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Comment author: [deleted] 02 November 2012 05:33:54AM *  4 points [-]

For a philosophy to be worth paying attention to, it has to constrain expectations. It has to make accurate observations about the universe works. Therefore a philosophy that is the least unsettled by a daily examination of experience is preferable.

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Comment author: Randy_M 02 November 2012 03:29:47PM 2 points [-]

Indeed. One should have an open mind but a very judicious customs agent at the gate.