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Contradiction is the essence of the universe.
-Fernando Pessoa
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Contradiction Is The Essence Of The Universe.

Fernando Pessoa
Contradiction is the essence of the universe.
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Nothing is demonstrable, unless the contrary implies a contradiction. nothing, that is distinctly conceivable, implies a contradiction. whatever we conceive as existent, we can also conceive as non-existent. there is no being, therefore, whose non-existence implies a contradiction. consequently there is no being, whose existence is demonstrable.
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