MatTehCat's Blogs
MatTehCat's Blogs

MatTehCat's Blogs

Blogs on psychology, philosophy, poetry, religion, literature, and culture.


The Fool or Folly, Which Comes First?: An Addendum to "Immortal Truth: A Neuroscientific Critique of Postmodernism"

20 Nov 2021 11 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

    "Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets." – Luke 6:26     I recently wrote a paper, Immortal Truth: A Neuroscientific Critique of Postmodernism, but I believe there may be an issue worth...

Immortal Truth: A Neuroscientific Critique of Postmodernism

16 Nov 2021 38 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

Abstract   In this paper, I juxtapose the postmodern worldview with neuroscientific literature on metaphor, problem-solving and creativity, prediction, value, and theories of perception. By doing this, I highlight how postmodernism, and thus social c...

An Archer's Tale

6 Nov 2021 1 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

Night fell upon the Earth; the world went mute, The Sun was consumed by the briny deep, While Shadows and Shades, from dusk, were released. In this chasm, the whole turned on itself, Begetting three disputatious archers; Each drawing a bow of mist an...

The Scales of the Mind

8 Sep 2021 47 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

Abstract:   In this paper, I explore what Justice is and whether or not it actually exists, what Rights, Duties, and Liberty are from a Legal perspective, all from an Evolutionary and Neurological Perspective.  By doing this, I seek to take legal the...

The Boy Who Couldn't See Faces

23 Aug 2021 17 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

Abstract This paper explores the effect masks have on the development of children, specifically, on their ability to perceive facial emotions.  This ability to perceive facial expressions or emotions impacts the child’s ability to socialize and inter...

Harry Potter vs. the Bible -- A Neurocognitive Approach

10 Aug 2021 32 minute read 1 comment MatTehCat

Abstract  In this paper, I explore several elements of the Bible and Harry Potter, define them via the Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, and associate their semantic structure to two core epistemological frames of knowledge, Rationalism and Empiricis...

The Aspects of Light

27 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

The Cosmic Ocean bubbles asThe Light of Creation kisses her horizon,Manifesting a sanguine and vivacious blaze That invariantly dances. The icy and untamed reachesOf existence melt and submit for the warmthThat the salubrious flame lovingly provides,...

A Response to CRT Apologists

5 Jul 2021 13 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

    Abstract: This blog entry is a response to an article in the Washington Post by Valerie Strauss and Uma Menon. More importantly, it identifies what Critical Race Theory is, explores how it is used as an antiracist framework or lens, the effects o...

Dust to Dust

25 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

By destruction, toil, creation, and death, The artistries of Man propagate. They grow in essence, form, and telos, They harmonize with Gaia's prodigious And capricious cruelty, they bloom by The ingenuity of his skilled hand, But are always bound in...

The Religion of Antiracism

10 Apr 2021 16 minute read 1 comment MatTehCat

Abstract:   With the rise of Antiracism programs in the United States, it is necessary to understand the form and focus of such programs. This paper identifies what Antiracism, Racism, and Equity are according to Ibram X. Kendi, Robin DiAngelo, and B...