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“Jesus must have been a psychopath”

Quote by Peter Wessel Zapffe

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Peter Wessel Zapffe

Peter Wessel Zapffe was a Norwegian existentialist philosopher known for his profound questioning of the meaning of life. His most famous work, 'The Shout of Eros', critically examines traditional philosophy and proposes his own philosophy of life. more

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