If everyone in your church or neighborhood is sure he knows exactly who and what God is, how to reach him, and what his rules for human behavior are, that isn't evidence of anything - except evidence that a lot of people say they hold that opinion. (Harry Browne)

If everyone in your church or neighborhood is sure he knows exactly who and what God is, how to reach him, and what his rules for human behavior are, that isn't evidence of anything - except evidence that a lot of people say they hold that opinion.

Harry Browne

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