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To think that God is compassionate is a terrible mistake. To think that God is wrathful is equally stupid. God isn't emotional. You are. To superimpose your emotions on infinity is typically human.

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
Stupid
Compassionate
Mistake
Equally
Human
Emotions
Humans
God
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Compassion
Superimpose
Thinking
Emotional
Wrathful
Terrible
Typically
Emotion
Infinity

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