Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2014-03-07]:
Children seem to lose their very first memories at the age of about nine*. [1] Our life is dictated by things we do not remember. And it is confused by things we should never learn. Only an empty mind can grasp the meaning of the cosmos to its full extend. We must forget in order to remember...
* As if we, as adults, do not forget anything...
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