Denial is a critical part of the human coping mechanism. Without it, we would all wake up terrified every morning about all the ways we could die. Instead, our minds block out our existential fears by focusing on stresses we can handle—like getting to work on time or paying our taxes.
Dan BrownTerrorism is not an expression of rage. Terrorism is a political weapon. Remove a government's facade of infallibility, and you remove it's people's faith.
Dan BrownSometimes, divine revelation simply means adjusting your brain to hear what your heart already knows." Angels and Demons p. 484
Dan BrownThe Bible, as we know it today, was collated by the pagan Roman Emperor Constantine the Great
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