Vox Day is actually attacking presuppositionalism! If anyone tells Jay Dyer, things might get...spicy.
A response to a religious critique
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The Triveritan Test: Reformed Epistemology
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Theology isn´t epistemology
True blue
OK, this was funny. Gemini (which is All-Knowing and Infinitely Wise - yes, I´m ironic) actually confirms that blue tigers may be real?!
Are there reports of blue tigers?
There are indeed historical reports of blue tigers, often referred to as Maltese Tigers.
1. The Historical "Maltese" Sightings
The most famous reports centered on the Fujian Province in South China in the early 20th century.
Harry R. Caldwell (1910):
An American missionary and big game hunter reported seeing a tiger with a "deep shade of Maltese blue" fur and black stripes. He initially thought it was a local man dressed in blue clothing until he saw the tiger's head. He spent years trying to track it, even naming it "Bluebeard," but never captured it. The "Maltese" Name: The term comes from domestic cat breeds like the Russian Blue or British Shorthair, which are often called "Maltese cats."
Their fur is actually a slate-grey or bluish-grey, not a bright sky blue. Korean War Accounts: There were also sporadic reports from American soldiers serving near the DMZ in Korea in the 1950s who claimed to have seen "grey-blue" tigers in the mountains.
2. Is it Genetically Possible?
Biologists generally agree that a blue tiger is biologically plausible. Many other felines express this "blue" (dilute) coloration:
The "Dilute" Gene: In domestic cats, bobcats, and lynxes, a recessive gene can cause a "dilution" of black pigment into grey-blue and orange into a pale cream or "fawn."
Genetic Drift: Scientific theories suggest that in the shrinking, isolated population of South China Tigers, this rare recessive mutation could have become more common due to inbreeding (genetic drift) before that specific lineage went extinct in the wild.
3. Current Status: Myth or Extinct?
As of 2026, the blue tiger is considered a cryptid (an animal whose existence is rumored but unproven).
No Modern Evidence: There have been no confirmed sightings in decades.
The South China Tiger Crisis: The subspecies most associated with the "blue" trait is now considered functionally extinct in the wild. If the blue gene existed, it likely died out with those last wild populations.
Misidentifications: Skeptics suggest that "blue" sightings might have been normal tigers seen in deep forest shadows, or tigers whose orange fur was heavily coated in grey mud.
Comparison of Rare Tiger Morphs
| Type | Status | Cause |
| White Tiger | Common (Captivity) | Recessive "Chinchilla" mutation. |
| Golden Tiger | Rare (Captivity) | "Wideband" gene affecting stripe color. |
| Black Tiger | Confirmed (Wild) | Pseudo-melanism (thick, merging stripes). |
| Blue Tiger | Unconfirmed | Hypothetical "Dilute" gene. |
Would you like me to generate an image showing what a "Maltese" blue tiger might look like based on these historical descriptions?
Maltese blue
Could tigers be blue? Have such animals actually existed? This interesting video argues that the answer is "yes". It´s probably genetically possible. Blue or blue-ish tigers have been reported from China and North Korea. In southern China they were sometimes referred to as "blue devils". Unfortunately, solid scientific evidence is lacking (as in: an actual pelt or stuffed specimen). So if you find one, be sure not to miss!
"One vengeance for all"
An anti-American/anti-Israeli video from the Iranian regime is going viral right now. Note the reference to Epstein Island! I admit that its rather smart, as propaganda goes. I´m old enough to remember when the Khomeini regime wasn´t even trying to adapt its messaging to Western or American sensibilities...
South African sasquatch
Is there a Bigfoot-like creature in South Africa? It´s called the Otang, and is only known from the writings of conservationist Gareth Patterson. He supposedly spotted it while looking for another elusive creature, the so-called Knysna elephants (of which only one remains today). So color me skeptical. But there you go!
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Prediction
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More JMG stuff. Well, I wouldn´t be surprised either! Note that Israel would end up on the pro-Russian side in this scenario. Which may or may not strike you as significant. Or ironic.
>>>It’s also been clear for a long time that Europe is far more invested in fighting Russia than the US is. It would not surprise me if twenty years from now, Russia and the US were pitted against the EU and China…
Geopolitical paranoia
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An interesting speculation about Trump´s Iran War. From JMG´s blog.
>>>Paul, gasoline/petrol at the gas station a block from my apartment is US$3.99 a gallon and there are no shortages.
>>>I’m pretty sure that the point of the US takeover of Venezuela was to make sure that there would be plenty of Venezuelan tar sand extract to mix with our fracking liquids (you need both to make something roughly approximating gasoline).
>>>US fossil fuel companies are raking in money like nobody’s business — but then we get almost none of our fuel from the Persian Gulf these days. Nearly all of that goes to Europe and Asia, which are getting hammered. It’s occurred to me more than once that this may be deliberate.
In other words: one of the goals of the recent Mideast war is to put pressure on Europe so it can´t support Ukraine. When Europe sanctioned Russian oil and gas, Qatar and other Mideast providers suddenly became more important. But now, that source is gone, too. Making Europe dependent on American fossil fuels.
But why do pro-Ukrainian politicians such as Lindsey Graham support the Iran war? Didn´t he see this coming? Maybe the anti-European faction "sold" the war to Trump as an anti-European move? While Trump was always aggressive towards the Iranian regime, his prefered strategy during the first presidency was to attack them through black-ops and geopolitical stratagems. John Bolton was fired for wanting to openly attack actual Iranian territory. Maybe he decided to switch to Bolton´s position for very non-Boltonian (and non-Grahamian) reasons.
What if closing the Strait of Hormuz was the plan all along?
Meditate on this
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I happen to disagree with the Archdruid Emeritus on a number of very important points (for starters, I´m not an Archdruid Emeritus - or otherwise), but he isn´t entirely wrong in this excerpt from the latest Open Post on his blog spot...
>>>Northwind, oh, we’re definitely moving into crisis territory. May I suggest daily meditation and regular massage to keep stress levels down? I don’t expect it to get better before the end of the decade, if then.
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