[MD] Ironing out Socrates

[John Carl]

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 8:05 AM, X Acto <xacto at rocketmail.com> wrote:

> RMP's theme, from his own struggle with social norms
> to Lila with her struggle to the Zuni Brujo to Willam James Sidis. It' all
> about
> the struggle of the individual with society.
> Intellectual patterns with social patterns.
>
> John Carls post "a guy in his 50's"
> Gavins post "integrating the shadow"
>
> point to the that often misinterpreted quote of Socrates
>
> “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
>
> which would seem that the unexamined life is wrought
> with blind suffering.
>
>

While the examined life is wrought with eye-opening suffering... what a
relief!