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John Mackay

Author. Secular Ontologist. Founder of Colocracy. Reimagining power, defining existence and modelling a future beyond electoral democracy. A mind that won’t sit still.

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Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

Saturday, May 02, 2026

A comparative analysis of Thomas Aquinas's ontology and the Conference of Difference (CoD), focusing on primacy, manner, and unity/multiplicity.

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Theistic Vedanta

Theistic Vedanta

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Theistic Vedanta says: the many are real, but only in the One. The CoD says: the One is the conference of the many. One grounds unity as a prior substance. The other grounds unity as an ongoing process. Which ontology lets you watch unity happen in real time?

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Avicenism

Avicenism

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Ibn/Pura Sina's 'Flying Man' knows he exists without senses, without a body. But does existence need a transcendent Necessary Existent? In this analysis we compare Avicennism against the CoD model of ontology.

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Advaita Vedanta

Advaita Vedanta

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Advaita Vedanta says the world is illusion. The CoD says the world is a 'conference of difference'. One negates the many. The other grounds unity 'in' the relationship of the many. Which ontology cancels less of your lived experience?

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Books

The Gospel of Being

The Gospel of Being

by John Mackay

Discover the first principle of existence in 30 seconds.

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HUM

HUM

by John Mackay

The sound you've been trying to silence. And why you shouldn't.

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Without Fear

Without Fear

by John Mackay

Most books talk about resisting power. This one teaches you how to replace it—openly but anonymously.

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Colocracy

Colocracy

by John Mackay

The best government money can't buy.

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Towards a Mathematical Proof of God

Towards a Mathematical Proof of God

by John Mackay

There is no greater question than on the first principle of existence i.e. the Creator: 'that which creates'.

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Last updated: 2026-04-03