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Bah! If something exists, it exists. Simpliciter. End of story. You wouldn't say that my coffee table exists for me, but doesn't exist for you, would you? You would say that it exists, that I have a coffee table. You wouldn't say that my imaginary friend exists for me, but doesn't exist for you, you would say he doesn't exist! Why God or gods are allowed out of this, I have no idea.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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