“Eskimo: "If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?" Priest: "No, not if you did not know." Eskimo: "Then why did you tell me?”
― Annie Dillard
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For Tuesday, September 29th, 2026
Reminds me of Roadrunner cartoons in which the coyote, pursuing the bird, runs right off a cliff but doesn't fall until he realizes that he's standing in mid-air. Only in this case, people who are standing on level ground are made to feel the same fear as they would just before plunging to their deaths. I'm really not sure why anyone defends religion any more.
LOVE this quote.