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Gaffe-focused journalism: revenge of intelligent people who know true evils are out there but lack the access/time to get to them.

Alain de Botton

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Alain de Botton
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: December 20
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City of Zurich
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Many moments in religion seem attractive to me even though I can't believe in any of it.
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Although I don't believe in God, Bach's music shows me what a love of God must feel like.
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