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"Now on the Buddhist view,the purpose of philosophy is to alleviate suffering,there is no point in it if it doesn't.and a major cause of suffering is the overestimation of the importance of self,its needs,its goals."
— Feb 02, 2017 07:54AM
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عمر فتحي
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"But it remains the case that human
powers of reasoning, acquiring beliefs by inferring them from previous
beliefs, are more than just important to us. Without them there would
be nothing recognizably human left except the shape of our bodies, and
the average chimp would run rings round us, literally and figuratively"
— Mar 04, 2017 02:19AM
powers of reasoning, acquiring beliefs by inferring them from previous
beliefs, are more than just important to us. Without them there would
be nothing recognizably human left except the shape of our bodies, and
the average chimp would run rings round us, literally and figuratively"
