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The facts of religion were convincing only to those who were already convinced.


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I was too much of an extremist to be able to live under the eye of God and at the same time say both yes and no to life



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It was easier for me to think of a world without a creator than of a creator burdened with all the contradictions in the world.



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If I were to share Jaques' existence I would find it hard to hold my own against him, for already I found his nihilism contagious.



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All those minds that are interested in finding out the truth communicate with each other across the distances of space and time. I, too, was taking part in the effort which humanity makes to know.



I was convinced that I would be, that I was already, one in a million.

I was convinced that I would be, that I was already, one in a million.



I had to call the past to life, and illuminate every corner of the five continents, descend to the centre of the earth and make the circuit of the moon and stars

I had to call the past to life, and illuminate every corner of the five continents, descend to the centre of the earth and make the circuit of the moon and stars



Why shouldn't a mystical theology be possible? 'I want to touch God or become God, ' I declared in my journal. All through that year I abandoned myself intermittently to these deliriums.

Why shouldn't a mystical theology be possible? 'I want to touch God or become God, ' I declared in my journal. All through that year I abandoned myself intermittently to these deliriums.





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