Since misfortune and distress are a normal part of the human condition, a philosophy that offers no positive, private solutions to deal with them will just have a harder time making the case against government intervention stick.

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That's positive in itself, but the educational aspect of the Abundance philosophy is important too.

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We sit at a pinnacle place in this emerging industry that seeks to harness the technology and gaming philosophy that has long existed to create games that can catalyze positive change.

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An alternative approach is to appeal to the classical Greek philosophy that views kindness through the lens of reason, emphasizing the positive effects acts of kindness have not just on the receiver of kindness but to the giver of kindness as well, not for the salvation of the soul in the afterlife, but in this life.

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