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   Message 109,587 of 111,200   
   Tang Huyen to Lee Dillion   
   Re: "Onanistic Science"   
   30 Aug 16 11:17:19   
   
   XPost: alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.philosophy.taoism, alt.philosophy.zen   
   From: tanghuyen@gmail.com   
      
   On 8/30/2016 11:09 AM, Lee Dillion wrote:   
      
   > Even the skeptic may admit to the social and   
   > cultural value of an agreed upon set of rules   
   > and laws, with Sextus Empiricus even saying   
   > that he follows a line of reasoning, in   
   > accordance with appearances, that points   
   > him “to a life conformable to the customs of   
   > our country and its laws and institutions . . .”   
   >   
   > But in his clever assent, he is as lost as the   
   > Buddha, Madame Guyon, and Fénelon – or so   
   > the foundationalist would argue.   
      
   There is a difference between lost and found,   
   and lost and not found. The latter would be the   
   position of the Buddha, Madame Guyon, and   
   Fénelon, if I dare say so. It's why they are party   
   poopers of the worst sort, wholly beyond   
   redemption.   
      
   Tang Huyen   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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