One of the men in the boat—I could not remember which character—had moved through all of the circles of theological supposition: praying, believing t… - Dan Simmons

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One of the men in the boat—I could not remember which character—had moved through all of the circles of theological supposition: praying, believing that God was a merciful Deity who sat up nights worrying about him, then believing that God was a cruel bastard, and finally deciding that no one was listening.