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Reality is a creation of consciousness
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Utilitarians are wrong, morality requires treating people unequally
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The answer depends on what you think of politics.
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The sooner we acknowledge it, the sooner we’ll solve the hard problem of consciousness
Metaphysics & Language
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"Following the science" is a dangerous illusion
Truth is personal, but we’ve evolved to pretend it’s not
Truth is the most dangerous fantasy our species ever invented
The quest for truth is a prelude to violence
Mind & Reason
China’s radical philosophy of action, free will, and the self
Free will is a Western problem, Chinese philosophy dissolves it
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Ethics & Religion
Utilitarians are wrong, morality requires treating people unequally
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