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The seduction of thought | Miranda Keeling, Steve Taylor, Andy West

Philosophy For Our Times

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The Importance of Transcending Thought

Human beings are probably the most misnamed species on the planet because we don't spend much time being. I think this kind of thought, the streamer thought that runs through our minds is a kind of an aberration really. It doesn't really serve much function and it causes a lot of difficulty in our lives. So if you could let go of that and just learn to be, just learn to live in the present moment then life would become much richer and much more harmonious. Right. We're going to jump on this and we don't have time but that's an interesting thought. So Steve what do you think about? What defines us as human beings? I hope not.

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