Omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, perfection...all implied by our expectations not being met...turning implications into affirmations is a destructive stretch. Managing expectations is a signal one is an adult.

"Perfect is the virtue which is according to the Mean! Rare have they long been among the people, who could practice it!"

• Confucius

See biography for Confucius:
https://civilsimian.com/Confucius

Substitute "Lord" for collective humanity....

If we were insects that just reacted to chemical guides, we wouldn't even think about truth. We'd just react to our chemical path. It's because of freedom and potential deception that we have to reassert what is true, and that we have truth at all.

I'd say being is the FOUNDATION of truth, language corresponds, then actions that preserve life are Good....

Probably more context is needed, and I don't disagree, but talk like this could lead someone to think that consequence is also relative or contingent...which is a dangerous and destructive indirect effect to leave unchecked.

"Perfection" is implied every time you fall short on a goal, but, it's imaginary and unattainable. Even if you met your goal, "perfection" haunts you...even though it is NOT....

Written in 1975....

Like all identity particularity, masturbatory regional particularity might feel good in the moment but carries sinister effects on those at the periphery.

No....

Everybody should read John...links posted....

See biography for John Stuart Mill:
https://civilsimian.com/John-Stuart-Mill

Read John Stuart Mill's work:
https://civilsimian.com/user/71/content

Michel is not really an easily quotable writer. I skip his stuff a lot. Either it requires a larger context...or it's like this...in need of decoding...😁

"Knowledge is the distilled essence of our intuitions, corroborated by experience."
- Elbert Hubbard

See biography for Elbert Hubbard:
https://civilsimian.com/Elbert-Hubbard

Read Elbert Hubbard's work:
https://civilsimian.com/user/295/content

They don't mind that...they hate it when you use another weapon...reason....

I don't think arbitrariness is the way to put it...ultimate generality...universality...but it's not arbitrary, just the apex generality. There's only one.

I've known some pretty bad people to be sincere laughers...this isn't true....

Oh, how far we've fallen....

Losing my 20/20 vision killed me....

This quote is deceptively simple. There are not many people that could write from this place....