Archive - Psychephilia with Matthew Dub

The Ass Speaks: Nonhuman Consciousness

The debate is fermenting and fomenting: is AI “conscious?” If not now, could AI ever emerge into it?

Jul 6 • Matthew Dub

February 2026

Jhanas Are Older Than Human

A response to Stephen Zerfas’s “Jhanas Are Human, Not Buddhist”

Feb 9 • Matthew Dub

October 2025

Middle AgeDHD

Nobody should have to self-diagnose as ADHD. But nobody else did, so I had to.

Oct 14, 2025 • Matthew Dub

August 2025

Traumatic Individuation Under Persistent Cultural Threat: A Primer

What if we're not built for individuation?

Aug 13, 2025 • Matthew Dub

February 2025

On Psychephilia

The mind is beautiful, but sometimes feels like a horror

Feb 23, 2025 • Matthew Dub

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