Got to start introducing the word "cacoethes" into my vocab. It's a medieval term that denotes an irresistible urge, the perfect scapegoat for every bad decision. Not lazy. Not inconsiderate. Merely in thrall to my cacoethes—a tragic consequence of determinism. The cacoethes choose, I obey.

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#booksky

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Greek philosophers summed up Heraclitus: Everything flows Plato: The unexamined life is not worth living Socrates: I know that I know nothing Aristotle: Man is a political animal Epicurus: Be satisfied with little Diogenes: Woof!

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Move over Flat Earth theory. I'm converting to resistentialism. It's the philosophy that inanimate objects harbour a secret hatred for humans and are actively working against us. My shoelace coming undone and my bank card going missing today were not mere accidents. They were sabotage.

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My little liturgical-codicological mind has been blown. When I was reading the Bobbio Missal and Gelasian Sacramentary in Holy Week, I focused for the 1st time on the description of the ceremonies in Lent where the 4 Evangelist symbols + the opening of each Gospel were explained to catechumens. 🕯️🧵

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