Part I The Bubbleverse |
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3 | (14) |
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1.2 A Person in the Psychological Multiverse |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (1) |
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1.6 Changing Perspectives |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (3) |
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2 What and Why of the Bubbleverse |
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2.1 What is the Bubbleverse? |
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2.2 Do We Need the Bubbleverse? Fighting the Doubts |
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20 | (2) |
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2.3 Why Think in Terms of the Bubbleverse: Advantages |
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22 | (8) |
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2.4 Bigverse versus Bubbleverse |
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30 | (6) |
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36 | (3) |
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3 Grounding the Bubbleverse |
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3.1 The Impossibility of the World Without Us |
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39 | (4) |
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3.2 Evidence for the Bubbleverse: Physics |
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43 | (7) |
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3.3 Empirical Evidence-Parapsychology |
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50 | (10) |
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3.4 Living in the Bubbleverse: Conclusion |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (3) |
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4 The Fabric of the Bubbleverse |
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65 | (18) |
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65 | (2) |
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4.2 The Layer Cake: Components and Hierarchy |
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67 | (4) |
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4.3 Qualia and Sensations: Where is the 'Redness' Really? |
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71 | (6) |
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4.4 The Shining Bubbleverse: Phenomena |
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77 | (1) |
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4.5 Rational Constructions: The Phenomena 'Sun-dried' |
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78 | (2) |
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4.6 Anchoring in the Social World: Beliefs |
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80 | (1) |
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4.7 Taming the Chaos: Conclusion |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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5 The Diversity of the Phenomenal World |
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83 | (30) |
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5.1 Waking Up into the Bubbleverse |
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83 | (3) |
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5.2 Comparisons, Measurement and Extraction of Meanings |
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86 | (3) |
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5.3 The Relationships of Phenomena Between Themselves |
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89 | (3) |
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5.4 The Relations of Phenomena to Our Self |
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92 | (1) |
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5.5 The Relations of Phenomena to Rational Constructions |
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93 | (2) |
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5.6 The Relations of Phenomena to the Idea of Truth |
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95 | (2) |
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5.7 The Relations of Phenomena to Themselves |
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97 | (3) |
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5.8 Fight Within the Mind: Perception Against Knowledge |
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100 | (9) |
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5.9 So, What's Next? The Conclusion |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (3) |
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6 Self in Multiple Universes |
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113 | (26) |
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6.1 The Magical Projector: Self in the Bubbleverse |
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113 | (5) |
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6.2 The Elusive Observer: Self in the Commonverse |
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118 | (1) |
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6.3 Central Agent Versus Pandemonium: Do We Really Need the Self? |
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119 | (4) |
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6.4 Catching the Invisible Self |
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123 | (12) |
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6.5 Conclusion: Why Do We Need the Self? |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (3) |
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7 Structure of the Bubbleverse |
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139 | (18) |
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7.1 A Place Where Monsters Live |
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139 | (1) |
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7.2 Laws of Nature: Building the Commonverse |
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140 | (4) |
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7.3 Perceiving and Imagining Things: Two Types of Reality |
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144 | (6) |
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7.4 The Body of the Bubbleverse |
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150 | (3) |
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7.5 Nowhere to Run: Conclusion |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (3) |
Part II Cognizing the Bubbleverse |
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157 | (60) |
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8 The Black Hole of the Bubbleverse |
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159 | (22) |
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8.1 Subconscious in the Bubbleverse |
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159 | (11) |
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8.2 Plunging into the Depths |
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170 | (5) |
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8.3 Dreaming the Subconscious |
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175 | (3) |
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8.4 Communication with the Subconscious: Conclusion |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (2) |
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9 Truth in the Bubbleverse |
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181 | (14) |
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9.1 What is My House Really Like? The Question of Truth |
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181 | (1) |
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9.2 Shrinking Buildings and Impossible Bricks: Existence in the Core Bubbleverse |
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182 | (1) |
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9.3 Mermaids and Parallel Universes: Truth and Existence in the Commonverse |
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183 | (8) |
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9.4 Illusions that Work: Conclusion |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (2) |
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10 Exploring the Bubbleverse |
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195 | (22) |
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10.1 Order from Chaos: The Dawn of Cognition |
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195 | (3) |
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10.2 The Blind Spot of Cognition |
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198 | (2) |
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10.3 The Revolt of Machines |
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200 | (3) |
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10.4 Neuroscience: The Unaccomplished Dream |
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203 | (4) |
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10.5 Sculpting Phenomena: The Artist as an Explorer |
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207 | (2) |
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10.6 Art Versus Science: The Silent Dispute |
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209 | (2) |
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10.7 The Great Replacement: Conclusion |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (4) |
Part III Expanding the Bubbleverse |
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217 | (90) |
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11 The Great Replacement in Perspective: The Hi-story of Science |
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219 | (32) |
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11.1 History and Hi-story |
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219 | (2) |
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11.2 Observing the Divine: The Emergence of Science |
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221 | (2) |
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11.3 Folk Psychology as a Cradle of Science |
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223 | (4) |
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11.4 Scientific Explanation as Subdued Animism |
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227 | (3) |
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11.5 Evolution as Implicit Design |
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230 | (5) |
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11.6 Evolution through the Prism of the Bubbleverse |
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235 | (4) |
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11.7 Nature as a Narcissistic Mirror |
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239 | (5) |
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11.8 Jumping from the Train: Conclusion |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (5) |
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12 The Hi-story of Religion |
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251 | (16) |
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251 | (1) |
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12.2 The Invention of Gods |
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252 | (6) |
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12.3 Gods and the Supernatural in the Bubbleverse |
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258 | (5) |
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12.4 Dreaming of the Gods: Conclusion |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (2) |
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13 The History of the Bubbleverse |
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267 | (18) |
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13.1 Arising from a Myth: The Early Bubbleverse |
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267 | (2) |
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13.2 The Philosophical Bubbleverse |
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269 | (1) |
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13.3 Bowing to the God: The Biblical Bubbleverse |
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270 | (1) |
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13.4 Personalising the Bubbleverse: Christianity |
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271 | (1) |
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13.5 Throwing God Off the Pedestal: The Raise of Science |
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271 | (3) |
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13.6 Omega Point: Dreaming of the Future |
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274 | (1) |
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13.7 The Little Bang: The Hi-story of Child Development |
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275 | (5) |
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13.8 Getting Away from Leviathan: Conclusion |
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280 | (2) |
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282 | (3) |
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285 | (22) |
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14.1 Life Through the Prism of the Bubbleverse |
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285 | (4) |
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14.2 Life in the Commonverse |
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289 | (8) |
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297 | (4) |
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14.4 The Miracle of Life: Conclusion |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (4) |
Part IV Experiencing the Bubbleverse |
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307 | (42) |
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15 Transcending the Bubbleverse |
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309 | (18) |
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309 | (3) |
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15.2 Faith in the Bubbleverse |
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312 | (4) |
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316 | (3) |
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15.4 The Rise of Morality |
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319 | (4) |
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15.5 The Meaning of Life: Conclusion |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (3) |
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16 Properties of the Bubbleverse |
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327 | (14) |
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16.1 Evil as a Shadow of Good |
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327 | (3) |
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16.2 Death in the Bubbleverse |
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330 | (3) |
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16.3 Unhappiness in the Bubbleverse |
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333 | (1) |
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16.4 Luck in the Bubbleverse |
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334 | (5) |
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16.5 The Unpredictable Bubbleverse: Conclusion |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (1) |
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17 The Cosmic Train: A Summary of Sorts |
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341 | (8) |
The Mysteries of the Bubbleverse: Epilogue |
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349 | (6) |
Index |
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