Very often people have a very limited way of thinking.
The main danger is that of supposing that the thing to do is get a mind on the scale of Thomas (Aquinas)__ into your head, a task of compression that will be achieved only at your head__ peril. The only safe thing to do is to find a way of getting your mind into his, wherein yours has room to expand and grow, and explore the worlds his contains.
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The main danger is that of supposing that the thing to do is get a mind on the scale of Thomas (Aquinas)__ into your head, a task of compression that will be achieved only at your head__ peril. The only safe thing to do is to find a way of getting your mind into his, wherein yours has room to expand and grow, and explore the worlds his contains.
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