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“Pentru gânditorul riguros, problema nu este dacă să începi, ci cum, de unde și în ce fel să începi. E nevoie de o metodă clară, de un eșafodaj conceptual care se schimbă repede în eșafod pentru a-i face pe privitori să asiste la nedeclarata decapitare a lui Dumnezeu, în timp ce jubilează la jocul conceptual al gândirii.”

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