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Razorblade Tears

by S.A. Cosby (Goodreads Author)

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We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption in an American City

by Justin Fenton

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Deacon King Kong

by James McBride (Goodreads Author)

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Eric’s Quotes

“What a bog and labyrinth the human essence is... We are all overbrained and overemotioned.”
― Barry Hannah, Airships

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“The moral truth here is obvious: anyone who feels that the interests of a blastocyst just might supersede the interests of a child with a spinal cord injury has had his moral sense blinded by religious metaphysics.”
― Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation

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“Why do humans exist? A major part of the answer: because Pikaia Gracilens survived the Burgess decimation.”
― Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

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“I know of no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too desirous of evidence in support of their core beliefs.”
― Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation

tags: faith, skepticism

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“Religious moderation is the direct result of taking scripture less and less seriously. So why not take it less seriously still? Why not admit the the Bible is merely a collection of imperfect books written by highly fallible human beings.”
― Sam Harris, Letter to a Christian Nation

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