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Clearly, Enlightenment thinkers were seeking a God substitute.
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Nancy Pearcey
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 1
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Nancy Randolph Pearcey
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The best organizations regard the nurturing of their employees as a spiritual mandate.
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Materialists try to live in the lower story NON-MATERIAL WORLD Subjective, Superstitious, Mental Constructs MATERIAL WORLD Objective, Scientific, Knowable Facts
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The defense of marriage is the defense of freedom. Neither of which is obsolete.
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