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"The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and beauty and pain, is then to be lived far more intensely: we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more."

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About Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born writer and public intellectual who has also served as a Dutch politician. Her work focuses on religion, women’s rights, and liberal democracy.

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