Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder.

Thomas Aquinas
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Philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder. The philosopher is a lover of philosophical wonder stories. Stories that talk about people who have a greater purpose meant for others who have a lesser purpose meant for others.

The philosopher is a story teller. He wants to grab the attention of his listeners and change their perspective of reality by showing them how the world might really work.

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