Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all s…

Richard Dawkins
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Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that. ✨ Has the world changed?. The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2001.
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Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that. ✨ Has the world changed?. The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2001.

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