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Thus when I have to summarize naturalized spirituality in a single phrase, it is this: the thoughtful love of life.
Robert C. Solomon
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Robert C. Solomon
Age: 64 †
Born: 1942
Born: September 14
Died: 2007
Died: January 2
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Detroit
Michigan
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