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Human beings, when they encounter that which can't be understood, either run away from it, run towards it blindly, or just rationalize it out of existence.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Humans
Beings
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Rationalize
Humanity
Blindly
Existence
Encounter
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Buddhism

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