Softballing with Spinoza
If a triangle could speak, it would say . . . that God is eminently triangular, while a circle would say that the divine nature is eminently circular. Thus each would ascribe to God its own attributes
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Daodejing 20
Stop seeing distinctions and there are no worries– the difference between “no” and “yes” is so small; the difference between good and bad. Those who fear are to be feared. Distinctions: the multitude
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Daodejing 19
Forget wisdom; stop being an expert; then everybody is better off. When we stop talking about justice, we will find honest kindness. When we drop rhetoric and forget scheming, there will be no more th
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Daodejing 18
When following The Way fades, compassion and justice become techniques. After that, shrewdness and hypocrisy become techniques. Then relationships lose harmony and only kinship is important. Then kins
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