"At this gathering [Council of Niceau in 324 AD] many aspects of Christianity were debated and voted upon ― the date of Easter, the role of the bishops, the administration of sacraments, and, of course, the divinity of Jesus... until that moment in history, Jesus was viewed by His followers as a mortal prophet... a great and powerful man, but a man nonetheless. A mortal."
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"Imagine how they would have mocked you if you proclaimed, 'Not only is the world a sphere, but there is an invisible, mystical force that holds everything to its surface'!"
"When his brain died, all of the memories held in his gray matter, along with all of the knowledge he had acquired, would simply evaporate in a flood of chemical reactions."
"To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books."
"For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress."
"And when you get where you’re going, you darn well better look great!"
"It's the age-old battle between mind and heart, which seldom want the same thing."
"By its very nature, history is always a one-sided account."
"genius accepts genius unconditionally"
"One could argue that there exist certain questions that are best left unanswered."
"God's will is your deepest desires."
"Knowledge is power, and the right knowledge lets man perform miraculous, almost godlike tasks."
"My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot."
"Forgiveness is God's greatest gift"
"Every generation’s breakthroughs are proven false by the next generation’s Technology"
"God is found in the collection of Many. . . rather than in the One."
"Vittoria slipped off her robe. 'You've never been to bed with a yoga master, have you?"
"Death is usually an all-or-nothing thing!"
"Religion is flawed, but only because man is flawed."
"I've been through a lot. I've thought a lot about life, and I've spent a lot of time studying history and science."