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The vulgar*can attempt to degrade everything to themselves, whether they call themselves Christian or other.

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*late 14c., “common, ordinary,” from Latin vulgaris, volgaris “of or pertaining to the common people, common, vulgar, low, mean,” from vulgus, volgus “the common people, multitude, crowd, throng”. The meaning “coarse, low, ill-bred” is recorded by 1640s, probably from earlier use (with reference to people) in the meaning “belonging to the ordinary class” (1520s).

Reflecting on the unnecessary deaths of Russians and Ukrainians in the current Russian-Ukrainian war, and the compromised Israeli Prime Minister’s war on Hamas in Gaza… one might ask whether there were in recorded History any such unnecessary deaths which were not somehow given Meaning. 

Were I still in Moscow, my ongoing Selbstverwandlung and Selbstbildung would necessarily have – as it has now for many friends there, a couple deep in educated soul – a different character fully.

The worldwide beliefs and/or assumptions that “millions” and “billions” are a worthy accomplishment, identity of human being reveal the exteriorization of the idea of Man. Quantity over quality. Numbers over character. Matters over Spirit. External over internal life.

Listening to local “Christian” radio: Those not awake enough to have ever escaped from one inherited old “good book”.

One could certainly compare the literary/intellectual concept of an “outsider” to a philosopher. But considering current philosophy and philosophers, at least the former has the seriousness of being antisocial. 

Note: the deep essential difference between consoling and reconciling music.

General people live by general ideas, and but generally don’t know it.

One can learn from Life and History to compare the wake dreams in time of mankind.

Luther, alone, fixates on faith, and in time millions worldwide put their faith in Luther.