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    As a first approximation, I define "belief" not as the object of believing (a dogma, a program, etc.) but as the subject's investment in a proposition, the act of saying it and considering it as true.

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The church must be the critic and guide of the state, and never its tool.

The church must be the critic and guide of the state, and never its tool.

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Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears apples.

We are born believing. A man bears beliefs, as a tree bears apples.

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The Lord has turned all our sunsets into sunrise.

The Lord has turned all our sunsets into sunrise.

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If you think practicing what you preach is rough, just try preaching what you practice.

If you think practicing what you preach is rough, just try preaching what you practice.

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The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be: But when he got well, a wolf once more was read more

The wolf was sick, he vowed a monk to be: But when he got well, a wolf once more was he.

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Man's most valuable trait Is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

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All religions must be tolerated, for every man must get to heaven in his own way.

All religions must be tolerated, for every man must get to heaven in his own way.

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