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The Contradiction Seminar | Part 1 | The Freaked-out Fundamentalist and the Hysterical God

Peter Rollins - The Archive

CHAPTER

The Illusion of Fulfillment Through Pursuit

This chapter explores the fleeting nature of seeking fulfillment through objects or people, highlighting a shift from delight in obtaining goods to pleasure in the continual failure to obtain them. It delves into the exhaustion of chasing endless accumulation, human fixation on unattainable objects, and the concept of introducing impossibility to derive enjoyment from objects.

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