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Extraction Summary
3
People
2
Organizations
1
Locations
2
Events
1
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Manuscript / memoir excerpt (evidence document)
File Size:
1.21 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or personal manuscript submitted as evidence to the House Oversight Committee. The text describes the narrator's loss of faith, an imagined dialogue with God regarding free will, and a college experience where they researched a term paper by visiting the 'American Association for the Advancement of Atheism' in Manhattan. The text is philosophical and biographical in nature.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Narrator ('I') | Author/Subject |
First-person narrator discussing loss of faith and college experiences.
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| God | Deity/Concept |
Entity the narrator is having an internal dialogue with.
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| Plato | Philosopher |
Subject of the narrator's college term paper.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| American Association for the Advancement of Atheism |
Organization found in the Manhattan phone book by the narrator.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015072'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location where the narrator looked up the phone book entry.
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Relationships (1)
Narrator decides to stop believing in God; describes previous relationship as instilling objectivity.
Key Quotes (5)
"“ALLOWED? WHY DO YOU THINK I GAVE HUMANS FREE WILL?”"Source
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"“Okay, well, I’ m exercising my free will to believe that you don’ t exist.”"Source
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Quote #2
"“ALL RIGHT, PAL, IT’ S YOUR LOSS!”"Source
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Quote #3
"I realized, though, that whenever I prayed, I was only talking to myself."Source
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Quote #4
"The only thing I can remember from my entire college education is a definition of philosophy as “the rationalization of life.”"Source
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Quote #5
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over and over and over again while I was working. That afternoon, I told
God I couldn’ t believe in him any more because--even though he was
supposed to be a loving and all-powerful being--he had allowed such
devastation to happen. And then I heard the voice of God:
God I couldn’ t believe in him any more because--even though he was
supposed to be a loving and all-powerful being--he had allowed such
devastation to happen. And then I heard the voice of God:
“ALLOWED? WHY DO YOU THINK I GAVE HUMANS FREE WILL?”
“Okay, well, I’ m exercising my free will to believe that you don’ t
exist.”
exist.”
“ALL RIGHT, PAL, IT’ S YOUR LOSS!”
At least we would remain on speaking terms. But I knew it was a
game. I enjoyed the paradox of developing a dialogue with a being whose
reality now ranked with that of Santa Claus. Our previous relationship had
instilled in me a touchstone of objectivity that could still serve to help keep
me honest. I realized, though, that whenever I prayed, I was only talking to
myself.
game. I enjoyed the paradox of developing a dialogue with a being whose
reality now ranked with that of Santa Claus. Our previous relationship had
instilled in me a touchstone of objectivity that could still serve to help keep
me honest. I realized, though, that whenever I prayed, I was only talking to
myself.
The only thing I can remember from my entire college education is a
definition of philosophy as “the rationalization of life.” For my term
paper, I decided to write a dialogue between Plato and an atheist. On a
whim, I looked up Atheism in the Manhattan phone book, and there it was:
definition of philosophy as “the rationalization of life.” For my term
paper, I decided to write a dialogue between Plato and an atheist. On a
whim, I looked up Atheism in the Manhattan phone book, and there it was:
“Atheism, American Association for the Advancement of.” I went to their
office for background material.
office for background material.
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