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For emotional reasons, connected with my affection for my parents, I was a reluctant atheist, but giving up religion brought peace of mind because intellectual conflict was resolved.
J. J. C. Smart
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J. J. C. Smart
Age: 92 †
Born: 1920
Born: September 16
Died: 2012
Died: October 6
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John Jamieson Carswell Smart
Jack Smart
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