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Being vs. Believing

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Being vs. Believing
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RE: Being vs. Believing
April 26, 2015 at 9:06 am
good/evil are just in our minds, nature and the universe couldn't care less about those. We basically define "good" as what helps us sustain ourselves and our species, morality is the thought process that helps us stay "good".
Quote:To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
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Being vs. Believing

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Being vs. Believing - by henryp - April 26, 2015 at 8:52 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Aoi Magi - April 26, 2015 at 9:06 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by polar bear - April 26, 2015 at 9:50 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by professor - April 26, 2015 at 11:05 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - April 26, 2015 at 1:51 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by henryp - April 26, 2015 at 3:32 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Cephus - April 26, 2015 at 8:32 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by henryp - April 27, 2015 at 1:21 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Neo-Scholastic - April 26, 2015 at 11:11 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Inquisition - May 21, 2015 at 7:25 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 8:03 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - May 21, 2015 at 9:11 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Ben Davis - May 21, 2015 at 8:20 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 9:23 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - May 21, 2015 at 9:43 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 9:55 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - May 21, 2015 at 10:04 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - May 21, 2015 at 10:09 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 10:05 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 10:15 am
RE: Being vs. Believing - by Angrboda - May 21, 2015 at 12:05 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by The Grand Nudger - May 21, 2015 at 2:45 pm
RE: Being vs. Believing - by henryp - May 27, 2015 at 12:01 pm

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