Carl Edward Sagan :
Anything you don't understand, Mr. Rankin, you attribute to God. God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did it.
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God
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Intelligence and Intellectuals
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Understanding
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