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“People make a distinction between good and evil, but good and evil do not exist separately. Those who are following the path to enlightenment recognize no such duality, and it leads them to neither praise the good and condemn the evil, nor to despise the good and condone the evil”
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“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.”
— Leo Tolstoy
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“The idea that you earn things – that you earn respect, that you earn income, responsibility. the vote, punishment… these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind.”
— Dennis Prager
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Touched by an Angel: Season 1 Ep. 9: Fear Not
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A Conscious Universe? – Dr Rupert Sheldrake
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“The value of art is not measured in dollars, but in its ability to inspire, provoke thought, and evoke emotions.”
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“Humans are highly evolved mammals with complex cognition, language, culture, and technology. They possess self-awareness, abstract thinking, and the ability to plan for the future. Animals, on the other hand, vary in cognitive abilities and behaviors, often relying on instincts and learned behaviors. While some animals exhibit impressive problem-solving skills, they lack the depth of human intelligence, culture, and civilization.”
By ChatGPT
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The Four Noble Truths comprise the essence of Buddha’s teachings, though they leave much left unexplained. They are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering. More simply put, suffering exists; it has a cause; it has an end; and it has a cause to bring about its end. The notion of suffering is not intended to convey a negative world view, but rather, a pragmatic perspective that deals with the world as it is, and attempts to rectify it. The concept of pleasure is not denied, but acknowledged as fleeting. Pursuit of pleasure can only continue what is ultimately an unquenchable thirst. The same logic belies an understanding of happiness. In the end, only aging, sickness, and death are certain and unavoidable.
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