A quotation from Joseph Joubert
Imitate time. It destroys slowly. It undermines, wears, loosens, separates. It does not uproot.Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French moralist, philosopher, essayist, poet
Pensées [Thoughts], ch. 14 “Des Gouvernements [On Governments],” ¶ 31 (1793; 1850 ed.) [tr. Attwell (1896), ¶ 199]
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Imitate time. It destroys slowly. It undermines, wears, loosens, separates. It does not uproot. [Imitez le temps: il détruit tout avec lenteur; il mine, il use, il déracine, il détache, et n’arrache pas.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: Imitate time: it destroys every thing slowly; it undermines, it wears away, it…
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This is where dualists (and mentalists) such as #Penrose provide a different view.
AIUI they have Mind as being able to alter the probability of neurons firing.
A quotation from Steinbeck, John:
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Looking back, you can usually find the moment of the birth of new era, whereas, when it happened, it was one day hooked on the tail of another.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/steinbeck-john/58508/
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