METAPHYSICAL HISTORY

METAPHYSICAL HISTORY

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Love is not a feeling

That's a modern Western lie

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Dr David Hilton
May 04, 2016
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We are a civilisation which lives by feelings. It’s built into the zeitgeist. It’s also the greatest cause of suffering in the world.

OK, that’s a big call. If you’re a slave in Kim Jong-un’s harem, living by feelings is probably not the most unpleasant thing you experience. You probably try to avoid feeling anything at all.

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