John Brodix Merryman Jr.
1 min readSep 8, 2020

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I would see that as a version of monism. That there is one singular state to reality.

I'm more of a dualist, in the sense it is always a relationship. Energy/form, absolute/infinity, positive/negative charge, desire/judgement, etc.

The problem with monism is if it was truly one unified state, there would be no contrast and no reality. As the absolute is the zero between positive and negative, the flatline between the ups and the downs.

Than, as there is this fundamental tension, people tend to polarize along it, say between the social expansionism of liberalism, versus the civil and cultural consolidation of conservatism.

It is necessary to view oneself as one core self, but that serves as a compass in the kaleidoscope of the larger reality. Node in the network. Organism in the ecosystem.

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John Brodix Merryman Jr.
John Brodix Merryman Jr.

Written by John Brodix Merryman Jr.

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