On the Predisposition to Devotion

Of those who’d been devout before their loss, some struggled with the task of remaining so, while others gave up their devotion without a second glance. Of those who’d never been devout, some felt their position had been validated, while others were faced with the near impossible task of becoming devout now.

— Ted Chiang, “Hell is the Absence of God”

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