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“Religious beliefs are culture bound…land overwhelmed by poverty, overcrowding, starvation, disease, class oppression and lack of any hope for a better future were what generated these old beliefs. Didn’t all religions based on release or a better life hereafter target the poor, the suffering, the…” quote by Irvin D. Yalom — Download Open image

““Religious beliefs are culture bound…land overwhelmed by poverty, overcrowding, starvation, disease, class oppression and lack of any hope for a better future were what generated these old beliefs. Didn’t all religions based on release or a better life hereafter target the poor, the suffering, the enslaved?””

Irvin D. Yalom

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