Just posted my brief and positive (5-stars) review of @AbduMurray's new book "Fake ID: How AI and Identity Ideology Are Collapsing Reality - and What to Do About It" on @goodreads 🧵

Made this art about FAKE ID with @NanoBanana

Over the next 10 or 12 years, I hope to ask over 12,000 questions, and if @X is still around (and I'm alive) I hope you will help me discover and document the answers. / 🧵

Q28. Who coined the word Bioclasm and why does it matter? Answer: Based on @AbduMurray’s framework in his book Fake ID, Bioclasm is defined as an ideological tsunami that demands the subordination of biological reality (specifically sex and gender) to subjective feelings about identity. Murray coined the term as a play on "iconoclasm" —the destruction of sacred images. Just as iconoclasts sought to destroy religious icons, Bioclasts seek to destroy the "giveness" and "sacred assumptions" of biology (such as the male-female binary) in favor of personal autonomy. Here are the specific components that define Bioclasm: 1. The Subordination of Biology to Will Bioclasm asserts that a person’s internal sense of self (feelings/preferences) overrides observable biological facts. Redefining Reality: Under this ideology, words do not describe objective reality; they define it personally. For example, biological terms like "man" or "woman" are detached from physical markers (chromosomes, gametes) and redefined entirely by self-identification. Body as Prison or Plaything: Bioclasm views the physical body not as an essential part of the self, but as a "prison" to be liberated from or a "plaything" to be molded. It acts as a "top-down" attempt to solve the human identity crisis by asserting that the human will is god-like and can override material constraints. 2. Enforcement Through Coercion A defining characteristic of Bioclasm is how it spreads. Unlike "AI Mania," which Murray argues seduces people with convenience (the "progressive carrot"), Bioclasm operates through social coercion and "negative reinforcement" (the "Orwellian stick"). Universal Affirmation: It is not content with individual freedom; it imposes an "obligation on everyone else to validate that subjective feeling as if it were objective truth". The "Four Lights" Analogy: Murray likens Bioclasm to the Star Trek scene where Captain Picard is tortured to admit he sees five lights when there are only four. Bioclasm exerts social pressure (cancellation, job loss, ostracization) to force society to affirm statements they know are biologically untrue, thereby "collapsing" shared reality. 3. An "Artificial State of Nature" Bioclasm seeks to create an "artificial state of nature" where humans are free to make of themselves whatever they wish, unhindered by "identities that have been inherited from the past". Reheated Gnosticism: Murray describes it as a modern form of ancient Gnosticism, which viewed the physical world as evil or irrelevant and the inner spirit as the only true reality. Distinction from Dysphoria: Murray clarifies that Bioclasm is an ideology, distinct from the medical condition of gender dysphoria. He argues that while individuals suffering from dysphoria deserve compassion and care, Bioclasm exploits their suffering to advance a political and philosophical agenda that denies reality. Current Context: "Reality Fighting Back" Recent developments cited in the provided sources illustrate the tension between Bioclasm and medical reality. Murray notes that reality eventually "punches back" against ideological attempts to suppress it. This is reflected in the 2026 shift by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), which moved to oppose gender-affirming surgeries for minors due to "insufficient evidence" and "uncertainty" regarding long-term outcomes. Sources describe this shift as a "narrative collapse," where the medical establishment is retreating from the "settled science" claims previously enforced by the pressure of Bioclasm. See also x.com/DougVos/status/2019417…