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Al-Ma'arri (973–1058) once said, "The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: those with brains, but no religion, and those with religion, but no brains." Do we have similar thinkers in antiquity whose statement closely resemble today's disapproval of religion?

by /u/xaliber in /r/AskHistorians

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