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Title: This reminded me of shrapnel
Post by: Verbal Mike on 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.

Title: Re: This reminded me of shrapnel
Post by: Thurnez Isa on 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

Title: Re: This reminded me of shrapnel
Post by: Valerie - Gone on 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.

Title: Re: This reminded me of shrapnel
Post by: Rumckle on 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.

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Principia Discordia => Think for Yourself, Schmuck! => Topic started by: Verbal Mike on July 12, 2008, 11:40:21 AM