i once took an iq test that told me i thought like spinoza, but i never really followed up by reading anything about him– until just now. this conversation on spinoza is fascinating.

update: this line from the piece is just too good not to include here, so that i might remember it for all time–

You want to cure yourself of being human, buddy? You must be one hell of a freaking mess inside to think you’ve got to go to that kind of length just so that you don’t have to take a good hard look at yourself.

But then, Spinoza would respond (not even deigning to address the slight to his innards): What’s the alternative, my friend? A world constantly shattered by jihads of one form or another?

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