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Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say!

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Inside a religious body you get sects and hierarchies, inside an information network you get bazaars and cathedrals, it is the same, call them what you like. They survive by pointing the finger of blame at each other.

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It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it wants, vengeful, or milky sweet, or scrupulously just, and so on.

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Without that assured American largesse Israel would have been obliged to come to an accommodation with her neighbours.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Scientist

Born: March 25th, 1921

Died: May 16th, 2007

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