The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine. — Plato

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine.

Author: Plato

Insight: Most of us aren't actually afraid of big truths—we're afraid of what they'd demand we change. Plato's saying reality in its purest form breaks our comfortable stories, which is why we'd rather doom-scroll than sit with hard questions. The blindness isn't our fault; it's that seeing clearly costs.

Source: Republic, Book VI

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The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of the divine.

PlatoRepublic, Book VI

Insight

Most of us aren't actually afraid of big truths—we're afraid of what they'd demand we change. Plato's saying reality in its purest form breaks our comfortable stories, which is why we'd rather doom-scroll than sit with hard questions. The blindness isn't our fault; it's that seeing clearly costs.

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Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, born around 428 BC in Athens, Greece. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens, one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world. Plato's philosophical works, including "The Republic" and "The Symposium," continue to be highly influential in Western philosophy.

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