> In prayer, an individual appeals to God to change the way the universe works. But Spinoza argues that this is entirely wrong. The task of human beings is to try to understand how and why the universe works the way it does and then accept it, rather than protest at its workings
> Spinoza's Ethics arguably contains a whole lot more wisdom than the Bible. But because it comes without any of the Bible's supporting structure it remains a marginal work, studied here and there.
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> If we're ever to replace traditional beliefs, we must remember just how much religion has helped along by ritual, tradition, art and a desire to belong. All things that Spinoza, despite his great wisdom ignored it as peril in his bold attempt to replace the Bible.
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