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or as itself the subject of duration, it is completely embraced in the second moment. (The reader will observe that I use the word instant to mean a point in time, and moment to mean an infinitesimal duration.)
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From these two immediate perceptions, we gain a mediate, or inferential perception of the relation of all four instants. This mediate perception is objectively, or as to the object being represented, spread over the four instants; but subjectively,
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For his next cognitive test, Trump should have to identify the correct Dana White.
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Robert Pattison could be a good Bond, but he would be a generational Bond villain.
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Completely unironically, David Hume. He made important contributions to political economy, to constitutional theory, and to political theory, and yet he rarely comes up in contemporary discussions of political philosophy.
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Trump last week: Thinks voters are too stupid to tell two Dan Sullivans apart.
Trump today: Too stupid to tell two Dana Whites apart.
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Think I just died and went to a place where there is decency
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Dan is auditioning for SECDEF.
So transparent
Congratulations to the new Chief of Staff, @StephenM.
Double down on the agenda. Too many people are demanding a change to tough policies because they were unpopular in the midterms. That’s foolish and cowardly.
The short term unpopularity of a policy does not make the policy wrong. The President’s priority should be long term benefits (like an Iran without a nuke), not short term popularity.
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Books are basically magic and I don't think we appreciate it enough. You're saying I can just access the thoughts of the brightest, most revolutionary minds from just about any point in history and location around the globe? Unreal.
