Ability Quote by Hari Kunzru

“There are things about our world that almost by their nature defy our ability to comprehend them. Some people use a religious register to deal with that - they call it God and that's a way of domesticating it.” quote by Hari Kunzru — Download Open image

“There are things about our world that almost by their nature defy our ability to comprehend them. Some people use a religious register to deal with that - they call it God and that's a way of domesticating it.”

Hari Kunzru

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