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If people deny free will, then when ordering at a restaurant they should say, Just bring me whatever the laws of nature have determined that I will get.

Nancy Pearcey

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Nancy Pearcey
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 1
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Philosopher
Nancy Randolph Pearcey
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