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Unnecessary choices of belief.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Unnecessary choices. · view the constellation · filed as J462

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3 finer motifs beneath it
Unnecessary choice of gods. King's sons each choose a god: Jupiter for power, Saturn for wisdom, etc. Father says that a god of all combined would be better Unnecessary choice of philosophies. Aristotle drinks both red and white wine to show that all philosophies are good Unnecessary choice of religion
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Senseless debate of the mutually useful Unnecessary choice: to go uphill or downhill. Camel prefers the level Unnecessary choice: praying or reading. Both are good Senseless debates about usefulness

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