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The Necessity of Atheism and Other Essays

The great Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), best known for such masterpieces as "Ode to the West Wind" and "Prometheus Unbound," also expressed his ideas on religious oppression in works of impassioned prose. The Necessity of Athei

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“Life and the world, or whatever we call that which we are and feel, is an astonishing thing. The mist of familiarity obscures from us the wonder of our being. We are struck with admiration at some of its transient modifications, but it is itself the great miracle.”

— Percy Bysshe Shelley, amazon.com

Tagged: Life, World, Miracle, Wonder, Being

“In fact, the truth cannot be communicated until it is perceived.”

— Percy Bysshe Shelley, amazon.com

Tagged: Truth, Communication, Perception, Reason