John Mackay

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Testing my automated social media poster! 🤖

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#Testing #Automation #Bluesky #Mastodon

Parmenides A comparative analysis between Parmenides and the Conference of Difference models of ontology.

Why does the ontology of Parmenides dismiss the entire world of change as an illusion and is it necessary?
👉 Find out here: www.johnmackay.net/cod-thesis-c...
#Ontology #Philosophy #Reality

Daoism A comparative analysis between Daoism and the Conference of Difference models of ontology.

What if the Daoism is mistaken? What if the world of distinct things and constant change is not a fallen state but the engine of reality itself.
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#Change #Metaphysics #Ontology

Daoism A comparative analysis between Daoism and the Conference of Difference models of ontology.

What if the Daoism is mistaken? What if the world of distinct things and constant change is not a fallen state but the engine of reality itself.
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#Change #Metaphysics #Ontology

Heraclitus A comparative analysis between Heraclitus and the Conference of Difference models of ontology.

Heraclitus said you can't step in the same river twice, anchoring the flow of all things in a hidden unifying hand called the Logos. The CoD model asks whether the Logos is needed?
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#Philosophy #Reality #Transformation

Confucianism/Ruism A comparative analysis between Confucianism/Ruism and the Conference of Difference models of ontology.

Confucian harmony vs. an ontology of pure relation. Can ethics exist without a pre-existing Dao? Discover how the Conference of Difference reframes 2,500 years of thought.
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#Ethics #Philosophy #Society

Early Buddhism A comparative analysis between Early Buddhism and the Conference of Difference models of ontology.

🧠 Early Buddhism vs. the Conference of Difference:
Where does the self end and existence begin?
A deep comparative analysis of ontology, impermanence, and the nature of being.
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#Buddhism #Ontology #Philosophy

Jainism This analysis highlights the CoD's distinctive capacity to ground radical pluralism and dynamic relationality without requiring the foundational, pre-defined categorical unities upon which Jainism's…

| Jainism vs. Modern Process Ontology |
When do metaphysical assumptions become a liability?
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#Metaphysics #Ontology #Philosophy

Zoroastrianism A comparative analysis between Zoroastrianism and the Conference of Difference models of ontology.

👿 What if evil isn't a primordial spirit, but a breakdown within the conference of difference? This week we compare Zoroastrianism with the CoD model of ontology.
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#Ontology #Philosophy #Zoroastrianism

On the soul The impression we weave and leave behind

We've been taught the soul is a private spark within us. But what if it's not inside you at all?
Discover a vision of the soul as the shared impression woven between our inner self and the outer world.
👉 www.johnmackay.net/on-the-soul....
#Ontology #Philosophy #Religion

On transformation The engine of existence.

🔁 Transformation isn't just change—it's existence itself. From ancient wisdom to modern insight, discover why we are verbs, not nouns.
Read "On Transformation": www.johnmackay.net/on-transform...
#Transformation #Philosophy #Existence

What if salvation isn’t in heaven, but in how reality holds itself together? Read why salvation is not a metaphysical end but a living process.
👉 www.johnmackay.net/on-salvation...
#ontology #philosophy

Ever feel like "you scratch my back..." has an invisible price tag? What if reciprocity isn't just social but how the universe holds itself together? Explore the regulating principle of existence.
👉 www.johnmackay.net/on-reciproci...
#Philosophy #Ontology #Reciprocity

On power The currency of existence.

Is the hunger for power a flaw, or your most human trait? Why wanting it is only the first step.
Read it now: www.johnmackay.net/on-power.htm
#Power #Philosophy #Ontology

On meaning The action to intend

What if meaning isn't something you find, but something you are? Discover a radical new view in our latest article.
👉 www.johnmackay.net/on-meaning.htm
#epistemology #ontology #philosophy

Ever had a belief you knew was true, only to find out you were completely wrong? It's not your fault. It's how knowing works. I wrote about the beautiful, liberating reason why.
Read it here 👉 www.johnmackay.net/on-knowing.htm
#epistemology #ontology #philosophy

Is religion's bad rap its just desserts? 🤔 My latest article examines the line between defensible faith and imperialism. Where do you stand?
👉 www.johnmackay.net/on-religion....
#God #Philosophy #Religion

"Religion is not a puzzle for the intellect to solve, nor a system to critique." I'm sorry Alison but that's literally what led Baha'u'llah to create his own religion.

On Religion The imperialism of taste

Thank you Alison. I delved a little deeper into Bahá'u'lláh with the result that the Bahá'í Faith received a reference in this weeks article here: www.johnmackay.net/on-religion..... Best regards, John.

God isn’t a supreme being—God is the process that transforms existence. Discover the 'conference of difference' and a God we can’t ignore, avoid, or deny.
👉 www.johnmackay.net/on-god.htm
#God #Metaphsyics #Religion

On Freedom Article 3 of a 10-part series dedicated to ontology, refuting metaphysical freedom and redefining it as the probabilistic activity within the bound process of the conference of difference.

🤔 Do you control your choices, or do they control you?
Take a deep-dive into Free will
👉 www.johnmackay.net/on-freedom.htm
#Freedom #FreeWill #Philosophy

On Belief Article 2 of a 10-part series dedicated to ontology, redefining belief as the ontological 'grant of leave' that enables the conference of difference

🧠 Forget everything you think you know about belief. It's not faith or psychology—it's the primordial "grant of leave" that permits being itself to unfold. The second article in my ontology series is live.
👉 www.johnmackay.net/on-belief.htm
#Metaphysics #ConferenceOfDifference #Philosophy

Forget substances. From quantum fields to your thoughts, reality is a verb. How does "Conference of Difference" redefine existence? #Ontology #Philosophy #Science
👉 www.johnmackay.net/on-being.htm

What if the universe is fundamentally made of verbs, not nouns? The photon isn't a "thing" but a process we've been miscategorizing for a century.
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#language #philosophy #physics

Thank you so much. The Cambridge Companion to Hannah Arendt it is. Hope Santa's listening and by that I mean my wife and/or kids 😉

Thank you for that Alison. Do you know if there's a good source to read her thoughts on that? If so, it might be appropriate for me to acknowledge her concerns in the article. 😊

Ideology doesn't promote thinking.🧠 It stops it.
Read: Ideology: When the Map Obscures the Territory.
👉 www.johnmackay.net/ideology.htm
#ideology #ontology #philosophy

Discover the single most important idea you're missing about yourself.
👉 www.johnmackay.net/who-am-i.htm
#life #philosophy #self