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Re:Spanish climber emerges after 500 days in cave by deepfriedchokes on Friday April 14, 2023 @02:30PM (#35573034)
If your ego is so large that you think you’re enlightened, you probably aren’t.
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Re:Spanish climber emerges after 500 days in cave by brookst on Friday April 14, 2023 @02:35PM (#35573090)
Also if you don't think you're enlightened, you probably aren't.
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Re:Spanish climber emerges after 500 days in cave by toxik on Friday April 14, 2023 @02:46PM (#35573214)
That’s what always bothered me about Plato’s cave.
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Re:Spanish climber emerges after 500 days in cave by mensetmanusman on Friday April 14, 2023 @03:12PM (#35573493)
The idea of the cave is egotistical?
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Re:Spanish climber emerges after 500 days in cave by toxik on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:05PM (#35574752)
I thought it implied that Plato meant philosophers more truly see the things as they are and not their shadows, and that to me sounds a bit fancy.
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Re:Spanish climber emerges after 500 days in cave by mensetmanusman on Friday April 14, 2023 @06:31PM (#35575676)
It implies the existence of a mind/thoughts/etc. that transcend the material.
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Re:Spanish climber emerges after 500 days in cave by deepfriedchokes on Friday April 14, 2023 @05:06PM (#35574766)
It’s caves inside of caves all the way down.
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