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|    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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