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stopdiggin

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37. well said. (and glad somebody stepped up to say it)

Sun Jun 23, 2024, 11:48 AM

Jun 2024

from the point of view of human experience ... Almost completely irrelevant.

We still have children - and children (at least it is desperately hoped) grow from tadpoles with tails, over time, into beings that approximate adults. And there is little 'rational' about trying to make that grand arc - all a matter of 'perception' - or equivalency. Tadpoles are not adult beings - not matter how much we natter on - and insist on posing 'deeper' questions.

And now we can all go play in the street ...

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