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This reminded me of shrapnel

Started by Verbal Mike, July 12, 2008, 11:40:21 AM

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Verbal Mike

July 12, 2008, 11:40:21 AM
http://www.paulgraham.com/lies.html
A nice essay aptly titled Lies We Tell Kids. At the end of it he calls the sum of childhood lies left over in adulthood "debris", which kind of sounds like shrapnel.
The essay is basically a solid examination of one particular mundane type of shrapnel.
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Thurnez Isa

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July 12, 2008, 12:56:15 PM
The small bit on Idenity is something that always interested me
more as of lately too
and been trying to bring out more in the few writings ive been doing
Through me the way to the city of woe, Through me the way to everlasting pain, Through me the way among the lost.
Justice moved my maker on high.
Divine power made me, Wisdom supreme, and Primal love.
Before me nothing was but things eternal, and eternal I endure.
Abandon all hope, you who enter here.
Dante

Valerie - Gone

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July 13, 2008, 03:58:20 AM
That was a really interesting essay. It made me wonder what lies I am carrying around. But to figure that out, I'd have to know what lies were told, and that is sort of circular reasoning, I think. It does sound like the concept of shrapnel as I understand it, though. Interesting stuffs to read/think about.
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

Let him that would move the world, first move himself. -Socrates

Rumckle

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July 13, 2008, 02:57:57 PM
QuoteIt's not enough to consider your mind a blank slate. You have to consciously erase it.

I particularly like this quote.
It's not trolling, it's just satire.
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