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March 20, 2013
March 19, 2013
Sneaky change of avatar/icon to go with the new theme. And on that note I am done. G’night!
Sneaky change of avatar/icon to go with the new theme. And on that note I am done. G’night!
New Tumblr Layout!!
Have a look! I quite like it. Especially the big banners and such. It mostly seems to work as well..looks pretty vibrant!!
March 18, 2013
Do you have a favorite philosopher?
I don’t really - I don’t read as much philosophy or go into it to the depth I would like. I was going to do a year of Philosophy at University at one point, but it clashed with my English and so I couldn’t do it time table wise. I guess the only philosophy I really get comes from authors of none philosophy books..so if they count: I think Tolstoy’s freewill ideas are very interesting even if I don’t quite agree with them, Dostoevsky and Borges too are particularly interesting in terms of idea...
The Separation Strike
I do not know why we were parted, or indeed the exact mechanics of how, but when the lightning struck, we were suddenly two. There was no pain. When the fork came groping down from the clouds it did not hurt me, it did not tear through my body, did not send heat coursing through my veins, did not cause my organs to combust. It rendered me momentarily dizzy, blurred the world for a few moments, during which the separation must have occurred. When my vision clarified, we were two. Certainly, he...