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He fearlessly confronts them and enters a long argument in defense of religion, faith, and his own understanding of the world and the human condition.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The seriousness of the discussion and the argument, drawing on several sources, from St Anselm to Dead Kennedys and from the Bhagavad Gita to Karl Popper, is intellectually compelling. The questions addressed are none the less than what is the purpose of our lives, what\u2019s real, how can we know it?<\/p><p class=\"p1\">I may not always agree with the duck\u2019s discourse or be convinced by his argument, but I respect his frustration and plea to be taken seriously and admire his fearless wish to address profound existential questions and critique our knowledge and belief systems. And I love the fact that this duck, at times fierce, sometimes funny, always engaging, is given the space of several hundreds of comics pages to unfold his argument.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><em>Ralf Kauranen<\/em><br \/><em>Researcher, DsocSci<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s one frustrated and fearless duck. He is frustrated by the different prejudices against and lazy criticisms of religion. He fearlessly confronts them and enters a long argument in defense of religion, faith, and his own understanding of the world and the human condition. 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