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		sophacles on June 20, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why go out? Who are considered holy not because they aren't social, but because they are rejecting something fundamentally human in the name of $diety.

Volpe on June 21, 2012 | [–]

A number of schools of buddhism hold no 'diety', yet still have monks who isolate themselves.

zikzikzik on June 21, 2012 | | [–]

Skim milk is diety.

pnathan on June 20, 2012 | [–]

I read an article by an East Orthodox priest once - evidently the idea was the hermit life was popular for wrestling with the Self and for the pursuit of reflection and personal betterment.

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