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  • I admire what metis wrote. I do not share the apparent despise Carl has to words. Similar to metis, I think they are just symbols, never meant to contain exact meanings of things, but useful as hints and lead-ons. They are good for some things, a…
  • I do not find this chapter that obtuse. It quite clearly talks of arms, war and the attitude to those expected of a sage and enlightened ruler. As a parable, Lao Tze uses left (different, heretical, unpredictable, sublime) and right (proper, stro…
  • I agree that the chapter names the three wide spread beliefs that are not at the root of our problems. The chapter does not endorses rejection of learning or rejection of benevolence or justice or cleverness or even rejection of wealth for itself. …