The whole doctrine of original sin, the Fall, the vicarious Atonement, the placation of the Almighty by blood-all this is abhorrent to me. The spirit-guides do not insist upon these aspects of religion. (Arthur Conan Doyle)

The whole doctrine of original sin, the Fall, the vicarious Atonement, the placation of the Almighty by blood-all this is abhorrent to me. The spirit-guides do not insist upon these aspects of religion.

Arthur Conan Doyle

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