In Praise of Failure: Is Defining Religion Such a Good Idea?
…ms of art made possible by the artist that breaks the mold? Oppenheimer’s frustrations with “religion” are not unique to it, nor any reason to despair about using the word. Would a journalist be equally frustrated about the term “art” and give up using the term? I doubt it. No, “religion” has special enemies, about which I shall say something later. The point is that in many contexts, we do quite well with words for which we have no precise meanin…
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