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Scholars discern motions in history & formulate these motions into rules that govern the rises & falls of civilizations. My belief runs contrary, howe...more

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Trees, their incremental gymnastics and noisy silence, are another wonder of Outside to me.

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Leaves turned to soil beneath my feet. Thus it is, trees eat themselves.

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But, Henry, this is wicked!' But, Adam, the world is wicked. Maoris prey on Moriori, Whites prey on darker-hued cousins, fleas prey on mice, cats prey...more

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I have always unswervingly held, that God, in our civilizing world, manifests Himself not in the miracles of biblical age, but in progress. It is prog...more

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At dawn the waves looked like mountain ranges tipped with gold as sunbeams slanted low under burgundy clouds.

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I find a certain comfort," confesses Marinus, "in humanity's helplessness.