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All of the violence that doesn't occur doesn't get reported on the news.


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Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language.

Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language.



Why are empirical questions about how the mind works so weighted down with political and moral and emotional baggage?

Why are empirical questions about how the mind works so weighted down with political and moral and emotional baggage?



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I would argue that nothing gives life more purpose than the realization that every moment of consciousness is a precious and fragile gift.



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