That's how I read it; stubborn contrarianism combined with EngineerFail - the tendency to see a grand design or an overarching conspiracy behind every phenomenon.
In his social context, nobody would have been remotely surprised if his need for explanatory narratives had found its outlet through the church.
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Date: 2010-07-14 02:00 pm (UTC)In his social context, nobody would have been remotely surprised if his need for explanatory narratives had found its outlet through the church.