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There are of course many notable things about Notre Dame and lots to marvel at but what strikes me always when I am there is how long it took to build it. Around 200 years. About 10 generations, about as long as the United States has been around, about 2.5 times as long as the Soviet Union was around. The idea of undertaking a project at that magnitude in the 12th c. makes me reflect on how we’ve lost that capacity these days, to engage in projects that will outlive us and 10 generations to come. Without a religious lens to see all this through, this is the one I use, a profound wonder at how - every once in a while - humanity will amaze itself. (at notre dame)
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