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Belief is a form of infantilism. There is no ground for believing anything.
Terence McKenna
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Terence McKenna
Age: 53 †
Born: 1946
Born: November 16
Died: 2000
Died: April 3
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Terence Kemp McKenna
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I'm as against restricting access to drugs as I am to burning books. It offends me in the same way.
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