Simone WeilThere are two atheisms of which one is a purification of the notion of God.
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In the first major speech he gave as president, John F. Kennedy said: “There are two atheisms of which one is a purification of the notion of God. The other is a negation of it.” He was referring to two approaches to faith: one that is a purification or a re-envisioning of theism, and the other that is a denial of God altogether.
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