#religions

This Is What All Religions Do:

"He is a scientist like me and the only other living human being, so naturally I value his friendship highly. The Other believes that there is a Great and Secret Knowledge hidden somewhere in the World that will grant us enormous powers once we have discovered it.

What this Knowledge consists of he is not entirely sure, but at various times he has suggested that it might include the following:

vanquishing Death and becoming immortal

learning by a process of telepathy what other people are thinking

transforming ourselves into eagles and flying through the Air

transforming ourselves into fish and swimming through the Tides

moving objects using only our thoughts

snuffing out and reigniting the Sun and Stars

dominating lesser intellects and bending them to our will"

Piranesi