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The point is to unify the opposites, both positive and negative, by discovering a ground which transcends and encompasses both.

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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