Todd May

Author, Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy, Clemson University

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For some, it is part of the human condition to believe in something other than ourselves — something larger than life and larger than ourselves.

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For some, it is part of the human condition to believe in something other than ourselves — something larger than life and larger than ourselves.

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