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Referencing Leibniz, Jeffrey Epstein argues that the mind cannot be explained by material processes, and that the failure of physical science to account for consciousness and subjective phenomena points to the existence of a soul. Follow: AF Post

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Renzovor 9 Monaten

He’s not wrong, and that’s what makes him dangerous. If he were stupid he wouldn’t have the power he did

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Steven 🇺🇸vor 9 Monaten

The world’s elites believe in God and Satan, and they have access to everything. If they believe, there is no excuse for anyone to be an atheist

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Ligervor 8 Monaten

Lenin would have intellectually dominated these people then shot them.

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I fear he would’ve been a kickass guest on the Joe Rogan experience

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it's a pretty viewvor 9 Monaten

really showing off that high iq ashkenazi genes

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Out Of Context Communismvor 8 Monaten

This is German Idealism par excellence

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Greco Westonvor 9 Monaten

If you read some of the other papers he goes deep into metaphysical questions on time, time dilation, reality and our place in the universe asking the best minds about it. The conclusion is usually that reality is profoundly more malleable and strange than we thought. To believe it is all chance and just appeared is stupid. There is more going on. God does not play dice with the universe. -Albert Einstein.

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Leonidvor 8 Monaten

This. Is. German. Idealism.

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Mr. Housevor 9 Monaten

Man the more I learn about him the more I wish he was still alive so I could have a deep conversation with him. I highly respect his intellect and intellectual mind. This is a fascinating person for which I want to study more about. There is a complex and profound mind here with a whole dynamic history. I know he was deeply corrupted and misguided and did very horrible and grotesque things but there is an element of him I admire when it comes to his mind in an overall general sense. He had world leaders and the most powerful and intelligent people on earth calling him for advice regularly, clearly he had immense value and insight that I want to explore more of from a simply psychoanalytical perspective.

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Geno Samuelvor 8 Monaten

I always imagined him having a deeper voice. He sounded like a weenie

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Robert Sepehrvor 8 Monaten

I break down some of it at 14:00 minutes

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VoxGonzovor 9 Monaten

Epstein did a little philosophy

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Wyatt Wilsonvor 8 Monaten

He’s just Jordan Peterson with a speech emped. Playing pinball with vague philosophical topics to sound well read to fools. This reminds me of how easy it was to con people before google and AI.

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stillnorthvor 8 Monaten

His level of philosophical thinking is actually very basic. Dude just talks a lot. Probably always wished he had original thought but never has.

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Gaiusvor 9 Monaten

Holy shit Epstein was anti-scientism pilled. I wasn't expecting that.

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Gorilla Explorersvor 9 Monaten

💀This wild because my guy couldn’t even prove where he was half the time. Imagine invoking 17th‑century metaphysics like: ‘Science can’t explain consciousness… anyway ignore my crimes.’ The audacity is doing parkour.

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seems susvor 8 Monaten

Everything is math when you’re a sociopath

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Mohandas Chaves 💻vor 8 Monaten

Jacob Frank created an esoteric Jewish sect whose philosophy held that the elevation of the soul was only possible if human beings transgressed all moral boundaries. Epstein was definitely a Frankist.

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Elsavor 9 Monaten

Doesn’t this look a little ai?

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Don Colacho Traditionalismvor 9 Monaten

If I picked up the table and bashed Jeffrey’s head in, it would definitely be solid.

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Drew Cvor 9 Monaten

And yet he defiles souls like its eating breakfast... what a monster

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Whatsthevibevor 9 Monaten

this guy has a good point i suggest keeping an eye on him as he makes his way into the world He might become something big

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"Science has for years been searching for some simple underlying basic principle of motivation which is present in every effect of motion. Mathematicians have hoped to find it and reduce it to a basic formula. Physicists have sought for it in the hope of thus discovering the life principle. Science has never found it, and never will find it so long as it is sought for in either matter or motion." ~ A New Concept of the Universe

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𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓vor 8 Monaten

Epstein must've been reading his Bernardo Kastrup... and, considering his personal connections, that isn't far-fetched.

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Jaron Lewisvor 9 Monaten

When he said I don’t know why I’m attracted to somebody… I stopped… a questionable statement alone… which in hindsight… offers insight into the resulting circumstances

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AbsolutelyTotalvor 9 Monaten

He’s not wrong. The Universe can be regarded as a god-consciousness ‘meta-soul.’

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Ballvor 8 Monaten

Im gonna become a hardcore physicalist just in polarization to this and the rest of the replies here

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sadqweqevor 8 Monaten

Lol what a load of esoteric nonsense. This world class bser is a proof that who you know is way more important than what you know. Our elites are surprisingly gullible and idiotic.

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֎ Mihr ֍vor 9 Monaten

Demons never deny existence of God

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Apperceiving

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Cretans, Libyans, and Elamitesvor 8 Monaten

The first part is fairly Aristotelian. He says that life, not just intelligence, is caused by the soul.

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Yodoswaginzvor 8 Monaten

>Believes in an immaterial soul >Becomes most evil sex trafficker in history, surely damning his soul to eternity in Hell. This guy clearly wasn't the brightest.

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The mathematical straitjacket of modern physics describes the world. But is the “fire” in the equations, the essence of the physical: (1) soulstuff? (2) non-experiential? (3) experience? (4) something else? My best guess is (3). But reality baffles me. But reality

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Eve Eurydicevor 8 Monaten

After 10,000 years of civilization, do we need this deranged pedophile to confirm what humans have always known? Have we been this psyopped by the Scientism mob?

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