This book's like black holes. It really engulfes you whole.
[I]f we feel that creation does not express purpose, it is impossible to find an authorization for purpose in our own lives.
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[I]f we feel that creation does not express purpose, it is impossible to find an authorization for purpose in our own lives.
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