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I wonder if sage Socrates opined today And said listen good people to what I have to say Where would those people who are paid just to spin Fit this sage controversial free thinker in Or if Jesus Christ happened to show up unannounced  And gently our greed and our hubris renounced Would we be like doubting Thomas of old And need to see for ourselves the scars and nail holes The owl of Minerva flies only at dawn But the curtain of doubt has been long since drawn By Cyberspace knowledge that frowns on reflection Sadly rendering so many with more answers than questions If the unexamined life becomes the standard of living And free thinkers pose questions to a world less forgiving Who's left to take sides in the age old debate Is it necessary to deny knowledge to leave room for faith.

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