Daily Archives: December 26, 2025

White Paper: Visualizing the Invisible: The Central Role of Mental Imagery in Thought Experiments

Posted on December 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Across science, engineering, theology, economics, and institutional design, progress repeatedly depends on the capacity to visualize what cannot be directly seen. Thought experiments—structured acts of imagination constrained by logic and evidence—allow practitioners to explore invisible mechanisms, hidden structures, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Comparative Perspectives as a Foundation for Understanding Complex Phenomena

Posted on December 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Understanding social, technological, theological, economic, and institutional phenomena requires more than isolated analysis. Phenomena acquire meaning through comparison: across time, space, scale, function, norms, and alternative realizations. This white paper argues that comparative perspective is not an optional … Continue reading →

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The Multiplication of Enemies: A White Paper on the Failures of German Diplomacy Leading to Defeat in World War I

Posted on December 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper argues that Germany’s defeat in World War I was not primarily the result of military incompetence, but rather the consequence of systemic diplomatic failure. German leadership repeatedly transformed limited strategic problems into existential conflicts by … Continue reading →

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“They Hated Me Without a Cause”: A Biblicist Examination of Uncaused Hatred

Posted on December 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

In John 15:25, Jesus Christ declares, “They hated Me without a cause,” explicitly invoking the language of the Psalms (Ps. 35:19; 69:4). At first glance this claim appears paradoxical. Surely the Jewish leadership of the first century could articulate reasons—theological, … Continue reading →

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