Optimally Irrational

Morality works without absolute moral truths

Replacing theories of the Good and the Right with a theory of the Seemly

Dec 9 • Lionel Page

71

65

20

November 2025

There are no moral laws out there

A criticism of moral realism

Nov 28 • Lionel Page

110

86

33

No, religion isn't required for morality

Our moral sense precedes religious doctrines

Nov 21 • Lionel Page

85

51

24

Morality without skyhooks

Shedding light on what morality is and how it works

Nov 10 • Lionel Page

132

39

43

October 2025

Does the arc of history bend towards democracy?

Why the world became more democratic, and whether it will continue

Oct 27

48

15

13

What are we really doing on social media?

The motives and strategies that shape our online presence

Oct 10 • Lionel Page

86

5

12

Artificial General Intelligence will likely require a general goal, but which one?

AGI, LLMs and the challenge of alignment

Oct 6 • Lionel Page

29

8

6

September 2025

Power balance and ideology

Why the cultural hegemony of the left erodes its epistemic standing

Sep 26 • Lionel Page

40

7

14

The delusion of political violence

Our fantasies about violence are an evolutionary mismatch

Sep 18 • Lionel Page

103

16

25

The truth about sport

Why we really care about it

Sep 11 • Lionel Page

52

5

11

August 2025

Friendship politics

Everything you have always wanted to know on friendship

Aug 26 • Lionel Page

63

2

11

Why science is politically disruptive

With a few examples

Aug 15 • Lionel Page

34

2

8