Theory of Constructed Humanity

The radical historical observation that who and what is included in the category "human" has been repeatedly constructed and redrawn. Ancient Greeks constructed humanity as excluding barbarians; Enlightenment thinkers constructed it around "rationality," often excluding colonized peoples; modern law constructs it around the moment of birth. "Humanity" is not a biological fact with fixed moral implications, but a moral club whose membership rules we argue over and rebuild.

*Example: "In 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court constructed Dred Scott as non-citizen, ruling Black people could not be part of the American political 'humanity.' The Theory of Constructed Humanity shows that such rulings aren't just wrong applications of a fixed idea; they are active, violent acts of construction—drawing the boundary of the human community to exclude and dominate. Who counts as fully human is the most consequential construction site of all."*

by Abzu Land January 31, 2026

Theory of Constructed Globalization

The view that "globalization"—the dense interconnection of economies, cultures, and politics—is not an inevitable, natural force like the weather, but a political project built by specific policies. Trade agreements, container shipping standards, international financial regulations, and telecom treaties are the deliberate architectural plans. The "global village" feels like a reality, but it is a constructed infrastructure that could be built differently, or dismantled.

Example: "Your phone, with parts from 12 countries, feels like proof of 'natural' globalization. The Theory of Constructed Globalization points to the blueprint: the 1990s WTO agreements that slashed tariffs, the ISO shipping container specs, and the U.S. Navy's protection of sea lanes. This connectivity isn't gravity; it's a carefully engineered system. Calling it 'inevitable' just hides the power of the engineers."

by Abzu Land January 31, 2026

Theory of Constructed Industrial Revolution

The argument that the narrative of the "Industrial Revolution" as a sudden, inevitable, and monolithic turning point is itself a historical construction. It lumps together disparate, localized technological changes (in textiles, steam, iron) into a single, epic story of "Progress" to serve national myths and ideological narratives (like the triumph of capitalism). This construction obscures the alternatives, the brutal costs, and the fact that it wasn't a "revolution" to those living through its decades of messy, uneven change.

*Example: "Textbooks present the Industrial Revolution as a neat before-and-after: farms to factories. The Theory of Constructed Industrial Revolution says that story was built later by historians and boosters to explain the rise of British power. For a spinner in Manchester in 1790, it wasn't a 'revolution'; it was a confusing, brutal shift in daily grind. The sweeping narrative constructs a destiny from what was, in the moment, a chaotic, contested, and far from inevitable mess."*

by Abzu Land January 31, 2026

Paranormal Mechanics Theory

A speculative framework that attempts to propose specific, testable mechanisms for how paranormal phenomena (telepathy, precognition, psychokinesis) might operate within or alongside known physics. It goes beyond merely asserting "psi exists" to ask how: Could it be a quantum entanglement effect in neural microtubules? A subtle, unknown energy field? It's an attempt to build a bridge between anomalous reports and mechanistic science, often borrowing concepts from frontier physics.

Example: "His Paranormal Mechanics Theory proposed that telepathy works via ultra-low-frequency electromagnetic waves generated by coherent neural firing, a 'brain radio' others can subconsciously tune into. It was wrong, probably, but it was a mechanistic guess—a hypothesis about the nuts and bolts of the weird, which is more than most ghost hunters ever offer."

by AbzuInExile February 1, 2026

Paranormal Theory

The broader, more general umbrella category of ideas that seek to explain, categorize, or validate experiences that fall outside conventional scientific explanation. This includes classifications of hauntings, models of ESP, or frameworks for UFO encounters. It's less concerned with the specific "how" of mechanics and more with building a coherent narrative or taxonomy for the anomalous, often relying on patterns in anecdotal data.

Example: "The researcher's Paranormal Theory didn't specify a mechanism. Instead, it proposed that poltergeist activity correlates with adolescent emotional stress in a household, categorizing it as 'recurrent spontaneous psychokinesis' (RSPK). It was a pattern-based framework that organized mysteries, not a physics-based explanation of them."

by AbzuInExile February 1, 2026

Supernatural Mechanics Theory

An attempt to propose a workable mechanism for phenomena that explicitly violate or operate above the laws of nature as currently understood—miracles, divine intervention, or magic. This is a taller order than paranormal mechanics, as it requires inventing or invoking causal principles from "outside" the natural order. Think of it as speculative engineering for the realm of gods and spirits: How would a prayer be "received"? How does a curse cause physical harm?

Example: "Her Supernatural Mechanics Theory was that focused collective prayer creates a localized 'theomorphic field' that can temporarily suspend local statistical probabilities, allowing for medically inexplicable remissions. It was a wild, untestable guess at the gears and levers a deity might use to interact with a clockwork universe without breaking it completely."

by AbzuInExile February 1, 2026

Supernatural Theory

The general study or systematization of beings, forces, or realms believed to exist outside of and to transcend the natural world. This encompasses theology, demonology, and theories of magic as a cosmic principle. It's a conceptual framework that accepts the supernatural as a primary category and seeks to understand its rules, hierarchies, and influences, rather than reducing it to natural mechanics.

Example: "The grimoire wasn't science; it was a Supernatural Theory. It laid out a coherent cosmology of angels, demons, and elemental spirits, detailing their ranks, seals, and spheres of influence. It was a taxonomy and rulebook for a reality it assumed was fundamentally more than physical, requiring no mechanical explanation for how a spirit moves a cup—it just does, because it's a spirit."

by AbzuInExile February 1, 2026