David TrullLessons from Pachamama and the “Great Dying”I am floating in azure water and I cannot see the bottom…it simply recedes into mistier shades of blue. A thicket of vines dips into this…5 min read·Dec 23, 2021----
David TrullinCargo CultDeath, Sex and the Last GirlNormally, I avoid movie nights. I hate nothing more than the feeling that death might catch me while on hour number three of some Marvel…13 min read·Nov 15, 2021----
David TrullinCargo CultTo Be or to Become? That is the QuestionDouglas MacArthur once gushed about his G.I. cadets, “They’re the best damn kids in the world.” Not thirty years before, Cornelia Comer…10 min read·Sep 22, 2021----
David TrullinCargo CultWe Have to Stop Killing GodIt is on the question of God’s relation to the world that east and west diverge. In the west, our world stands apart from God. It is His…8 min read·Jul 30, 2021----
David TrullinCargo CultDying of Thirst at the Ol’ Ball GameWhen the days get long and the weather balmy, I like to have the baseball game playing in the background while I make dinner. It reminds me…6 min read·Jun 25, 2021----
David TrullinCargo CultWhat Bill Clinton and the Buddha Got RightIn his work The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt observes that our moral beliefs are not products of logic, but stem from gut-level emotions…10 min read·May 27, 2021----
David TrullinCargo CultWonder and BaseballEinstein famously quipped: “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He…9 min read·Apr 23, 2021----
David TrullinCargo CultThe Infinite Monkey God?During high school, I worked as a busboy at a fairly posh restaurant. Our manager was an effective but uptight fellow who had little…8 min read·Apr 15, 2021----
David TrullinCargo CultBlack Markets and Bootleg ReligionPerhaps nothing defines the modern era more than the quest to eliminate essential opposites. This began with the successful search for the…8 min read·Mar 26, 2021----
David TrullinCargo CultYou Have to Know Why to DieIf you want to silence a crowd, you should ask them earnestly for what cause they would sacrifice their lives — and not just in the…6 min read·Mar 19, 2021--2--2