Carolina QuotesWhen it comes to making life meaningful, what secular humanists hanker after is something they can't have and don't need. What they do need, if meaninglessness makes it impossible to get out of bed in the morning, is Prozac.
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- The Atheist's Guide to Reality (2011)
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