“Chlieb neexistuje, ale je to jedno, lebo ľudia, ktorí sa sťažujú, že dnešná mládež už vôbec nedokáže odlíšiť reálny svet od virtuálneho, nedokážu odlíšiť reálny svet od virtuálneho.” https://dennikn.sk/3701099/ako-sa-v-poprade-ubranili-realnym-satanskym-bytostiam/
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“správanie ľudí počas zaľúbenosti, veľmi milé a krásne vzájomné splývanie, obsahuje na hlbšej úrovni isté egocentrické a biologicky podmienené prvky. Dvaja ľudia vtedy patria len jeden druhému, sú zameraní len na seba a celý svet sa im zdá krásne farebný – ale to… Read More »Odporúčané čítanie: Psychológ Ján Hrustič: V láske by sme nemali strácať samých seba. Na prvom mieste je tolerancia k slobode druhého človeka
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“And that led me wonder, If reality differs from person to person, can we speak of reality singular, or shouldn’t we really be talking about plural realities?” https://urbigenous.net/library/how_to_build.html
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