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“How can you construct a morality if there's no morality inherent in the way things are? You might be able to delude yourself into thinking you had 'created' a morality, but that's all it would be, an illusion.”

Quote by John Lennox

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John Lennox, born in 1945, is a renowned mathematician. He has extensive research in mathematics and philosophy, particularly in logic, the foundations of mathematics, and religious philosophy. Professor Lennox holds the position of Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford and has published a large number of works in various fields. more

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