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[adrienmundi]

I have a rare (and even more rarely useful) talent for persistently making things much more complex than I often suspect they really are, as if lack of complexity is something of which to be suspicious. I'm a crappy Enlightenment philosopher; there is no Ding an Sich for me. I wonder what this does for me, this need/obssession/addiction to complexity?

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[thewonderfuller.livejournal.com]

could it be that mentally wrangling with complex philosophical issues is your compulsion? quite possible, if the exercise helps you cope with anxiety in some regard...

[fairyhead.livejournal.com]

Yeppers, I'm thinking that's a good part of it.

If one over-examines all the facets of an issue, there's a safer feeling that nasty things won't surprise you.