Dogma !new! (2025)

“What beast?” Matthias asked gently. “I’ve never seen a beast. Have you? I’ve seen you skip Rule 19 on Tuesdays when your knees hurt. I’ve seen Brother Paul eat nuts with his left hand when he thinks no one is looking. Nothing happened. The sun still rose.”

: Modern discoveries have "expanded" this dogma. For instance, reverse transcriptase proved that information can flow from RNA back to DNA, and researchers are now exploring multidirectional flows involving non-coding RNA. “What beast

Before we condemn dogma entirely, we must admit a psychological truth: Radical skepticism is unlivable. You cannot doubt the law of non-contradiction, the reality of the external world, or the fact that your mother loved you in order to drive a car or buy groceries. I’ve seen you skip Rule 19 on Tuesdays

In contemporary liberal societies, we have developed unspoken dogmas that are arguably more powerful than religious ones. Try questioning the dogma of "unlimited economic growth" at a corporate board meeting. Try questioning the dogma of "gender as a pure social construct" in a humanities department. Try questioning the dogma of "scientific materialism" (the belief that only matter exists) in a biology conference. You will not be burned at the stake, but you will be excommunicated from professional society. The sun still rose

“Rule 47,” Aldric muttered, almost to himself, “makes no exception for darkness.”