The Golden Mean is the Secret
The golden mean is the secret of tolerance, of modesty, of a healthy skepticism-of knowing that every dogmatic definition of God is a pale intimation of the truth and, inevitably it seems, an excuse for jihad, pogrom, or crusade.
Notes:
Every definition of God is "a pale intimation of the truth"
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