Because people's desire to be comfortable supersedes their desire for self knowledge and well being, they avoid any … - Ben Stewart

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The law functions as formal embodiment of a moral code, not as free-standing substitute for it.

Ben Stewart

Because people's desire to be comfortable supersedes their desire for self knowledge and well being, they avoid any form of discomfort. This is the impulse that drives us to repress undesired emotions, thoughts, and past trauma.

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We have a policy at Greenpeace that we no longer debate people who don't accept the scientific reality of anthropogenic climate change.

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I've always considered the French-speaking part of Switzerland as a province of France.

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