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What's the last significant new idea or philosophy you heard about and thought was really interesting? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I don't mean an application of technology. Or a specific fact. I'm interested in more big picture things.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

You don’t have a soul, Doctor. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily.

Reading that quote made me reflect on the distinctions between body, soul, and consciousness in a new way.

It's from the book A Canticle For Leibowitz for anyone curious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Excellent book. I’ve read it several times, but not recently.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

It really is a fantastic book. I'm a sucker for mid-20th century nuclear apocalypse literature, but this book is in a league of its own.