human damage: premature deaths, mental-health collapse, lost productivity, healthcare burdens, and social disintegration. The final ratio is brutal and unambiguous. For every dollar of extra economic benefit delivered over the past quarter-c...

For Some People, Freedom Is Worth More Than Comfort — Even If Freedom Leads to Hell

There are people who would rather burn than bow. People who choose the rough road over the soft one, even if it ends in darkness. For them, freedom isn’t just a privilege — it’s oxygen. Take it away, and they suffocate, no matter how soft the bed or how safe the walls. Most of the world doesn’t understand that kind of soul. Society teaches us that comfort equals success: a steady job, a roof, routine, safety, predictability. But for some, those things feel like cages made of gold. They don’t want safety if it means silence. They don’t want peace if it means obedience. To live free — even if that freedom leads to pain, loneliness, or even ruin — feels more real than living under someone else’s rules. Freedom comes with a price. You lose protection. You lose approval. Sometimes you lose love. You might go hungry, end up sleeping on concrete, or be hated by those who once smiled at you. But at least the choices are yours. Every scar is self-earned. Every mistake belongs to you. That’s som...

Time Alone Doesn’t Heal: Why Jail Time Isn’t Always the Answer for Criminal Behavior

In the realm of criminal justice, incarceration is frequently viewed as the ultimate solution—a way to punish wrongdoing, deter future crimes, and protect society. But what if this approach is fundamentally flawed? What if simply locking someone away for a set period, without addressing the root causes of their behavior, does more harm than good? Like an infected wound left untreated, criminal tendencies can fester during imprisonment, leading to higher rates of reoffending upon release. This article explores the limitations of relying solely on jail time, backed by data and real-world examples, and argues for a more rehabilitative approach to strengthen our democracy. The idea that "time heals all wounds" is a comforting proverb, but it's not always accurate. In medicine, a clean cut might mend with rest, but an infected injury requires antibiotics, cleaning, and ongoing care to prevent it from worsening. Similarly, in the criminal justice system, time behind bars might...