A student's framing of Dante's blindness as a trust exercise that tests surrender rather than ordinary control.
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blind faith
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...it's really funny because it's actually also a physical manifestation of blind faith, but I think in the context of Dante is more about,..."
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A student proposes that the blinding episode can also be read as blind faith or a trust exercise rather than only as imaginative vision.
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"...it's really funny because it's actually also a physical manifestation of blind faith, but I think in the context of Dante is more about,..."
"that's that's what the faith is okay um i want to share something um i really appreciated david pointing out the word argumente whether..."
"...the one who created it. It is the ultimate expression of blind faith."
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