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Ego-- harmful delusion or pragmatic necessity?
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RE: Ego-- harmful delusion or pragmatic necessity?
(April 27, 2015 at 5:48 am)bennyboy Wrote: So should I see science as a tool of the self-- a way to get better stuff, to enjoy more health, to add interest to my life?  Or should I use science as a kind of razor, using it to identify and destroy those parts of my sense of self which are delusional, or counter-productive?  It seems to me the complete annihilation of the self should give one the most objective power of observation and analysis-- but is this paying too high a price?

Why do you have to choose between the two? Why can't you remove the delusions and enhance your life at the same time? That's what I would do.
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RE: Ego-- harmful delusion or pragmatic necessity? - by Surgenator - April 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm

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