Religion is, as it were, the calm bottom of the sea at its deepest point, which remains calm however high the waves on the surface may be. (Ludwig Wittgenstein)

Religion is, as it were, the calm bottom of the sea at its deepest point, which remains calm however high the waves on the surface may be.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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