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"Children of men! the unseen Power, whose eye Forever doth accompany mankind, Hath lookd on no religion scornfully That men did ever find."
ReligionSo, what did we do for nearly 250,000 years? We huddled in caves and a — Religion
"So, what did we do for nearly 250,000 years? We huddled in caves and around small fires, fearful of the things that we didnt understand. It was more than explaining why the sun came up, it was the mystery of enormous birds with heads of men and rocks that came to life. So we called them gods and demons, begged them to spare us, and prayed for salvation."
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