Philosophy

II – The most significant thing in the universe

And yet He welcomes You to His table. He nurtures You and cherishes You. For You are the most significant thing in the universe. --- Reflections of The Damned If there is some ideal state for the universe (call it God's will, utilitarian optimality, or something we...

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Baseline

Man’s ineptitude is only disappointing when compared against expectations of competence. Man’s failures are only disheartening when met with expectations of success. Man’s setbacks are only discouraging when measured against expectations of effortless growth. But life...

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I – An Ant

Would you dare?Look into the eyes of GodAnd claim to understand His desires? Would you dare?Claim a seat at God's tableAn ant upon an equal throne? To behold His will is to be Infinite.To behold Infinity is to be God. But you are an antCrawling upon His...

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The Plight of The Individual

Much of our lives are run on automatic pilot. We go through the world only noticing what calls out to us. Often in a mindset of routine and getting through the day. We are very much creature's of our environments. As much as we may like to see ourselves as independent...

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Addiction

Dear reader, I have a confession to you, and I should have told you this earlier. It is a conspiracy of proportion so great you it will require some unraveling for you to fully understand. I want to tell you directly, but I cannot. You would never understand, but once...

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At Odds

We face this paradoxical situation: life is improving quickly for the vast majority of people, but inequality is increasing faster than ever before. All throughout history, life has changed slowly. Occasionally degrading quickly, during times of war and famine. But we...

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Characterize the Souls

A great pitfall of people is to characterize people. Every human being is a complex soul of experiences, preferences, moral convictions, dreams, and pain. Each humans lives in a complex network of society surrounded by other people who are just as complex. Each person...

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The Reciprical Power of Action

Every outward action that a human being does, has a reciprocal internal action to that individual. To love is to feel loved. To hate to feel hated. To hurt someone is to feel hurt yourself. And so on... This force which I think is stronger in some people than others...

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