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How does it so fail to hold our attention that we have to diminish it with the invention of cheap, man-made myths and monsters?

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We must think critically, and not just about the ideas of others. Be hard on your beliefs.
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There is great wisdom in this… but I would add that opinions differ significantly from arse-holes, in that yours should be constantly and thoroughly examined.
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