Year Eight of the New Worlds Patreon is going to be a busy one for theory posts, as there are five months with five Fridays in them! To start us off, I recommend the merits of being a goat — comment over there!

Lack of belief in gods is not solely a modern concept, as this week’s New Worlds Patreon essay explores. Comment over there!

The New Worlds Patreon has talked a lot about religion, but in all this time, it hasn’t yet gotten around to monotheism. That changes today — comment over there!

Is everything about a religion available for people to know, or are there secret teachings and rites limited to only proper initiates? The New Worlds Patreon takes a look at esotericism vs. exotericism — comment over there!

Today we begin Year Eight of the New Worlds Patreon! Once again we turn our attention to religion, beginning with the veneration of the dead — comment over there . . .

For the final essay of Year Seven, the New Worlds Patreon contemplates the divine — or rather, the places where we do that contemplation . . . comment over there!

The New Worlds Patreon returns to less exciting essay titles as it takes a look at common patterns for how urban houses are laid out. Comment over there!

It’s “shameless allusions in the titles” time at the New Worlds Patreon. Our second essay for the month is the second half of the look at building materials — you can guess where it’s headed! Comment over there . . .

Yes, the New Worlds Patreon is making a “Three Little Pigs” reference, as this week’s essay is (one of two) about building materials! Comment over there . . .

No, you’re not seeing double: the New Worlds Patreon is talking about twins this week! Comment over there.

The New Worlds Patreon will neither blame you nor accept the blame if you get earwormed this week by songs from the musical Annie, as we turn to the topic of orphanages! Comment over there.

This week’s New Worlds Patreon post comes with trigger warnings: the topic at hand is foundlings and infanticide. If you’re up for that, you can comment over there, but I’m well aware this one won’t be for everyone.

A new month, a new topic: the steadfast patrons of the New Worlds Patreon have voted for discussion of certain aspects of the life cycle. We’re starting off with a look at how well or badly certain child-rearing methods can turn out — comment over there!

The New Worlds Patreon is closing out 2023 with a fifth Friday in the month, and therefore a theory post! This one looks at the gap between how a society says it does things and how they actually work, and what can happen in that space . . . comment over there!

At the end of our New Worlds Patreon tour of crime, it’s time to show a little mercy — which is to say, we’re talking about pardons. Comment over there!

Did you know it’s illegal to enter the U.K. House of Commons while wearing armor? The New Worlds Patreon is taking a look at some of the odds and ends of our laws (and the breaking thereof) — comment over there!

You can buy all the New Worlds Patreon through legitimate channels, but some things have to be sold in the shadows. That’s right, come on into the black market, and comment over there!

My scofflaws at the New Worlds Patreon have voted for a return to crime! The topic thereof, at least, and we’re starting off with the lurid field of vice. Comment over there!

From the big to the small: the New Worlds Patreon is scaling down from grand empires to the question of government much closer to home. Comment over there!