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humbleElitist_ t1_iw6grki wrote

Reply to comment by jmcsquared in A cross between an Existentialist and an Old Testament prophet, Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard urged his "single individual" reader to follow the "highest passion" of faith rather than becoming one of the stereotyped pseudo-individuals of "The Crowd" by thelivingphilosophy

Is there no stage director? Then to whom shall I direct my

Edit: I remembered the quote wrong.
“ Is there no manager? To whom shall I make my complaint?”

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jmcsquared t1_iw74nk6 wrote

>“ Is there no manager? To whom shall I make my complaint?”

Nobody to complain to. So, we have to make the best of the hands we've been dealt.

On that note, religious faith - when you give it political power - has routinely gotten in the way of people trying to make the best of what cards they've been dealt.

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