"I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay."
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"I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.“
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"It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat."
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"Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion."
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"It is very reasonable to worry about the harm done by organized religion, and to prefer looser and more private arrangements."
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"I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good."
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