Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large…

Carl Sagan
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Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel small. But if that's their purpose, they can keep their paltry icons. We need only look up if we wish to feel small. ✨ Carl Sagan (2006). The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God, p.48, Penguin
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