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The organism’s passage through and into language is castration,
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.”
― Valis
― Valis
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Lady Windermere's Fan
― Lady Windermere's Fan
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
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The Lucid Garden
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— last activity Jul 14, 2019 05:57AM
For fans of the slightly off-kilter, more in depth variety of fantasy/sci-fi/comics...though by no means limited to specifically those genres. If you ...more
Philosophy
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— last activity Jul 08, 2026 02:53PM
What is Philosophy? Why is it important? How do you use it? This group looks at these questions and others: ethics, government, economics, skepticism, ...more
Classics and the Western Canon
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— last activity Jul 15, 2026 04:06PM
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
Aspiring Writers
— 184 members
— last activity May 29, 2021 09:47AM
Hey y'all this is just a writing group where we can talk about: - our writing progress - asking for advice - talking to other ppl who are currently w ...more
Sentientism
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— last activity Jun 12, 2026 11:33AM
"Sentientism is an ethical philosophy that grants degrees of moral consideration to all sentient beings. Sentientism extends humanism by showing compa ...more
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