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If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take the bible seriously, one must be already mad.

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Aleister Crowley expresses that if someone were to genuinely take the bible seriously, it would drive them to madness; however, the implication is that one must already be mentally unstable to truly interpret and believe in the bible.
Quote by Aleister Crowley
Critic, British
Aleister Crowley was a British occultist, writer, poet, and mountaineer.
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