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"religion seems to me to assume one aspect when considered as a special claim to knowledge, and quite another aspect when considered as a ritualized confession of ignorance."
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Mac Barnett: Why a good book is a secret door | Talk Video | TED.com http://www.ted.com/talks/mac_barnett_why_a_good_book_is_a_secret_door?language=en
Childhood is surreal. Why shouldn't children's books be? In this whimsical talk, award-winning author Mac Barnett speaks about writing that escapes the page, art as a doorway to wonder — and what real kids say to a fictional whale.