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Reason   by C.R.M. Nilsson The more we learn, the less we know… stupid Socrates, stupid cryptic bullshit, stupid Philosophy class, why even bother with this shit? To even have a shot at understanding the material, you have to spend hours reading and writing and by the time you’ve crammed the facts and understanding into your head it feels like your head is splitting into two. Why bother? You’re about to give up, call it quits, when you reach for your books. Hands brush as you both reach for the same book, your partner still absent-mindedly reading before she looks up with a smile. She’s getting honest pleasure out of reading the same material that’s giving you a headache. Your fingers tingle from the contact and you withdraw silently, settling down to read once again. Right. That’s why you bother. Back

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