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The mass of men need something visible and touchable and perhaps audible if they are to believe it really exists--hence idols for primitive people, rituals and ceremonials for more developed people. But for the advanced ones, an idea needs no such symbol, as they can grasp it by mind alone.

-- Notebooks Category 17: The Religious Urge > Chapter 6 : Philosophy and Religion > # 69