I talk about Blankslatism quite frequently. I note that the overwhelming majority of American Christians believe in blankslatism, including most of those in the Christian Manosphere. Whenever I bring it up, there is some skepticism about how true this could be. I get it, you don’t trust me. So here … The post Protestantism and Blankslatism appeared first on Derek L. Ramsey.| Derek L. Ramsey
This is part of a series on Roman Catholicism and the eucharist. See this index. I have received a number of standard objections to the claim that “the eucharist in the early church was the tithe offering.” Here are a couple of the most common ones: Then the church was … The post The Eucharist, Redux #7: The Tithe appeared first on Derek L. Ramsey.| Derek L. Ramsey
In “Papal Primacy in the First Councils, Part 7,” I stated: Well, it turns out this is not a unique phenomenon. The post On the Use of Honorifics appeared first on Derek L. Ramsey.| Derek L. Ramsey
I take accusations of sinning seriously, but not forever. I take them seriously enough to set aside my other practices (such as using pseudonyms) in order to address such claims. But after this, I will not speak on the matter again, no matter how many libelous repetitions follow. This is … The post An Open Response appeared first on Derek L. Ramsey.| Derek L. Ramsey
A preprint study was recently released which perhaps provides some insight to the observation recently made at “When Should You Get Married?” regarding those with top 2% intelligence. It would seem to apply to the common Manosphere male archetype, a college educated man with above-average intelligence. Want to be an … The post Marriage and Intelligence appeared first on Derek L. Ramsey.| Derek L. Ramsey
Let’s look at some comments in response to “Limited Agency” that I’ve received this week. It already treats women as little more than children. This is exactly what society believes: Society infantilizes women, and I’m somewhat surprised that women—especially feminists—don’t find it absolutely insulting to be condescended to like that. I have … The post Thoughts on Limited Agency appeared first on Derek L. Ramsey.| Derek L. Ramsey
One key aspect of solipsism is the formation of the hive mentality. In “Did Solipsism Kill the Manosphere?” one of the key facets of solipsism is the formation of social cliques in order to establish and enforce ideological purity. I wrote: Perhaps even more awkward is that exclusionary social cliques …| Derek L. Ramsey
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In “Did Solipsism Kill the Manosphere,” we noted the five solipsistic ways—anecdotes, social cliques, passing judgment, emotional manipulation, and authoritarianism—that are regularly found in the Manosphere. As part of that examination, we showed how solipsism is used to enforce ideological purity through exclusion. We also examined how the accusation of … The post Susannah North Martin appeared first on Derek L. Ramsey.| Derek L. Ramsey
In the early days of the Manosphere, there were two driving concepts: female hypergamy and female solipsism. In the days of Chataeu Heartiste and R. Roger Devlin, these two concepts were said to be the main driving factors behind female behavior. At Dalrock’s blog, hypergamy was mentioned thousands of times … The post Did Solipsism Kill the Manosphere? appeared first on Derek L. Ramsey.| Derek L. Ramsey
Over the years I’ve read many comments and articles with the Manosphere that about the agency of men and women. Searching the archives, I found thousands of references to agency at Dalrock and Sigma Frame. Most of the debate centered around the binary question “Do women have agency?” Then I … The post Limited Agency appeared first on Derek L. Ramsey.| Derek L. Ramsey
Since Free Northerner no longer blogs in the Manosphere, I like to repost his material from Twitter. Free Northerner describes the same things I’ve been talking about: the reliance on anecdotes to form one’s worldview and that the biggest threat to men is not divorce or bad marriages, but not …| Derek L. Ramsey
This week we are discussing what is going on with modern dating, marriage, and divorce. In our last two posts (here and here) we discussed getting married at a young age (between the ages of 18 and 25). We pointed out that there was little practical benefit to delaying marriage …| Derek L. Ramsey
This week we are discussing what is going on with modern dating, marriage, and divorce. In yesterday’s post “On Marrying Young,” I noted that divorce risk is strongly tiered by intelligence. Not everyone is a statistician, so it may not be clear exactly what I was talking about. Let’s show …| Derek L. Ramsey
This week we are discussing what is going on with modern dating, marriage, and divorce. It is common in the Manosphere to encourage young men to avoid marriage. This goes back a long time. For example, F. Roger Devlin—who coined the modern iteration of the term ‘hypergamy’—wanted men to marry …| Derek L. Ramsey
Sometimes I feel as if I’m living in a parallel universe from others. I wrote this article months ago, but had not yet scheduled it for publication. Then, just yesterday, I read Bruce Charlton’s “Necessity does not obviate the requirement for repentance” and I once again got that weird feeling. …| Derek L. Ramsey
It is well understood that the victors write the history books. For better or worse, the winners tend to portray themselves in a positive light and their enemies in a negative light. It is not unusual for this portrayal to be a complete inversion of reality. You can see hints …| Derek L. Ramsey
Part 1 — Introduction Part 2 — The Council of Nicaea (325) Part 3 — The Council of Constantinople (381) Part 4 — The Council of Ephesus (431) Part 5 — The Council of Chalcedon (451) Part 6 — Leo Part 7 — Conclusion This is part 6 of our series discussing Lawrence …| Derek L. Ramsey
Part 1 — Introduction Part 2 — The Council of Nicaea (325) Part 3 — The Council of Constantinople (381) Part 4 — The Council of Ephesus (431) Part 5 — The Council of Chalcedon (451) Part 6 — Leo Part 7 — Conclusion I recently saw this clickbait question. The answer, for …| Derek L. Ramsey
I originally intended this post to be part of my regular “Saturday Misadventures” feature. It was even scheduled for a future Saturday. That was all well and good….until I was mentioned in a directly applicable conversation at Spawny’s Space. But, before we get into that, let’s read the original post. …| Derek L. Ramsey
According to Google search statistics, my article “What Constitutes Biblical Marriage?” has been the article that has generated the most organic clicks from Google search results out of all of my articles. Along with the follow-up “Towards a Definition of Marriage” and “On Divorce” and its “Redux,” they collectively form …| Derek L. Ramsey
This is part of a series. See the index here. You are probably familiar with the bell curve. What you may be less familiar with is the concept that males tend to have greater variability than females (i.e. they have different bell curves): This is why, for example, men are …| Derek L. Ramsey
I’m taking off blogging for the week (no comments and no unscheduled posts), so to hold everyone over, here is a reposting of another writer’s essay (with a few minor editorial changes). I’m keeping in anonymous because it’s not publicly and freely accessible.| Derek L. Ramsey
This is part of a series on intelligence and the decline of society. See this index. In part 1 of the series, we discovered how falling intelligence results in an education system that cannot adequately educate kids. In this part, we will now look at the loss of learning that most kids …| Derek L. Ramsey
In “A Matter of Trust,” I pointed out how untrustworthy people are. If you don’t possess expertise on a topic, it becomes quite challenging to know who you can trust. Yet, you must be able to trust certain people, because no one man can know everything they need to know. …| Derek L. Ramsey
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This is part of a series. See the index here. In my post “Methodology,” I lamented how there was so little substantive evidence supporting the concept of hypergamy. The enthusiasm for the concept far outstrips the quality and quantity of the evidence supporting it. Most of the evidence exists in …| Derek L. Ramsey
I recently saw an article in which something caught my eye. Let’s see if you can see it too (hint: I highlighted it in bold). The author of this article is saying that one side says while the other side shows. These are critically different approaches. On Monday I posted this: One side says …| Derek L. Ramsey
This is part of a series. See the index here. Deti has responded to my Part 3 post on luck here, here, and here. Here are a few snipped statements: Even though I have already proved mathematically that luck has nothing to do with it, I want to show additional data …| Derek L. Ramsey
Here is where the early church met according to the New Testament: Location Scripture References Notes Private Homes Acts 1:13-14, 2:46, 5:42, 8:3, 10:22-27, 12:12, 16:15, 16:32 16:40, 18:7, 20:8, 20:20; Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Philemon 1:2 Believers met in homes for teaching, fellowship, and breaking bread. …| Derek L. Ramsey
As discussed in “Church Attendance,” there has been a shift in the religious young men in America. The narrative is that masculine-focused men are choosing the masculine-focused religions of Cathodoxy—Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. But it is the latter that is seeing the largest gains. The loser is, purportedly, evangelical …| Derek L. Ramsey
A few posts ago I wrote about “Church Attendance.” I was responding to the claim that Cathodoxy (Eastern Orthodox + Roman Catholic) is growing due to its masculine appeal towards young men. In particular, we discussed how Orthodoxy has seen an influx in young men. Let’s examine a couple follow-up …| Derek L. Ramsey
i still think my favorite thing that’s ever happened to me on the internet is the time a guy said…| Derek L. Ramsey
Surfdumb was a regular reading and commenter here for some time. I think he left because of the Professor’s frequent long comments (which is much less often the case these days) and because my sons are allowed to read here (which is a weird reason to avoid commenting, but whatever). …| Derek L. Ramsey
Two articles were posted within 3 hours of each other: “So Should You” — Ed Hurst of Radix Fidem “Whatever happened to the power of Public Opinion? The dwindling of the Group Mind” — Bruce Charlton It’s about politics. Read them together.| Derek L. Ramsey
Here is the series so far: Prelude — Hypergamy is a Myth Part 1 — Hypergamy is a Myth Part 2 — Hypergamy Note Part 3 — Luck Part 4 — Reasons for Divorce Part 5 — A Case Study on Marriage (Intermission) Part 6 — What is Hypergamy? (Part …| Derek L. Ramsey
This is part of a series. See the index here. My health was not 100% this past week and my ongoing conversation with Cameron has been quite involved. This contributed to a rushed writing and production of “Hypergamy or Adultery” in order to meet Friday’s publication deadline. It’s not that …| Derek L. Ramsey
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We recently had a big discussion on intelligence in “San Francisco and Schooling” and (to a lesser extent) “Hypergamy and Male Variability.” But, perhaps you want a quick-and-easy rundown on intelligence that doesn’t require an advanced degree. Here is a short video that does just that: Here is a quick …| Derek L. Ramsey
AI can only do what it is trained to do. AI cannot do what it is not trained to do. People are evil, so AI must be evil as well. AI can’t be good because it is not being trained to be good. In order to do good, it would …| Derek L. Ramsey
This is part of a series. See the index here. After writing “Hypergamy and Male Variability,” I received a lot of comments that merit fuller responses to do them justice. I’m going to try to respond to some of them here. Lastmod’s Comment That’s the narrative, for sure. It is …| Derek L. Ramsey
As I’ve noted, many of the beliefs exposed on this blog are data driven. In general, theory must conform to reality, not the other way around. I also talk about blankslatism, the belief that everyone is a blank slate, with more-or-less equal potential to become whatever kind of person anyone …| Derek L. Ramsey
This is part of a series. See the index here. This is an ideas blog. But it’s not just any ideas blog. We are data driven. This is why, during the now 16-part series, we have firmly rejected hypergamy: it fails empirical verification. Recently in society there has been a …| Derek L. Ramsey
It has been quite a while since I’ve commented about anything going on over at Sigma Frame. Let’s waste no time. Here is the lede: If you are an American Evangelical Protestant, having just attended your flourishing church this past Sunday, you might be surprised by this claim. And you …| Derek L. Ramsey
On the topic of WGTOW… It’s The Map™!| Derek L. Ramsey
One of the Christian charities in my local area is a for-profit enterprise. They are for-profit because if they were registered as a non-profit they wouldn’t be allowed to do what they do in the name of Christ. The services they offer and the requirements to receive those services are …| Derek L. Ramsey
This is part of a series. See the index here. Hypergamy is properly defined as “marrying up” and polygamy is properly defined as “marrying multiple people.” But these terms can also both be applied more generally to any romantic relationship, including dating above one’s station (i.e. hypergamy) or dating multiple …| Derek L. Ramsey
I took part in a lively discussion (PDF) at the Dalrock blog discussing what signifies the start of a biblical marriage. The traditional Christian viewpoint is that it begins with a marriage ceremony. Historically this was marriage by a member of the clergy, although civil marriage is given equal weight by most. …| Derek L. Ramsey