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Quote for the Day: Lucretius on the cruelty of religions
“Religions are always promoting hope and love, but their deep, underlying structure is cruelty. This is why they are drawn to fantasies of retribution and why they inevitably stir up anxiety among their adherents. The quintessential emblem of religion – … Continue reading
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Tagged Caravaggio, Lucretius, On the Nature of Things, Stephen Greenblatt, The Swerve
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