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The opposite of faith is not doubt: It is certainty. It is madness. You can tell you have created God in your own image when it turns out that he or she hates all the same people you do.

The opposite of faith is not doubt: It is certainty. It is madness. You can tell you have created God in your own image when it turns out that he or she hates all the same people you do.

Approximate author period: c. 1954 AD · modern

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Anne Lamott
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Approximate author period: c. 1954 AD · modern
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