The Parasitic Mind

parasitic pathogens of the human mind. These are composed of thought patterns, belief systems, attitudes, and mindsets that parasitize one’s ability to think properly and accurately.

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” —Voltaire

“Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them.” —Thomas Jefferson13

when one’s ideological commitments are paramount, the rejection of scientific facts becomes the necessary collateral damage.

Social constructivism proposes that the great majority of human behaviors, desires, and preferences are formed not by human nature or our biological heritage but by society, which means, among other things, that there are no biologically determined sex differences, but only culturally imposed “gender roles.”

The problem arises when domains that should be reserved for the intellect are hijacked by feelings. This is precisely what plagues our universities: what were once centers of intellectual development have become retreats for the emotionally fragile. The driving motto of the university is no longer the pursuit of truth but the coddling of hurt feeli

Many idea pathogens share one common thread, a deep desire to liberate people from the shackles of reality.

Given that feelings are the engine by which one’s existence is validated, a culture of offence has taken shape where it pays to be a member of the perpetually aggrieved. This creates the competitive urge to be positioned advantageously in a victimhood hierarchy. The Oppression Olympics (also known as Victimology Poker) is the arena wherein this com

If they go unchecked, parasitic idea pathogens, spawned by universities, eventually start to infect every aspect of our society.