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It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil, when he is the only explanation of it.

— Ronald Knox

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Comparative religion is an admirable recipe for making people comparatively religious.

The Hidden Stream (1952)

Only man has dignity; only man, therefore, can be funny.

If you have a sloppy religion you get a sloppy atheism.

There once was a man who said: "God
Must think it exceedingly odd
If he finds that this tree
Continues to be
When there's no one about in the Quad."

When suave politeness, temp'ring bigot zeal
Corrected I believe to One does feel.

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