“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

An announcement about the future of Didactic Mind

An announcement about the future of Didactic Mind

Gentlemen, the time is now right to make a big announcement about both the present and future state of the Didactic Mind site, and all of its associated properties. As you may have noticed over the past several months, my output has diminished considerably, due to...
The Crusade from Spamalot to retake the Holy Live

The Crusade from Spamalot to retake the Holy Live

For those of you who follow Christian polemics against Izzlam, you will be aware of Tha Dizzle’s recent call-to-arms, in which he stated bluntly that 2025 is going to be the greatest year for the subject in its entire history: We are no longer in the dark days of the...
Of nonsense and nuances

Of nonsense and nuances

Much ink has been spilled over the last few days in the wake of the meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between the Ukrainian and American delegations. After that long meeting on Monday – which apparently lasted something like eight hours – the two parties issued a joint...
An irrational poem in iambic diameter

An irrational poem in iambic diameter

Today is Pi Day, and that will mean precisely NOTHING to the 99.14159265897% of you who are not, for some strange reason, tickled by numerological nitwittery, the way maths majors (like me) are. Of course, I can hardly blame you for this. Irrational constants like π...
Domain Query: Original Sin

Domain Query: Original Sin

LRFotS JohnC911 had an interesting open-ended question about Scripture, starting with Genesis 3, particularly focused on the nature and role of the serpent that tempted Eve: Hey Didactic, I have a question for you?Since you believe in Jesus Christ is the Son of God...
The cold mathematics of war

The cold mathematics of war

Three years ago today, the Neo-Tsar ordered the Russian military across the border into Ukraine, and set off the train of events that led to the 404 War. That fateful day completely and irreversibly shattered the world order that existed up to that point. The Western...
The thinking man’s fighter

The thinking man’s fighter

A living legend of MMA, the two-time former UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick “The Dominator” Cruz, has finally hung up his gloves. It was, of course, only a matter of time – his time at the top of the division was long over by the time he came back for his last...
The end of an error

The end of an error

The day has finally come. The Fake President has left the White House for the very last time, never to return. And well past time, too. The past four years have had the quality of an endless, horrible nightmare – a lot like one of those really scary dreams where you...
Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord

Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord

Some of you might be familiar with a chap named Billy Carson, who runs a YouTube channel called “4biddenknowledge Podcast Network”, or something like that. He purports to investigate the hidden secrets of the ancient past, looking at documents that various religious...