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The egoic madness, or dysfunction, becomes enormously amplified by the science and technology we all have developed.

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
Author
Philosopher
Writer
Luenen
Ulrich Leonard Tölle
Developed
Madness
Becomes
Technology
Science
Amplified
Dysfunction
Enormously

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