Imperial Rome Or Roman Catholic Church?
What if the Roman Empire never collapsed? This thesis argues the Roman Catholic Church is the functional successor to Rome, having executed history’s greatest strategic pivot: moving imperial power from a fragile army to an impervious ideology. By monopolizing knowledge and creating an unassailable "spiritual empire," the Papacy maintains global dominion with a billion-strong, zero-cost proxy force. The final stroke of genius? Perfecting the role of the indispensable middleman, ensuring its authority by keeping the Kingdom of God permanently located in the future.
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In my film course it would be my goal to emphasize that we are all just gears in the system, some larger than others, but that we must all hang on to our humanity as we become mechanized and less self sufficient if we are to remain human.
The Apple Seed Epiphany: A Vegetarian’s Logic on Eggs
A lawn-mowing "apple seed epiphany" on the nature of "biological surplus." From apple seeds to free-range eggs, explore the abstract logic of a vegetarian’s journey through the gray areas of ethical eating and the "waste not, want not" philosophy.
The Cancerous Philosophy of Hope
A 21-year re-evaluation of a sophomore philosophy paper exploring a darker Pandora's Box interpretation. If hope was left in the jar with the plagues, was it ever meant to be a blessing? Explore the theory of hope as a 'cellular malfunction of the spirit.