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These two enormous forces - truth and meaning - are at war in today's world... And something sooner or later has to give.

Ken Wilber

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Ken Wilber
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 31
Philosopher
Writer
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Kenneth Earl Wilber II
Kenneth Earl Ken Wilber Junior
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