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Bertrand Russell's Best: Silhouettes in Satire (1958), "On Religion".
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I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in God and suffers no visible punishment in consequence. And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt his existence.

— Bertrand Russell

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I observe that a very large portion of the human race does not believe in God and suffers no visible punishment in consequence. And if there were a God, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt his existence." in the context of "Bertrand Russell's Best: Silhouettes in Satire (1958), "On Religion"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.