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So many of the wars in history, thousands and thousands of them for the past five, six, seven thousand years, have been related to differences in Truth claims. If we can evolve beyond that problem, then I think there's some chance that we could retire the whole institution of war and begin to focus on the peaceful evolution of humanity.

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Wayne Teasdale
Age: 59 †
Born: 1945
Born: January 16
Died: 2004
Died: October 20
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