More Than A Conqueror

"I am who I am because You say that I am."

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There are two responses to the world.

To simplify it according to your own framework.

To expand your framework to fit the world.

I notice that a lot of issues are caused by people who refuse to do the latter.

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“Perhaps the answer to your prayer wasn’t new open doors, but to realize that you were already walking through an open door.”

There should be a word for the feeling you get upon realizing that, unbeknownst to you, the steps you took were already leading to the thing you were hoping for.

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We tend to expound our subjective experience on objective reality. This action is a miracle, but may be predictably inaccurate at describing objective reality.

To rectify this we often times try focusing on describing and understanding objective reality. But what we are more likely to neglect is understanding the predictable ways in which our subjective reality is innacurate at explaining objective reality.

Understanding the mechanisms and workings of how our subjective reality is formed, and “why” it’s formed the way that it is won’t give us a better depiction of the Truth. But it will give us uncommon insight into what the Truth isn’t.

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Desires are complicated.

For example:

The 2020 election will determined by the virus. If the outbreak gets worse, Trump will lose the election. If the outbreak gets better, then Trump will win the election.

Do I want the Trump to win? No. Does that mean I want the virus to get worse? No.

You can want conflicting things and still be consistent. Just because you want something doesn’t mean you desire all the consequences associated with the thing you desire. Having mixed and incoherent emotions about things is part of what makes you human.

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Genius is just productive obsession.

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No institution could exist unless individual human behavior was predictable.

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Trying is better than dying!

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In relation to spiritual authority:

Trust and agreement are two different things.

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The first step to change is to doubt what you believe you understand.

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If you have trouble practicing what you preach, it can mean two different things:

1) You don’t actually believe what you’re preaching.2) Your preaching is evidence that there is something greater in you than the struggles you’re currently facing.

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There is a negative correlation between being able to see an issue from different points of view, and confidence on that issue.

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Our capacity to imagine false realities far outstrips our ability to predict the future.

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“If you can’t run, walk.”

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“What you are taught is less important than what you discover.”

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I will smile as I ride this wave. I remember seeing You do the same.