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Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice.
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You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path.
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If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months.
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Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?
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