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swayvil | karma 732 | avg karma 0.24 · 2021-08-04 22:50:05

Then you refer to a fantasy.

Billions are immersed in fantasy.

One might call that a classically religious debacle.

mbfg | karma 670 | avg karma 1.18 · 2021-08-05 20:07:18

I'm not saying that's what i believe. I don't believe a soul exists, or could exist. But I'm saying that's what billions of people believe. It doesn't help to redefine away a problem.

swayvil | karma 732 | avg karma 0.24 · 2021-08-05 20:39:38

I think "attention" fits pretty well.

I think the general population waves its hands and calls it a unicorn. So fuck em.

And you might be surprised at how centrally attention figures into the human experience

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