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Sociologically, large groups of people don't generally have massive changes in their belief instantaneously.

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Rob Bell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 23
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Ingham County
Michigan
People
Sociologically
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Large
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Belief

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