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All the ideas for 'works (all lost)', 'The Great Event' and 'works'

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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity

3144	Everything is what it is, and not another thing [Butler]
	Full Idea: Everything is what it is, and not another thing.
	From: Joseph Butler (works [1732]), quoted by Georges Rey - Contemporary Philosophy of Mind 2.4

28. God / B. Proving God / 3. Proofs of Evidence / e. Miracles

7902	The Buddha made flowers float in the air, to impress people, and make them listen [Mahavastu]
	Full Idea: When the young Brahmin threw her two lotuses, they stood suspended in the air. This was one of the miracles by which the Buddhas impress people, to make them listen to the truth.
	From: Mahavastu (The Great Event [c.200], I.231-9)
	A reaction: Presumably this is the reason that Jesus did miracles. It is hard to spot the truth among the myriad of lies, if there is no supporting miracle to give authority to the speaker.