Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Beyond Belief: How We Find Meaning, With or Without Religion (2016), excerpt in Dumbo Feather, 3 May 2016; Complete sentence in the body of Mackay’s credited book excerpt, also used as its subtitle. Full web article read; not the Jonathan Swift quotation later in the piece.
- Beyond Belief: How We Find Meaning, With or Without Religion (2016), excerpt in Dumbo Feather, 3 May 2016
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