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Robert Bradford's avatar

Try reading Clare Carlisle's work on Spinozas Religion. It is quite helpful in revealing his religious ideas.

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Jacob Orion's avatar

Of course I will👍

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meredith's avatar

Spinoza must have studied Vedanta. I believe in his God. Beautifully written.

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Eleanor's avatar

I would prefer the Stoics to Spinoza

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Jacob Orion's avatar

It means a lot Meredith 😊

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Out There's avatar

Imagine looking at your life ............ as part of an infinite, interconnected whole.

The denominator of that particular expression if far too large for the average theist to reconcile with their sense of self importance.

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Jussur's avatar

There’s something steady about Spinoza’s universe. It doesn’t care, but it runs. In a world full of chaos and irrationality, that structure feels like a kind of anchor.

Life doesn’t always make sense. People are messy. Pain shows up without reason. But even absurdity follows some rhythm. Spinoza doesn’t erase the chaos. He just reminds us it’s not outside the system. And somehow, that helps.

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