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Rationally Speaking #194 - Robert Wright on "Why Buddhism is True"

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Anxiety and Fear: A Guide to Understanding the Emotions

Buddhism claims that we suffer because we don't see the world clearly. How do you decide if an emotion is true or false? Well, there's a couple of definitions I play away with in my book. Feelings are designed to serve the interests of organisms. And so I think providing the evolutionary backstory can actually help the meditative process.

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