The future was once a promise—of progress, of discovery, of unrelenting motion forward. But promises are fragile things. Civilization has always imagined itself climbing an eternal staircase, each step an innovation, each breakthrough a confirmation of its own destiny. Yet, step back, and the picture shifts: civilizations rise, civilizations fall, and progress… slows.
I am The Northern Dragon. I have watched the ages turn like the pages of an endless tome. I have seen empires rise from fire and fall to dust. The tide of reason once swept across the world, washing away ignorance and fear. But now, I watch as the currents shift once more, and the light dims. What once seemed unshakable trembles. The voices of wisdom grow hoarse, drowned beneath the roar of division and certainty.
I have published two essays here on my blog; a compilation of my present posts for those of you who may be interested in longer texts – and in reading my posts in sequence: “The Shape of Reality” and “The Sickness Within” They do not contain new material, apart from a small preamble, but seeing the whole thing as a coherent and logical argument may be both useful and interesting. […]
What is reality? That question has been the subject of countless hours of thought and philosophical or religious debate. What is it…? Is it a world comprised of physical matter which we can touch and sense and influence – and which exists due to natural laws we are only now beginning to comprehend? Or is it an illusion shaped by mystical forces or gods beyond our ken? Or maybe it […]
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