2 aSo that you can believe exactly what you want,
3 And I've taken some time to show you how it might be done,
4 But the truth is, there are many many ways to believe what you want about god and religion,
5 And still be a Harrier anyway,
6 Because it's been proven beyond doubt that human beings are capable of believing in anything at all,
7 bAnd when it comes to pushing and squeezing and trimming,
8 cYou've all had lots of experience already,
9 Not to mention the fact that Harry doesn't mind how you look at it,
10 Because if you buy any part of Harry's Way,
11 Whether you know it or not,
12 dYou are a full-fledged Harrier,
13 In good standing.
14 And this too is significant,
15 Because the same cannot be said of the Judeo-Christian thing,
16 eSince they want you to buy the whole thing,
17 Without exception,
18 fWhich maybe explains why the Catholics always persecuted the Jews,
19 gAt least until the Krauts got psycho about it and gave anti-Semitism a bad name,
20 hAnd why the Jews have always put the screws to Christians—whenever they had a signed contract and a good place to hide afterwards,
21 iProving that self-righteous certainty is one of the great unifying themes of the Judeo-Christian thing as a whole,
22 jAnd what it has most in common with the Way of Harry.
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CHAPTER 191 But the truly great thing about the Way of Harry is that it doesn't matter to Harry what you are certain about,
2 kAs long as you are certain,
3 lAnd ready to blame the daylights out of anyone who interferes with your certainty,
4 Or who might interfere with your certainty,
5 mOr who you just don't like period,
6 nBecause blame is its own reward,
7 As most of you already know.
CHAPTER 201 This great freedom to be certain means that there are many ways to follow Harry,
2 oAnd you can pick and choose all you want,
3 Just like you do now,
4 Except that with Harry you don't have to feel pguilty about it,
5 At all.
6 In the same way that some of you Catholics say, "I believe in qeverything my church wants me to believe in,
7 "Except for the part about rcontraception,
8 "Because they didn't have safe contraception back then, and there was no spopulation explosion, and college tuitions weren't in the stratosphere back then either,
9 t"Not to mention a little harmless adultery now and then,"
10 You can also say, "I believe in everything my church wants me to believe in,
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