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I would argue that religion comes from a desire to get to the questions of, 'where do we come from?' and 'how shall we live?' and i would say i don't need religion to answer those questions.
-Salman Rushdie
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I Would Argue That Religion Comes From

Salman Rushdie
I would argue that religion comes from a desire to get to the questions of, 'where do we come from?' and 'how shall we live?' and i would say i don't need religion to answer those questions.
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