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Jay Garfield
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Buddhist theory doesn't deny your existence but it helps rid yourself of the myths that you live by
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Markus Gabriel
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Rather than promoting rivalries, we should instead acknowledge language-specific traditions
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Kristin Andrews
Can There Be Belief Without Language?
Language is powerful, but not so powerful that it creates thoughts out of nothing
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