“My scepticism warns me of the danger of becoming a fanatic, a danger which no faith has yet averted.”

— Karlheinz Deschner

Meine Skepsis bewahrt mich davor, Fanatiker zu werden wovor noch kein Glaube geschützt hat. <br class="br"> deschner.info http://www.deschner.info/index.htm?/de/person/zitate.htm

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German writer and activist 1924–2014

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