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Coincidentally it is birthday again, I am a theoretical probabilist and despise number theory, plus have an evening of acid analysis. Here is what I arrived at. German with certified google translation (which inserted a missing comma but botched one uppercase).

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Nein ich bin nicht böse - ich analysiere nur. Hirnschmalz kann beim Späten Homo Sapiens zu Verätzungen führen. Selber schuld.

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No, I'm not angry - I'm just analyzing. Brain fat can cause burns in Late Homo Sapiens. Themselves to blame.

Or is it brain lard?
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or committed communist, but rather people for whom the difference between facts and fiction, true and false, no longer exists." ~ Hannah Arendt
"Вчи українську це тобі ще знадобиться" ~ Internet

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To explain: I had a little Nietzsche attack. Famous German philosopher with lots of acid aphorisms, like in his "Fröhliche Wissenschaft" (The Gay Science).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gay_Science
http://www.zeno.org/Philosophie/M/Nietzsche,+Friedrich/Die+fr%C3%B6hliche+Wissenschaft
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or committed communist, but rather people for whom the difference between facts and fiction, true and false, no longer exists." ~ Hannah Arendt
"Вчи українську це тобі ще знадобиться" ~ Internet

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we have still to overcome his shadow!

There are several ways to overcome shadows. One is to step back into the light but you do not have that luxury if you live in a cave.

Another way is to learn about shadows. If you cannot go outside maybe you can add small candles and see how you control your shadow.

Dancing around the fire can teach you about the motion of the moon and by extension planets as long as you don´t square dance.

Only read a bit of Nietzsche. Also sprach Z and this one.

If you are into the philosophy of science i recommend Against Method by Paul Feyerabend.
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