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“By aiming for paradise, we lose sight of earth. Hope of a beyond and aspiration …” — Michel Onfray

By aiming for paradise, we lose sight of earth. Hope of a beyond and aspiration to an afterlife engender a sense of futility in the present. If the prospect of getting taken up to paradise generates joy, it is the mindless joy of a baby picked up from his crib.
Michel Onfray
Michel Onfray Philosopher • French
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