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Herbert Read

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural authority.

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Herbert Read is saying that religion is originally based on natural human experiences and social needs, but people often think of it as coming from a divine or otherworldly source. This means that while religion grows from everyday life, it is commonly seen as something beyond the natural world.

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