Questioning our certainties
September 21, 2018
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Socrates genius lay in his ability to question ‘certainties’, to probe into closely guarded beliefs that people assert as certainties, without good grounds...
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Universal Unconditional Basic Empathy Part 1 of 2
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Start with a focus on that which is external, beyond our own senses and our influence is to inadvertently render that which is proximate...
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