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Comment author: mas 03 February 2012 04:46:44AM 1 point [-]

there's a huge difference between realizing that one's fireplace is dangerous and realizing that one's entire belief system is completely wrong

Good point! I equated the two because that is what my experience was like. That is, my apostasy was more akin to a Fireplace Delusion than to an overhauling of my map.