"Awe is not a very comfortable standpoint for……" — Kirk J. Schneider
"Awe is not a very comfortable standpoint for many people... Hence, all about us today, we see avoidance of awe-by burying ourselves in materialist science, for example or in absolutist religious positions; or by locking ourselves into systems, whether corporate, familial, or consumerist; or by stupefying ourselves with drugs."
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Kirk J. Schneider
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