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“A God out there and values out there, if they existed, would be utterly useless and unintelligible to us. There is nothing to be gained by nostalgia for the old objectivism, which was in any case used only to justify arrogance, tyranny, and cruelty. People [forget] ... how utterly hateful the old pre-humanitarianism world was.”

Quote by Don Cupitt

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Don Cupitt is a British writer known for his critical thinking on religion and philosophy. His work covers areas such as religious philosophy, ethics, and the evolution of modern religion. more

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