“Our brains are no longer conditioned for reverence and awe. We cannot imagine a Second Coming that would not be cut down to size by the televised evening news, or a Last Judgment not subject to pages of holier-than-thou second-guessing in The New York Review of Books.”
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Updike, J. (n.d.). Our brains are no longer conditioned for reverence and awe. We cannot imagine a Second Coming that would not be cut down to size by the televised evening news, or a Last Judgment not subject to pages of holier-than-thou second-guessing in The New York Review of Books. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10060-our-brains-are-no-longer-conditioned-for-reverence/
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Updike, John. “Our brains are no longer conditioned for reverence and awe. We cannot imagine a Second Coming that would not be cut down to size by the televised evening news, or a Last Judgment not subject to pages of holier-than-thou second-guessing in The New York Review of Books.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10060-our-brains-are-no-longer-conditioned-for-reverence/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Updike, John. “Our brains are no longer conditioned for reverence and awe. We cannot imagine a Second Coming that would not be cut down to size by the televised evening news, or a Last Judgment not subject to pages of holier-than-thou second-guessing in The New York Review of Books.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10060-our-brains-are-no-longer-conditioned-for-reverence/.