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You don't have to believe in elves and dragons to enjoy The Hobbit; you don't have to believe in gods and devils to find useful quandries* in sermons and script
by 082349872349872 3y ago
You don't have to believe in elves and dragons to enjoy The Hobbit; you don't have to believe in gods and devils to find useful quandries* in sermons and scriptures.
> The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet! — not Ecclesiastes 9:11
* see also Abelard, Sic et Non, ca. 1120
- antwerp1 3y agoThis was such a trip, appreciate all the references. But that is no philosophy for life. I’m actually surprised it is written that way in the Bible.
- antwerp1 3y ago(I mean the original reference itself is surprising)
- 082349872349872 3y agoI'm not sure what you're referring to by "that", so I can't help immediately — but if you explicate what you're looking for in a philosophy of life (and it has any overlap with my interests), I might be able to point you to something more interesting.