While not a panacea, candidly recognizing the absence of any good logical arguments for God’s existence, giving up on divine allies and advocates as well as taskmasters and tormentors, and prizing a humane, reasonable, and brave outlook just might help move this world a bit closer to a heaven on earth.

— John Allen Paulos Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don’t Add Up (2008)

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