Joseph CampbellIt may be a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is. (60).
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In this quote from the novel "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" by George Orwell, there is a conversation between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson about religion. They are discussing a problem with a church organist who has been stealing money from the church. In the conversation, Dr.
Watson says that the man must have a religious belief which makes him do things he wouldn't normally do. Sherlock Holmes replies, "You may be right... But I still feel that it's a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is." The great detective then goes on to say that it's his idea of impudence to think that different people see different things in an abstract idea like God, but there's no reason for it, because the only true way of seeing God is to believe in everyone else's version.
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