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Back to the beginning: the cave
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RE: Back to the beginning: the cave
August 29, 2018 at 2:14 am
Just because this is not how Plato originally used the metophor does not make other interpretations of the metaphor wrong.

I mean, he believed some pretty whacky shit.
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Back to the beginning: the cave

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Back to the beginning: the cave - by Silver - August 28, 2018 at 9:02 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by purplepurpose - August 28, 2018 at 9:06 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Silver - August 28, 2018 at 9:14 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by robvalue - August 28, 2018 at 9:40 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Silver - August 28, 2018 at 9:43 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by bennyboy - August 29, 2018 at 4:35 pm
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by robvalue - August 30, 2018 at 1:58 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by robvalue - August 28, 2018 at 9:46 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Silver - August 28, 2018 at 9:47 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by robvalue - August 28, 2018 at 9:50 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Silver - August 28, 2018 at 9:52 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by vulcanlogician - August 28, 2018 at 10:08 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Silver - August 28, 2018 at 10:12 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by vulcanlogician - August 29, 2018 at 10:11 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Whateverist - August 29, 2018 at 10:36 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by robvalue - August 28, 2018 at 9:56 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Silver - August 28, 2018 at 9:58 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Aroura - August 28, 2018 at 9:58 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by robvalue - August 28, 2018 at 10:06 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by The Grand Nudger - August 28, 2018 at 10:28 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Silver - August 28, 2018 at 10:31 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by The Grand Nudger - August 28, 2018 at 10:34 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Silver - August 28, 2018 at 10:36 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by purplepurpose - August 28, 2018 at 10:39 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Silver - August 28, 2018 at 10:42 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Angrboda - August 28, 2018 at 12:32 pm
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by robvalue - August 28, 2018 at 10:46 pm
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by The Grand Nudger - August 28, 2018 at 10:57 pm
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by robvalue - August 29, 2018 at 1:33 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Aroura - August 29, 2018 at 2:14 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by robvalue - August 29, 2018 at 2:46 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by ignoramus - August 29, 2018 at 3:35 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2018 at 6:16 pm
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by bennyboy - August 29, 2018 at 6:55 pm
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by The Grand Nudger - August 29, 2018 at 7:26 pm
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by vulcanlogician - August 29, 2018 at 7:58 pm
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Aegon - August 30, 2018 at 10:22 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by brewer - August 29, 2018 at 8:11 pm
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by bennyboy - August 30, 2018 at 3:03 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by Angrboda - August 30, 2018 at 7:54 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by robvalue - August 30, 2018 at 8:49 am
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by bennyboy - August 30, 2018 at 5:02 pm
RE: Back to the beginning: the cave - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2018 at 5:55 pm

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