It is much better to have the appearance than the reality of religion.

拥有宗教的表象,比拥有其实质要好得多。

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he viewed a large part of our-- of the idea of finding a singular, all-powerful god as seeking out a father figure that some of us never had during development.

他认为大部分人,想要寻求一位全知全能的神,其实质是在寻找在发展阶段,所缺失的父亲形象的替代品。

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