I think students should know something about religion as a historical …

Steven Pinker
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I think students should know something about religion as a historical phenomenon, in the same way that they should know something about socialism and humanism and the other great ideas that have shaped political philosophies and therefore the course of human events. ✨ Proud atheists. Interview with Steve Paulson, www.salon.com. October 15, 2007.
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