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It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. — John Burroughs

Religious literature · Philosophical literature

It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative.

John Burroughs
1900
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The mind
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Religious literaturePhilosophical literature
Time
1900
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John Burroughs
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Burroughs, John. "The Modern Skeptic." The Light of Day. Houghton Mifflin, 1900.

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