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“It is merely an accident of history that it is considered normal in our society to believe that the creator of the universe can hear your thoughts, while it is demonstrative of mental illness to believe that he is communicating with you by having a dinner conversation with you.”

Sam Harris

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In our society, people think it's okay to believe that a higher power can hear what you're thinking, but they think you're crazy if you say this higher power talks back to you like a person during dinner.

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