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Sunday, 21 March 2021

Besides whatever state you happen to find yourself in there is a map of possible states, a very large map embracing states known, states imagined and states imaginable, states common, uncommon and extreme and each of these while not identified with everyday realism is continuous or consistent with it. Everyday realism says that time passes, matter endures, other selves are real but unknowable and these are the foundation of all experience, and you are your body and will end with its death. The desire to escape this framework is a component of many of these states and fits seamlessly within the map. In this case it is true that the map is not the territory.

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