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“A thousand people may act alike, and yet each action is different because it comes from an unlike will.”

“A thousand people may act alike, and yet each action is different because it comes from an unlike will.”

Read along: Heaven and Hell, Chs 47 - 55 ("It is not so difficult to live the life that leads to heaven as is believed.")

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Nov 07, 2021
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“A thousand people may act alike, and yet each action is different because it comes from an unlike will.”
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Hello friends,

This Swedenborg journey we’ve been on has, perhaps, seemed like a departure from the more political-oriented thinkers we’ve previously examined. What do the writings of political anarchists like William Godwin and Max Stirner have to do with a theological treatise by a Swedish mystic? This week, we see some of these ideas converge, so let’…

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