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> [“In the face of God's obvious inadequacies, the pious have generally held that one cannot apply earthly norms to the Creator of the universe. This argument loses its force the moment we notice that the Creator who purports to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-harris/in-the-face-of-god-s-obvious-inadequacies-the-pious-have-generally/)

[Sam Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-harris/)

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