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Social media has lots of benefits, but compared to Christianity, it tends to group people by interests. Religion puts you with people who have nothing in common except that you're human.

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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