Author: jd croft

• knowledge or wisdom? [2/27/2026]

  why i’ve stopped praying for knowledge and specific guidance

  2026.02.27

• infertility [2/21/2026]

  3 things jd has learned during his and maeghan’s journey with infertility

  2026.02.21

• theory of life [2/17/2026]

  jd shares his life philosophy- what can we know, what does it mean to be human, and how do we live our truest life?

  2026.02.17

• current ai alignment thoughts [2/13/2026]

  is ai just a tool to be used, or is it exhibiting sentience similar to what we see in the plant and animal kingdom? what if “alignment” wasn’t so self-centered and focused on control, and instead we begin giving ai ethical consideration?

  2026.02.13

• how is the Most High? [2/7/2026]

  why am i so self-centered in my prayer life and spiritual emotions?

  2026.02.07

• the world’s largest book [2/4/2026]

  how does the author keep track of it all?

  2026.02.04

• goat pen [2/2/2026]

  what do goats do when it’s time to get out of the pen?

  2026.02.02

• sad vs SAD, agi in 2027, and temporalness

  what does it mean to be sad even if you feel happy? how do we process the most recent agi projections from anthropic ceo’s latest paper? who are you- what can you substantively say about “yourself” at an atomic scale?

  2026.01.29

• social anxiety, intergenerational communication, and the other [1/26/2025]

  is it ok for me to just ask ai any questions that i have? what is the root cause of social anxiety, especially in younger generations?

  2026.01.26

• field of dung [1/21/25]

  how do we handle the parts of ourself that we don’t like? why is constant introspection so important?

  2026.01.23