John Mackay

Author of the secular ontology the 'Gospel of Being' along with 'Colocracy: The best government money can't buy' and 'Without Fear: How to organize openly but anonymously'. I am also the founder of CredGov.Net, a self-governance framework that permits people to build their own parallel power structures publicly but anonymously β€” without fear.

Website:
www.johnmackay.net
John Mackayjohnmackay
2026-02-14

Heraclitus said you can't step in the same river twice, anchoring the flow of all things in a hidden unifying hand called the Logos. The CoD model asks whether the Logos is needed?
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/cod-thesis-c006

John Mackayjohnmackay
2026-02-07

Confucian harmony vs. an ontology of pure relation. Can ethics exist without a pre-existing Dao? Discover how the Conference of Difference reframes 2,500 years of thought.
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/cod-thesis-c005

John Mackayjohnmackay
2026-01-31

🧠 Early Buddhism vs. the Conference of Difference:
Where does the self end and existence begin?
A deep comparative analysis of ontology, impermanence, and the nature of being.
πŸ”— johnmackay.net/cod-thesis-c004

John Mackayjohnmackay
2026-01-24

| Jainism vs. Modern Process Ontology |
When do metaphysical assumptions become a liability?
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/cod-thesis-c003

John Mackayjohnmackay
2026-01-17

πŸ‘Ώ What if evil isn't a primordial spirit, but a breakdown within the conference of difference? This week we compare Zoroastrianism with the CoD model of ontology.
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/cod-thesis-c002

John Mackayjohnmackay
2026-01-10

We've been taught the soul is a private spark within us. But what if it's not inside you at all?
Discover a vision of the soul as the shared impression woven between our inner self and the outer world.
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/on-the-soul.htm

John Mackayjohnmackay
2026-01-03

πŸ” Transformation isn't just changeβ€”it's existence itself. From ancient wisdom to modern insight, discover why we are verbs, not nouns.
Read "On Transformation": johnmackay.net/on-transformati

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-12-27

What if salvation isn’t in heaven, but in how reality holds itself together? Read why salvation is not a metaphysical end but a living process.
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/on-salvation.htm

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-12-20

Ever feel like "you scratch my back..." has an invisible price tag? What if reciprocity isn't just social but how the universe holds itself together? Explore the regulating principle of existence.
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/on-reciprocity.

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-12-13

Is the hunger for power a flaw, or your most human trait? Why wanting it is only the first step.
Read it now: johnmackay.net/on-power.htm

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-12-06

What if meaning isn't something you find, but something you are? Discover a radical new view in our latest article.
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/on-meaning.htm

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-11-29

Ever had a belief you knew was true, only to find out you were completely wrong? It's not your fault. It's how knowing works. I wrote about the beautiful, liberating reason why.
Read it here πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/on-knowing.htm

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-11-22

Is religion's bad rap its just desserts? πŸ€” My latest article examines the line between defensible faith and imperialism. Where do you stand?
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/on-religion.htm

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-11-15

God isn’t a supreme beingβ€”God is the process that transforms existence. Discover the 'conference of difference' and a God we can’t ignore, avoid, or deny.
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/on-god.htm

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-11-08

πŸ€” Do you control your choices, or do they control you?
Take a deep-dive into Free will
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/on-freedom.htm

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-11-01

🧠 Forget everything you think you know about belief. It's not faith or psychologyβ€”it's the primordial "grant of leave" that permits being itself to unfold. The second article in my ontology series is live.
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/on-belief.htm

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-10-25

Forget substances. From quantum fields to your thoughts, reality is a verb. How does "Conference of Difference" redefine existence?
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/on-being.htm

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-10-18

@ThreeSigma I'm not sure what you're correcting me about? I don't say that a photon is a "thing" at any point--quite the opposite. I can't help but wonder if you actually read the article. 🫀

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-10-18

What if the universe is fundamentally made of verbs, not nouns? The photon isn't a "thing" but a process we've been miscategorizing for a century.
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/ballerina-and-t

John Mackayjohnmackay
2025-10-11

Ideology doesn't promote thinking.🧠 It stops it.
Read: Ideology: When the Map Obscures the Territory.
πŸ‘‰ johnmackay.net/ideology.htm

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