I had retained little of what is generally called religion, except for a visceral conviction that our lives are controlled by some universal mechanism that is greater than ourselves. Perhaps that was what others called God. Perhaps not.

Michael Cox
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In 1972, when this essay was written, what was generally referred to as religion had been something of a joke for many Americans. Many people in the country had lost faith in organized religion because it had failed to solve the problems of the world. Instead, it seemed to be the source of many of those problems. The author’s description of his own personal beliefs and his conviction that there was a “universal mechanism that is greater than ourselves” rests on a sense of empathy and unity with all people.

Source: The Meaning Of Night

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