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Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. they are entirely different things.
-Denis Diderot
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Only A Very Bad Theologian Would Confuse

Denis Diderot
Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. they are entirely different things.
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