I suppose that one reason I have always detested religion is its sly t…

Christopher Hitchens
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I suppose that one reason I have always detested religion is its sly tendency to insinuate the idea that the universe is designed with 'you' in mind or, even worse, that there is a divine plan into which one fits whether one knows it or not. This kind of modesty is too arrogant for me. ✨ Christopher Hitchens (2010). Hitch 22: A Memoir, p.299, Atlantic Books Ltd
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