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I gave him a single-word answer: "Repulsed."

An essay on belief, superstition, and love.

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Gemma Mason
Nov 27, 2024
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A special treat on this Thanksgiving week.

Gemma Mason
is a writer from New Zealand, and one the most active members of the Crowd. (We’ve featured her comments in CrowdSource several times.) Today, we publish an essay in which she wrestles with belief and unbelief. Gemma’s piece weaves the philosophical and the personal in a compelling and moving way. Enjoy!

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Writer, origami enthusiast, agnostic Quaker. My profile picture image is taken from here: https://vectorportal.com/vector/origami/35311 and is used under the following license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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