Thomas Walker Lynch

Thomas Walker Lynch Essays

Thomas Walker Lynch

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Introduction

Thoughts and essays by Thomas Walker Lynch, collected from this site, Substack, Medium, SlideShare, and other venues. Some are “stealth pieces” that use simple images or stories to explore consciousness, spirit, technology, and society.

Where to read more

Substack: thomaswalkerlynch.substack.com
Medium: medium.com/@thomas.walker.lynch
SlideShare: slideshare.net/thomaslynch3979
ResearchGate: Coincidence and Premonition

Philosophy, Consciousness & AI

A Sheet of Paper, and a Paper Airplane (2024)
Type: Essay (Substack / LinkedIn)
Link: Read on Substack
Summary: A meditation on how form, memory, and spirit emerge from simple structure.

An Accidental Study of Mark and the Unlikely Christian Convert (2025)
Type: Long-form essay (Substack / Medium)
Links: Substack series · Medium
Summary: A slow-reading of Mark’s Gospel leading to an unexpected personal insight.

Apotheosis Not Singularity (2010)
Type: Essay (on-site)
Link: Apotheosis Not Singularity
Summary: Argues that AI is an apotheosis of humanity rather than a “singularity.”

Coincidence and Premonition (2012)
Type: Essay / research note
Link: ResearchGate
Summary: A formal investigation into coincidence, intuition, and human pattern-making.

Charles Babbage’s God (2010)
Type: Essay (legacy domain)
Link: Charles Babbage’s God
Summary: Babbage’s view of God as “physical law” and the first articulation of the simulated-universe hypothesis.

Authority, Obedience & Sociopathy

This Might Be Why [The Advice of Ancient Sages Hasn’t Brought Lasting Peace] (2015)
Type: Slide deck (SlideShare)
Link: SlideShare
Summary: A Milgram-inspired exploration of why moral teachings fail to produce stable peace.

Social Bullying / Techniques Used in Social Bullying (2010)
Type: Essay (on-site)
Link: Social Bullying
Summary: A taxonomy of techniques used to manipulate groups.

Hypothesis of a Sociopathy Cycle (2010)
Type: Essay (legacy domain)
Link: Hypothesis of a Sociopathy Cycle
Summary: Suggests sociopathic patterns within institutions rise and fall in cycles.

Technology & Economics

Kryptonite, a Better Alternative to Gold for a Monetary Standard (2006 / 2010)
Type: Essay (on-site)
Link: Kryptonite essay
Summary: A satirical but serious critique of the gold standard and monetary fundamentals.

Global Warming and the Carnot Cycle (2009)
Type: Technical note (PDF)
Link: Carnot Cycle PDF
Summary: Relates thermodynamics to climate and infrastructure efficiency.

Culture for Innovation (2013)
Type: Slide deck (SlideShare)
Link: SlideShare
Summary: Organizational patterns that foster or suppress innovation.

Thoughts on Due Diligence (2013)
Type: Slide deck (SlideShare)
Link: SlideShare
Summary: A structured method for evaluating high-tech startups.

Evolution of the Terminal Client (2013)
Type: Slide deck (SlideShare)
Link: SlideShare
Summary: How client architectures evolved and what comes next.

Policy, History & Power

How to Beat Tariffs, Maintain Free Trade, and Get Re-Elected by a Landslide (2024)
Type: Policy note (Substack)
Link: Substack
Summary: A politically feasible, economically sound approach to trade.

Everyone else has been accused of assassinating Kennedy — why not Hoover? (2024)
Type: Historical speculation (Substack)
Link: Substack
Summary: Uses Hoover as a lens for analyzing authority, narrative, and power.

Travel & Place

Taiwan Travelogue (2024)
Type: Photo/video essay
Link: Taiwan Travelogue
Summary: Photos and videos from Taiwan, complementing Thomas’s writing on the island.

Additional Taiwan essays, including “Taiwan Camel,” will be linked here as integrated.

Legacy Archive

Some older essays live on the legacy domain thomaswlynch.com. As the archive is migrated, this page will point to the canonical version of each piece.