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Infinite things in infinite ways – that is, everything conceivable by an infinite intellect – follows from the necessity of God's nature. - Spinoza

 

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Just as the ocean has a gradual shelf, a gradual slope, a gradual inclination, with a sudden drop-off only after a long stretch, in the same way this Doctrine and Discipline (dhamma-vinaya) has a gradual training, a gradual performance, a gradual progression, with a penetration to gnosis only after a long stretch.

— Ud 5.5

 

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"They are in you and in me; they created us, body and mind; and their preservation is the ultimate rationale for our existence. They have come a long way, those replicators. Now they go by the name of genes, and we are their survival machines.” - Dawkins

Slavery refers to a condition in which individuals are owned by others, who control where they live and at what they work. Slavery had previously existed throughout history, in many times and most places. The ancient Greeks, the Romans, Incas and Aztecs all had slaves. http://abolition.e2bn.org/slavery_40.html

 

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Class conflict, frequently referred to as class warfare or class struggle, is the tension or antagonism which exists in society due to competing socioeconomic interests and desires between people of different classes.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_conflict

 

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According to new research released today by Crowne Plaza nearly a third of British people consider having a greater balance between work life and home life play the most significant factor in leading a successful life.

As part of a wider report “Evaluating success: placing a value on values” the research has also revealed only 10% consider pay to be the most important factor in leading a successful life.

http://www.pareto.co.uk/blog/2014/11/work-life-balance-more-desired-than-big-salary/

 

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In cryptography, a cipher (or cypher) is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption—a series of well-defined steps that can be followed as a procedure. An alternative, less common term is encipherment. To encipher or encode is to convert information into cipher or code. - Wikipedia