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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2025-04-22, day precision Aliases: tautologies

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tautology

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...logical sense. This is not logical. It's what we call a tautology."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...logical sense. This is not logical. It's what we call a tautology."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Reason Becomes A Religion (2025-04-22, day precision).

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DescartesReasonChurch

Key Notes

tautology

Glossary

Jiang's label for Descartes' circular claim that God is perfect because God is good and good because perfect.

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Lecture interpretation of Descartes.

diagnosis

Descartes' proof that God is good is tautological, but his important move is making individual reason stronger than church, dogma, and society.

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Timestamped Evidence

Reason Becomes A Religion

2025-04-22, day precision · Civilization #46: The Revolution of Reason

Transcript

"Right. God is perfect. Therefore, I know God is good. God is good. Therefore, he's perfect. Okay. It makes no sense. But, what's important..."

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