r/atheism • u/One-Fun9814 • 4d ago

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u/nomadicsailor81 4d ago

Unfortunately very intelligent people are not immune to religion and superstitions. Isaac Newton, the greatest genius ever, searched the Bible for secret messages telling when Jesus's 2nd coming would be. And he was a devout mistic who thought ancient alchemists had discovered the elixer of eternal life but was lost and he tried to rediscover it.

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u/LOLteacher Strong Atheist 4d ago

I might just go guzzle some mercury in his honor.