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THE COMMON CORE

 

All the very real and vast differences among people and things have to be understood as basically superficial. They are characteristic strictly of form, not of all-unifying essence. They can be appreciated for their richness and variety, but they will not prove helpful in establishing general truths.  

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In addition to highly visible differences, the world also possesses a central tendency. Because this tendency is integrally linked to all things and implicit in any bit of existence, it is universally taken for granted and remains unacknowledged. As such, it is absent from our collective consciousness. Therefore, we should try to focus on what is all-unifying to bring it out from its undifferentiated, preconscious state. To do so is to find a universal criterion of judgment.  

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Any given entity reflects the entire remaining Universe. Each entity is different, because it reflects a different relationship existing between itself and all else. Each and every entity defines the Universe and is simultaneously defined by It. Whether two things are vastly different or exactly identical can be determined only relative to the rest of Existence. Without it as a reference, no value could ever be established. 

Qualities that characterize ALL EXISTENCE must be present in ANY INSTANCE OF EXISTENCE. It is the difference in their relative proportion that makes things different. THE ENTIRETY is perfectly balanced, since it contains the most stable mix of all qualities. The lesser entities depart from this optimal mix and thus become subject to disintegration.  

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Each point, each entity within the Universe contains but a different proportion of two ever present opposites. Their mutually-exclusive consequence is balanced by a simultaneous co-defining and cross-validating consequence. Both conditions exist in their respective, complementary domains. 

Any two polar opposites can coexist in their respective domains, and at a certain distance. They will also tend to resist separation beyond a certain span. Two opposites repel one another on one scale, but also attract one another on a different, larger scale. For the purposes of that larger scale they constitute a unity. 

Any two entities will tend to establish an optimal distance between themselves and resist changing it in any measure. While mutually negating on an inner scale, the same two opposites co-define and validate each other on an outer scale. 

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