Benjamin Cain
Nov 19, 2021

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I didn't say you should stop using punctuation in a nonconventional way. It's none of my business, really. Nietzsche, too, used some weird punctuation.

Knowing something for certain is usually a kind of knowledge that's based on a peak state of consciousness, on an epiphany or a religious experience. That is seemingly the basis for authentic religion.

But the resulting beliefs are still stabs in the dark, as far as I can see. Mystics will say that the tools we use to understand things (with reason and language, culture and institutions) don't apply to ultimate matters. The most we can do is soak up the peak experiences when we can and wrestle with them in our artistic or intellectual endeavours. Some myths end up feeling right, but they're still humanizations of the inhuman.

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Benjamin Cain
Benjamin Cain

Written by Benjamin Cain

Ph.D. in philosophy / Knowledge condemns. Art redeems. / https://benjamincain.substack.com / https://ko-fi.com/benjamincain / benjamincain8@gmailDOTcom

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