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MayReasonRule

(1,959 posts)

10. Delusion. Delusion Gives Birth To Further Delusion. Always.

Reply to rampartd (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 06:10 AM

Dec 7

It is impossible to reason with those that reject reason itself.

Mythology reveals and informs.
I adore it.

Religion obscures and deceives.
I abhor it.

This unfortunately is that.

Delusion sustains itself only through further delusion.

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