It's a horrible idea that God, this paragon of wisdom and knowledge, p…

Richard Dawkins
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It's a horrible idea that God, this paragon of wisdom and knowledge, power, couldn't think of a better way to forgive us our sins than to come down to Earth in his alter ego as his son and have himself hideously tortured and executed so that he could forgive himself. ✨ Religion and Atheism. Q&A with Tony Jones, www.abc.net.au. April 9, 2012.
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