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Go Ahead And Believe In God , If You Like, But Don't Imagine That You Have Been Given Any Grounds For Such A Belief By Science.
-Daniel Dennett
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Go Ahead And Believe In
Daniel Dennett
Go Ahead And Believe In God , If You Like, But Don't Imagine That You Have Been Given Any Grounds For Such A Belief By Science.
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