Rafael

An archive of some of the thoughts in my mind. All glory be to God. John 11:4
Aspiring public philosopher.

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"Render to Caesar what is Caesar's..." but remember, not all things are Caesar's.

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Maybe you know this already, but it seems to me that politics is very opportunistic.

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Slow down and think. We all just need to think more. Wonder. Enquire. Ponder. Reflect. The quality of your life would greatly increase if you just thought more.

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An '#essay ' is an attempt to think well and intentionally about something. It helps you get clearer on some idea/question and hopefully helps the person reading it too.

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We trade off many good things for convenience. We live by this principle more than any other. Convenience is an idol. The collateral effects of pursuing convenience in all things is the silent killer of humanity. Posthumanism.

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The reason we can relate to people, is because we are like people.

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Patience has decreased and impulsivity risen because the #smartphone (and certain #technologies more generally) has brought everything immediately within reach.

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A PhD is a "doctor of philosophy". All "experts" are philosophers in their respective fields. Therefore, philosophy and philosophers are #GOATed.

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Sometimes the sting of #poverty is more beneficial than the pillow of riches.

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Don't underestimate the power of #prayer and overestimate the weakness of man.

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Prediction: one day the #iPhone will be a piece of glass with a #apple-shaped chip in the middle.

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Pt.2
By contrast, the unjust person’s soul is chaotic and at war with itself, so that even if he were able to satisfy his desires, a lack of inner harmony and unity prevent the attainment of happiness.

Source: https://t.co/5Sg8Wgwp88

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Why be moral? Pt.1
Plato’s response to the sceptic is that justice is an ordered state of the soul with each part—reason, spirit and appetite—performing its proper function. The just person is happy because his soul is in ordered in the proper way.

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This Legendary English teacher SAID THIS! 😂🤣😭
https://t.co/ATdpPjn7R2 via @YouTube
#meme#savage#destroys#roast

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Societies rise and fall on their Humanities departments.

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"...Livin' my life for the Boss,
unshaken love was on the cross,
and after all it stayed the same,
see four right angles on my chain." - Meeks

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The next step is always clearer after the first.

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“What do I care about the law?” [Cornelius] Vanderbilt once said. “Ain’t I got the power?”: Attitude of the elite.

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[Reflect] "Who's in your ear? Who are you watching and listening to? Who do you text with during the day? Who do you hang out with after work?" - PBD's 5 moves for the week, May 7th 2023

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@patrickbetdavid @rmean Sweet Victory is truly an ANTHEM and one for WINNERS!