Chris Liss

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The Second Coming

The all-seeing Eye Of Sauron isn’t extinguished by the sword; it simply runs out of funding, flickers and goes dark.

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Fiat Morality

Along with fiat currency, there is a parallel and perhaps more pernicious ethos in our midst: fiat morality.

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Art

Who the hell am I to post and podcast my thoughts?

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Original Sin

I got this idea in my head I would do an elimination diet starting on New Year’s Day.

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Belief

The difference between an earnest, open-minded person and a dangerous fanatic is the willingness to suffer doubt.

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The Real AI

The 21st century midwit meme, it turns out, is embedded in the 7th century Heart Sutra.

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Wealth

I had the sense I might be cheated at any moment. And not nickle and dime-level cheating like someone skimming from a tip jar, but that an abyss might drop out from under my feet.

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The Aliens

When the aliens finally invaded, it wasn’t the way most people had expected.

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