The Church no longer contends that knowledge is in itself sinful, thou…

Bertrand Russell
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The Church no longer contends that knowledge is in itself sinful, though it did so in its palmy days; but the acquisition of knowledge, even though not sinful, is dangerous, since it may lead to pride of intellect, and hence to a questioning of the Christian dogma. ✨ Bertrand Russell (1957). Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects, p.45, Simon and Schuster
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