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White Paper: The Implicit Logic of Numbers: The Ordinal Implication of “First” and the Emergent Logic of Numerical Systems

Posted on October 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper examines the logical structure implicit in ordinal numbering systems, focusing on the semantic and philosophical implications of the word first as presupposing the existence of a second. It situates this phenomenon within the broader logic of … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Conditions for the Survival of Accounts of Life and History: Why Narratives Fail to Match Reality

Posted on October 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper explores the systemic conditions that determine which accounts of life and history endure, how preservation biases shape collective memory, and why the resulting narratives—whether in biography, historiography, or myth—inevitably fail to conform to the shape of reality. … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Rhetorical Approach of a Biblicist Minister in Explaining Symbolic, Numerical, and Typological Material to Believers

Posted on September 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary A biblicist minister faces the unique challenge of presenting biblical symbols, numbers, and typological connections in a way that is faithful to Scripture while also accessible to ordinary believers. Such teaching demands a careful rhetorical balance: avoiding speculative … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Regional Ethnography and Autonomy Concerns in the Carpathian Region of Europe

Posted on September 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary The Carpathian arc—spanning southern Poland and eastern Czechia through Slovakia, Ukraine’s Zakarpattia (Transcarpathia), northern Romania (Maramureș & Transylvania), and a corner of Serbia—is one of Europe’s most intricate cultural mosaics. Its upland “highlander” communities (Rusyns—including Lemkos, Boykos, Hutsuls), … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Biblicist Defense of the Feast of Trumpets, the Sea of Glass, and the Wedding Supper of the Lamb

Posted on September 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction The Feast of Trumpets occupies a central place in biblical prophecy, foreshadowing the climactic return of Jesus Christ and the resurrection of the righteous. Attempts to defend its meaning sometimes risk weakening the biblical testimony by dismissing important symbols—such … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Omotic Languages in Comparative Perspective—Relationships within Afro-Asiatic and Niger-Congo Frameworks

Posted on September 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Omotic languages of southwestern Ethiopia occupy a controversial and fascinating place in African historical linguistics. Traditionally classified as the sixth branch of the Afro-Asiatic family (alongside Semitic, Cushitic, Berber, Chadic, and Egyptian), their membership has been disputed, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Relationship Between Linear A and the Cretan Isolate in the Greek Alphabet

Posted on September 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The decipherment of Linear A remains one of the central unsolved challenges in Aegean linguistics. The language encoded in Linear A is widely regarded as pre-Greek, unrelated to Indo-European, and possibly a “Cretan isolate.” Centuries later, in the … Continue reading →

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White Paper: How Ancient “Para-” Languages Illuminate Language Development and Relationships

Posted on September 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Case studies: para-Munda (South Asia) and Para-Mongolic (Inner Asia) Abstract Scholars sometimes label ancient, poorly attested (or fully unattested) languages that are inferred from substratal effects or fragmentary records with the prefix “para-”: languages that are typologically or historically close … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Theology of Preserving Languages: Biblical Foundations for Celebrating Linguistic Diversity

Posted on September 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores the biblical theology of language preservation and the reasons why Scripture portrays linguistic diversity as a divine gift rather than an obstacle. Far from being a mere tool of communication, language is bound up with … Continue reading →

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White Paper: AI-Centered Approaches to the Preservation, Study, and Instruction of Smaller and Vulnerable Languages in Developed Countries

Posted on September 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Smaller and vulnerable languages in developed nations—including Indigenous tongues, minority immigrant languages, and regional dialects—are threatened by declining intergenerational transmission, urbanization, and the dominance of global lingua francas. Traditional preservation efforts, while valuable, are often underfunded, fragmented, and … Continue reading →

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