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Jean-Paul Sartre

I do not believe in God his existence has been disproved by Science. But in the concentration camp, I learned to believe in men.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Men

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The author rejects the idea of God because scientific evidence contradicts it, but his experience in the concentration camp showed him that human beings have qualities worth trusting or believing in. This suggests that while divine belief is dismissed, faith in the actions and nature of people remains meaningful to him.

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