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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 4:33 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 3:28 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 1:35 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 12:34 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 11:13 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 10:12 PM

"Business" corrupts culture....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 8:55 PM

It starts when they lie to themselves first....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 7:56 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 6:54 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 5:26 PM

See biography for Peter Kropotkin:
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Read Peter Kropotkin's work:
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#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 6:22 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 4:52 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 3:48 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 2:33 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 1:22 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 12:15 AM

IF your religious belief doesn't defy basic justice and respect for universal human rights.

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 10:59 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 9:19 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 8:14 PM

I need people to agree with me...because I stand with deterministic universality....so the more people that stand with me the better..."myself" is miniscule and unimportant comparatively...

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 7:06 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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