The proofs that God does not exist are very strong, but in lots of peo…

John Steinbeck
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The proofs that God does not exist are very strong, but in lots of people they are not as strong as the feeling that He does. ✨ John Steinbeck (2002). East of Eden, p.64, Penguin
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