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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 3:30 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 12:54 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 11:21 PM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 10:20 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:02 PM

This is from "The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" (1877).

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 6:52 PM

I don't care who you THINK you are. What you actually are, your physical existence, is more "sacred" than anything you could create or believe in a posteriori.

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 6:28 PM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 5:33 AM

Confucius is really sarcastic sometimes. This right here is a good example, but there's others....

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 4:22 AM

Just because you don't know it entirely doesn't mean it doesn't exist...over there...persistently. Your knowing doesn't determine the spatiotemporal reality of objects outside yourself....

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 3:15 AM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 2:14 AM

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 1:01 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 12:26 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 10:48 PM

We are living in *exhibit a*....

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 8:11 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 7:29 PM

I'm going to support Universal Humanism on here from time to time with my own aphorisms.....anybody wants to be immortalized in memes😁🤷‍♂️, set up an account and post Maxims at CivilSimian.com and you'll be part of the database too.....

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:39 PM

Those who live by customs that coincide with and preserve universality...universal human rights....are the customs that are likely to survive....

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:31 PM

Two viewpoints: Help them or let them die. That breaks down into how to help them or figure out how it's their fault....or kill them and get it over with.

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@comfortdragon.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 5:15 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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