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,ON ! %ORE :]E TWO ?\S& YE>S ( ! ,*RI/IAN ]A HAVE WA%$ UP1 ! RIS+ TIDE ( ! COMMODITY HAS NOT LEFT /&+ A S+LE TRADITIONAL VALUE ( ! PA/4 ,BY RU9+ ! MASS IDEOLOGIES ?AT HAD PREMATURELY CELEBRAT$ ! COLLAPSE ( ! RELIGI\S $IFICE1 ?IS TIDE -- AT A TIME :5 ! ,/ATE PLAYS ,GOD 9 ! CONDUCT ( .<T]RE/RIAL.> AFFAIRS -- CAN IT NOT 9ELUCTABLY PU% T[>DS ! ANNIHILATION ( ! REMA9S ( A ,*UR* :OSE MY/]IES W]E SOCIALIZ$ BY ,! ,C\NCIL ( ! ,VATICAN ,I,I8 

,! 9DIFF]5CE ?AT ONE TODAY FEELS T[>DS ! BELIEFS GOV]N$ BY RITUALS P]=M$ BY ! ,P>TY OR ! ECCLESIA/ICAL BUREAUCRACY AWAK5S1 FROM ! 9SIDE \T1 AN 9T]E/ ?AT NO LONG] SUPPORTS AN OBSOLETE WORRY1 NO MATT] IF IT IS APOLOGETIC OR D5IGRAT+1 BUT QUITE SIMPLY IS CURIOSITY PREOCCUPI$ ) ITS [N PLEASURE & TAK+ PRIDE 9 ! GAME ( DISCOV]+ :AT ! (FICIAL TRU?S W]E SO ZEAL\S TO BURY UND] ! ULTIMA RATIO.<#a.> ( !IR DOGMATIC CANON4 

,CAN ONE IMAG9E ?AT ,*RI/IANITY1 CLEANS$ ( ! SACR$ APP>ATUS BY ! GREAT WAT]S ( AFFAIRISM1.<#b.> MI<T ESCAPE FROM ! CRU%] ?AT HAS1 9 LESS ?AN A HALF-C5TURY1 DA%$ NATIONALISM1 LIB]ALISM1 SOCIALISM1 FASCISM & COMMUNISM ON ! SACRIFICIAL ROCKS1 :ILE ! G5]ATIONS WAT* ) A MIX ( FASC9ATION & T]ROR8 

,N[ ?AT IT NO LONG] SUBSI/S ON ! %IPWRECKS ( YORE & ! SEA ?AT BE5 SPREAD \T & WEAKLY AGITAT$ BY ! SMIRK ( D]ISION1 ,*RI/IANITY IS A K9D ( >*AEOLOGY ?AT SUITS ! OBJECTS BRI/L+ ) A GANGUE ( HOL9ESS2 9SPIR+ RESPECT OR PR(ANATION1 !Y N[ H>DLY SOLICIT -- ,I W\LDN'T SAY IMP>TIALITY -- BUT ! NAIVE 9DISCRETION ( A DISCOV]] :O HAS BE5 D5UD$ ( BO? PREJUDICES & CUNN+4 

,9 ! SAME WAY ?AT IT IS N[ P]MITT$ TO EXAM9E ! BIR?1 DEVELOPM5T & DECL9E ( ,BOL%EVISM )\T EXPOS+ ONESELF TO ACCUSATIONS ( MAT]IALISM1 SPIRITUALISM1 ,M>XISM1 REVISIONISM1 ,/AL9ISM OR ,TROTSKYISM -- :I* TODAY FEIGNS TO SMILE & BE SATISFI$ ) ! PRICE ( BLOOD -- ONE CAN FOCUS ON ! ,*RI/IAN RELIGION1 :I* HAS BE5 WA%$ ( ! REPUTATION & PRAISES ( !OLOGY & PHILOSOPHY1 ON ?IS >*AIC AFFRONT]Y /AG$ AS A TROMPE-L'OEIL 9 :I* ! ,GOD ( SOME & ! NON-,GOD ( ! O!RS MEET 9 ! HEAV5S1 !IR IDEAS AT ! SAME PO9T 9 FLI<T1 AT ! SAME .<LEVEL (.> AB/RACTION ( CORPOREAL & E>?Y REALITY4 

,) ! FEEL+ = ! PREEM95CE ( ! LIV+ M+LES AN A/ONI%M5T ?AT1 = ! C&IDE.<#c.>1 FEELS LIKE ! DESIRE TO KN[ :Y & BY :I* *ANNELS ! WORLD ( IDEAS HAS SO (T5 REQUIR$ ITS BOOK ( FLE% TO BE SLA%$ 9 ! HE>T = *IM]ICAL HORIZONS4  
  

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,! CRISIS ( MUTATION1 :I* TODAY =CES ! ECONOMY TO DE/ROY ITSELF ALONG ) ! WORLD OR RECON/RUCT ITSELF ALONG ) ! WORLD1 HAS AT ! V]Y LEA/ ! M]IT ( DISILLUSION+ US AB\T ! ORIG9 ( 9HUMANITY & ! MEANS ( REM$Y+ IT4 ,! POLITICS ( /]ILIZATION ?AT HAS GANGR5AT$ ! PLANET1 .<:OLE.> SOCIETIES1 M9DSETS & BODIES HAS DEMON/RAT$1 BY ! P]T95CE ( !IR EXTREME SITUATION1 H[ MANK9D -- SUBJECT+ NATURE & HIS FELL[ M5 TO M>KET EXPLOITATION -- PRODUCES1 AT ! EXP5SE ( ! LIV+1 AN ECONOMY ?AT SUBJUGATES ! LIV+ TO A P[] ?AT1 AT FIR/1 IS MY?ICAL & !N IDEOLOGICAL4 

,DELAY$ BY A SY/EM ( EX*ANGES ?AT !Y CREAT$ & ?AT1 :ILE TE>+ !MSELVES FROM !MSELVES1 DET]M9$ !M )\T EV] COMPLETELY ME*ANIZ+ ! BODY1 CONSCI\SNESS & ! UNCONSCI\S1 9DIVIDUALS HAVE BE51 OV] ! C\RSE ( ! MILL5NIA1 P[]LESS ) RESPECT TO ! =MIDABLE P[] ?AT VAMPIRIZES !M4 ,H[ C\LD !IR MIS]ABLE DE/9Y NOT 9DUCE !M TO PUT A HALO ON AN ABSOLUTE AU?ORITY AS P]FECT AS ! CELE/IAL VAULT1 ON ! TRANSC5D5CE ( A ,FA!R :OSE DECREES MANAGE =TUNE ) MIS=TUNE1 PROCLAIM+ ! ET]NAL & CAPRICI\S 9/ANCE8 

,9VE/+ 9 AN EXTRA-T]RE/RIAL SOV]EIGNTY1 ! MY?ICAL MEAN+ ( :I* ONLY ! PRIE/S HAD ! P[] TO DECRYPT1 ! ECONOMY1 NEV]!LESS1 WAS 9CL9$ TO UNVEIL ITS FUNDAM5TAL MAT]IALITY ?R\<\T ! 9T]E/S ?AT1 9 A MELEE1 9SI/ ?AT ONE CAN NO LONG] PR(ANE ! TEMPORAL MA/]S & BIG PLAY]S4.<#d.> 

,RELIGION -- ?AT IS TO SAY1 0?AT :I* B9DS0.<#e.> -- HAS PLAC$ 9 ! H&S ( A FANTA/IC DEITY ! C5TRAL L9K 9 A *A9 ?AT1 CLOS$ ON BO? 5DS 7TYRANNY & SLAV]Y71 /ILL AN*ORS ?IS CELE/IAL P[] TO ! ,E>?1 ON :I* SCORN = ONESELF HAS BE5 CONSECRAT$ AS SOV]EIGN1 *ANGELESS1 9TANGIBLE4  
  

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,?US ,GOD DREW FROM ! CYCLICAL1 >*AIC WORLD1 :I* WAS 5CLOS$ )9 ! RAMP>TS & MOATS ( ! AGR>IAN ECONOMY1 A CEASELESS P]5NIALITY ?AT WAS REFUT$ BY ! GREAT TUMULTS CONC]N+ ! 05D ( TIME0 BY ! 9NOVATIVE POLITICS ( COMM]CE & FREE-EX*ANGE1 :I* UNTI$ ! LOOP ( MY?IC TIME1 CORROD$ ! SACR$ ) AC]BIC SPITTLE1 .<&.> 9TRODUC$ ! ,TROJAN ,HORSE ( PROGRESS 9TO ! CITADELS ( CONS]VATISM4 

,NEV]!LESS1 DESPITE ! /ATE ( CONFLICT ?AT1 9 5DEMIC FA%ION1 OPPOS$ ! CONQUE/ ( M>KETS TO L&$ PROP]TY1 !IR ANTAGONI/IC EMANATIONS -- K+S & PRIE/S1 TEMPORAL & SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY & !OLOGY -- DID NOT CEASE TO CON/ITUTE ! AGR>IAN /RUCTURE & ITS /ILL-DOM9ANT M9DSET1 BUT ALSO ! TWO HALVES ( ,GOD4 

,BY DECAPITAT+ ,L\IS ,X,V,I1 ! LA/ MON>* ( ! ,DIV9E ,RI<T1 ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION KILL$ BO? ! BICEPHALIC HYDRA ( TEMPORAL & SPIRITUAL P[]1 :OSE MO/ REC5T CRIME 9 A LONG L9E ( HE9\S CRIMES L$ ! Y\NG ,KNI<T ( ,LA ,B>RE.<#f.> TO BE BR\<T TO ! SCAFFOLD = ! CRIME ( IMPIETY4 

,IF ,ROME1 DEPRIV$ ( ! SECUL> >MS ?AT MA9TA9$ ! TRU? ( ITS DOGMA1 SL[LY FELL TO ! LEVEL ( A SPIRITUAL SC>ECR[1 ?IS HAPP5$ BECAUSE ! ]A ( ! LORDS & PRIE/S1 & ! DOM9ANT ECONOMY ( ! TIME1 ESCAP$ REC\RSE TO IT1 AVOID$ IT1 BY AB&ON+ ! P5AL F]OCITY ( ! MEANS ( ,ROME'S >ROGANCE4 

,! ,ANCI5 ,REGIME1 DEF9ITIVELY EXHAU/$ UND] ! 9EXORABLE MASS ( M>KET FRE$OM & DEMOCRACY R$UC$ TO ! LUCRATIVE1 DISMANTL$ ITSELF AS WELL AS ITS RAMP>TS1 *ATEAUX1 CR[N$ .<OBSIDIONALE.> M9DSET1 & OLD MY?IC WAY ( ?9K+4  
  

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,FROM ?AT MOM5T1 ,GOD SUCCUMB$ TO ! MAGICAL SPELL .<C\P DE M]L9.> CA/ BY A ,/ATE ?AT REIGN$ )\T ! SECURITY ( ,GOD'S CELE/IAL ACOLYTE4 ,*RI/IANITY !N 5T]$ ! SPECTACUL> HI/ORY ( ! COMMODITY4 ,AT ! DAWN ( ! ,TW5TY-,FIR/ ,C5TURY1.<#g.> ,*RI/IANITY WILL BE CRU%$1 JU/ LIKE ! O!R GREG>I\S IDEOLOGIES4 

,?AT ,*RI/IANITY CONT9UES TO SUBSI/ AT ! HE>T ( SY/EMS ( IDEAS ?AT SUPPLANT ,*RI/IAN MY?OLOGY -- 9CLUD+ OP9IONS ?AT >E ! MO/ FURI\SLY HO/ILE TO ,*RI/IAN ALLEGIANCES -- ) A K9D ( RELIGI\S SPIRIT & 9 ! S9I/] COLORS ( FANATICISM1 ! EXALTATION ( MILITANTS & ! HY/]IA ( CR[DS1 ?IS DEMON/RATES QUITE WELL ! NATURE ( ! ,GREAT ,MASSES SOLEMNLY HELD 9 E/EEM BY ! TRIBUNES & H>ANGU]S ( NATIONALISM1 LIB]ALISM1 SOCIALISM1 FASCISM & COMMUNISM4 

,! HY/]ICAL TE>+ ?AT ?R[S ,MAN BEYOND HIS BODY1 SO AS TO ID5TIFY HIM ) A COLLECTIVE & AB/RACT BODY -- A NATION1 A ,/ATE1 A ,P>TY1 A ,CAUSE -- IS 9DI/+UI%ABLE FROM SPIRITUAL MEMB]%IP1 ,I MI<T EV5 SAY SPIRITUAL ADH]5CE TO A ,GOD :OSE GLANCE 9JECTS SOLICITUDE & SCORN1 & ?US SYMBOLICALLY EXPRESSES ! RELATIONS BETWE5 ! ME*ANICAL AB/RACTION ( PR(IT & LIV+ MATT] ?AT HAS BE5 R$UC$ TO ALMO/ NO?+4 

,?US !RE HAVE BE5 MORE CRISES 9 ! LA/ ?REE DECADES ?AN 9 ! PREVI\S T5 MILL5NIA4 ,BY BALANC+ IDEOLOGIES ON ! SCALES ( 9DIFF]5CE1 ! SELF-S]VICES.<#h.> ( ! CONSUMABLE-AT-ANY-PRICE HAVE1 VOL5S NOL5S1.<#i.> /RIPP$ ! 9DIVIDUAL ( ! *>ACT]IOLOGICAL TURTLE %ELL ?AT DISSIMULATES ITSELF TO ITSELF1 CONDEMNS HIM TO CON/RA9$ DESIRES1 )\T ANO!R WAY \T ?AN RECALL+ ! DEAD PASSION TO DE/ROY & TO DE/ROY ONESELF4 ,?US1 LITTLE BY LITTLE1 ONE CAN SEE ! AWAK5+ ( A WILL TO LIVE ?AT HAS NEV] CEAS$ TO APPEAL TO CREATION & PLEASURE1 UNIT$ 9 ITSELF & ) ! WORLD4 ,ISN'T IT H5CE=? A MATT] ( EA* P]SON ATTA9+ ! AMOR\S POSSESSION ( ! UNIV]SE8 

,JU/ YE/]DAY AN OBJECT MANIPULAT$ BY A ,SPIRIT & N\RI%$ BY ITS V]Y SUB/ANCE1 ! 9DIVIDUAL -- DISCOV]+ ON ! E>? & 9 HIS_/H] FLE% ! MILIEU ( HIS_/H] LIV+ REALITY -- TODAY BECOMES SUBJECT TO A DE/9Y ?AT WILL BE CON/RUCT$ BY A R5EW$ ALLIANCE ) NATURE4 ,WE>I$ ( >TIFICIAL DESIRES ?AT GAVE IT LUCRATIVE REASON & ?AT1 OV] ! C5TURIES1 L$ IT TO A PLACE :]E1 ) AN AMUS$ CURIOSITY1 ! 9DIVIDUAL CAN CONTEMPLATE ! OBJECTS ?AT HAVE OBJECTIFI$ IT & LITT] ! %ORES ( ITS PA/ ) FRAGM5TS ( A DEA? ?AT1 TODAY1 IS REFUS$4 

,AL?\< WEAK 5?USIASM = H]D-LIKE MANIFE/ATIONS 9DICATE A CON/ANT DECREASE ( RELIGI\S & IDEOLOGICAL FAI? 9 ! 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES1 ! FOLLICULES -- BY FITS & />TS ABLE TO GALVANIZE A DESP]ATELY LE?>GIC1 EV]YDAY SPECTACLE -- HAV5'T FAIL$1 AFT] SEV]AL \TBUR/S ( >*AISM & B>B>ITY1 TO CRY = ! RETURN ( ! V>I\S RELIGIONS & NATIONALISMS4 ,BUT1 AS ,DID]OT ASKS1 :I* ASS WILL PASS ?IS %IT8 ,:I* ECONOMIC IMP]ATIVE1 HA/ILY RECTIFI$ BY DESPAIR & RES5TM5T1 WILL BE A BUTTRESS TO ! RAMP>TS ( ANO!R AGE & WILL PREV5T !M FROM CAV+ UND] ! WEI<T ( ! LACK TO BE WON8  
  

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,NO D\BT ! 5D ( RELIGI\S 9/ITUTIONS DOESN'T SIGNIFY ! 5D ( RELIGIOSITY4 ,HUNT$ BY ! DEBACLE ( ! GREAT IDEOLOGIES -- IMP]FECTLY SATISFI$ BY ! SECTS1 MORE & MORE BADLY LODG$ AT ! ,*UR*ES 7,CA?OLIC OR ,PROTE/ANT7 -- ! ,*RI/IAN S5TIM5T N[ SE>*ES = NEW B$S TO CUM 94 

,WILL IT F9D ITSELF SLEEP+ ) A L&SCAPE ?AT ECONOMIC MUTATIONS >E READY+ TO REMODEL8 ,SOME PEOPLE FELL IT COM+ 9 ! WAKE ( AN ECOLOGICAL CAPITALISM ?AT DRAWS FROM DEPOLLUTION A SALEABL5ESS ?AT IS H>DLY GU>ANTE$ BY ! DES]TIFICATION ( ! .<E>?'S.> SOILS1 SUB-SOILS & HOPES = SURVIVAL4 ,IT MAKES LITTLE DIFF]5CE TO ME :O IS ! CONJUR]1 ,GAIA1 ,MAGNA ,MAT]1 ,SYLPHIDES1 ,DRYADES OR O!R ELEM5TS4 ,MOREOV]1 EA* BELIEF IS NOT REPUGNANT TO ! HUMAN TO ! EXT5T ?AT IT DOESN'T REQUIRE SACRIFICE4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ,I AM DELI<T$ BY ! APPR5TICE%IP ( ! AUTONOMY ?AT1 ?R\< ! COLLAPSE ( ! SUPPORT]S ( & SUPPORTS = ! PA/1 5G5D]S ! NECESSITY ( GO+ IT ALONE4 ,! 5D ( CR[DS1 ! .<EM]G5CE (.> 9DIVIDUAL CONSCI\SNESS ( ! FI<T = LIFE1 ! CANCELLATION ( DEFEAT & FE> ( SELF1 FROM :I* ALL ! O!R FE>S >E D]IV$1 ! EM]G5CE ( A CREATIVITY ?AT1 SUB/ITUT+ ITSELF = WORK1 DIRECTS ! NEW G5]ATIONS T[>D A V]ITABLE HUMANITY ?AT1 IF ITS ADV5T IS NOT 9ELUCTABLE1 RE/S -- = ! FIR/ TIME 9 HI/ORY -- 9 ! H&S ( M5 .<SIC.> &1 MORE P>TICUL>LY1 *ILDR5 :O >E $UCAT$ 9 ! PLEASURE ( LIFE1 RA!R ?AN 9 ITS MORBID REFUSAL4  
  

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,SU* IS ! P]SPECTIVE ACCORD+ TO :I* ,I WI% TO EXAM9E ! RESI/ANCE ) :I* ! 9CL9ATION TO NATURAL LIB]TY HAS1 DUR+ NE>LY TW5TY C5TURIES1 OPPOS$ ! ,ANTIPHYSIS.<#a.> ( ,*RI/IAN OPPRESSION4 

,9 NO DOMA9 -- HI/ORICAL1 SCI5TIFIC1 PHILOSOPHICAL1 SOCIAL1 ECONOMIC .<OR.> >TI/IC -- CAN ,I CONCEIVE ( AN ANALYSIS ?AT W\LD WANT TO EX]T ITSELF \TSIDE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL HI/ORIES 9 :I* ! EV]YDAY GE/URES ( ?OSE :O HAVE RESOLV$ TO UND]TAKE IT >E 9SCRIB$4 ,AL?\< CIRCUM/ANCES HAVE SAV$ ME FROM CONTACT ) ! RELIGI\S ?+1 ,I HAVE ALWAYS FELT A S+UL> REPULSION = A MORTIFI$ EMPIRE1 >MOR$ ) A CROSS ?AT'S BE5 DRIV5 9TO ! HE>TS ( ALL ?OSE :O >E BORN 9TO LIFE4 ,?US1 ,I UND]/& ! 9DIGNATION ( ,K>LHE9Z ,DES*N] AS HE ?RA%ES -- 9 ,KRIM9ALGES*ICTE DES ,*RI/5TMUS.<#a#a.> -- ! DEA?S1 IMPO/URES & FALSIFICATIONS ( ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR*1 BUT ,I DO NOT KN[ AT :AT PO9T HIS POLEMIC -- BY P5ETRAT+ 9TO ! T]RA9 ( ! ADV]S>Y -- W9S HIM RECOGNITION & 9T]E/1 9 :I* HE TAKES PRIDE4 ,& :Y REVIVE ! EMB]S ( ! MILL5NIUM PYRE ) PUFFS ( ANG]1 :5 ! W9D ( A NEW TIME HAS CONDEMN$ !M TO BE EXT+UI%$ COMPLETELY8 

,BESIDES1 IS !RE NOT SOME?+ ?AT PROTECTS PEOPLE FROM ! VIRTUES ( Y\R SAD ?REATS ( SANCTION 9 ! OBVI\S FACT ?AT A!I/S1 FREE?9K]S1 ANTI-CL]ICALS & O!R MILITANTS ( ! 0,GOOD ,GOD 9 ,%IT0 -- F> FROM GIV+ UP ,JUDEO-,*RI/IAN COMPORTM5T -- HAVE (T5 GONE OV] TO ITS MO/ ODI\S PRACTICES3 SACRIFICE1 CULTS ( ! M>TYR1 GUILT1 GUILTIFICATION1 HATR$ ( AMOR\S DESIRE1 SCORN = ! BODY1 FASC9ATION ) ! ,SPIRIT1 QUE/S = SALVATIONAL SUFF]+1 FANATICISM1 OB$I5CE TO A MA/]1 A CAUSE1 A ,P>TY8 ,:AT BETT] HOMAGE TO OR?ODOXY ?AN H]ESY1 .<OR.> NON-CON=MISM ?AT 9FATUATES ITSELF ) CONTE/+ ! AXIS >\ND :I* IT GRAVITATES8  
  

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,H>DLY 9T]E/$ 9 >BITRAT+ ! DUBI\S COMBAT BETWE5 VICTIMS & TORTUR]S1 ,I PREF] TO SET FREE FROM ! PA/ -- 9 :I* ! =GOTT51 SCORN$1 POORLY UND]/OOD1 PREJUDG$ & CALUMNI$ >E BURI$ & (T5 /RATIFI$ BY ! FAM\S OBJECTIVITY ( ! HI/ORIANS -- ! SC>S ?AT ! HUMAN TISSUE1 IRRIGAT$ BY ! FRE$OMS ( NATURE1 UNTIR+LY MA9TA9S SO AS TO RECON/ITUTE & /R5G!N ITSELF1 WEAV+ ! SOCIAL NETWORK FROM ! ORD9>Y1 DESPITE ! DELET]I\S EFFECTS ( FE>1 D]ELICTION1 SUFF]+1 FAI? 9 ! BEYOND & ! CONSOLATIONS ( DEA?4 

,?US ,I W\LD SEIZE ! LIV+ FROM B5EA? ! DEA? ?AT TAKES HOLD ?R\< A SUBTLE MIX ( VIOL5CE & P]SUASION ?AT HAS BE5 REVIV$ TO DEAL ) BE+S & ?+S NO LONG] 9DEX$ ACCORD+ TO ! TRADITIONAL P]SPECTIVE1 9 :I* ,GOD1 ! ,/ATE .<&.> ! ,ECONOMY COLLECT ! TE>S ( ! T]RE/RIAL VALLEYS = A DIFF]5T HAPP9ESS1 & YET %UDD] FROM ! BEAT+ ( ! W+S ( ! LIV+1 :O >E MORE P]CEPTIBLE TODAY BECAUSE !Y NO LONG] SUFF] .<UND].> ! WEI<T ( ! OLD OPPRESSIONS4 

,!RE=E1 ! REASONS TO BE AMAZ$ BY A LIFE ?AT IS SO OB/9ATE ?AT IT BREAKS ?R\< & RE-FL[]S ! ASPHALT ( AN 9HUMAN HI/ORY RAISE1 9 C\NT]PO9T1 SEV]AL D\BTS AB\T ! HONE/Y & QUALITY ( ! S*OL>S & SPECIALI/S :O >E ACCU/OM$ TO COV]+ ?IS HI/ORY AS IF IT W]E CONQU]$ T]RA94 

,I ADMIT ?AT A !OLOGIAN -- :OSE CRAFT ( REPOL9+.<#a#b.> HIS ,GOD SO AS TO ONCE AGA9 PO9T \T ! LI<TN+-FLA% TO ! BL9D :O DO NOT P]CEIVE ! ORD9>Y EVID5CE -- PRESCRIBES ! FACTS ACCORD+ TO HIS MANN] ( BELIEF1 BY :I* HE GIVES HIS J>GON ! \TW>D APPE>ANCE ( A S5SIBLE LANGUAGE1 CALL+ DESIRE A TEMPTATION1 PLEASURE A S91 ! EMBRACE ( LOV]S A =NICATION2 :I* HE V5]ATES FROM ! POSITION ( ! ,SA9T ( ! ,RIVALS ( ! ,H]OES ( ! ,PEOPLE HONOR$ BY ,L592 :I* HE ]ASES FROM ! ,GOSPELS ACCORD+ TO ! TRU? ?AT ,/AL9 ACCORD$ TO ! ,SOVIET ,5CYCLOP$IA4 ,?IS IS :AT FOLL[S1 NOT FROM ! LIE1 BUT FROM PROSELYTISM4 ,BUT TO 5C\NT] ! SAME ATTITUDE :5 IT IS HELD BY A HI/ORIAN :O DOESN'T ALSO 9SPIRE VA/ DESIGNS IS 5\<1 ONE WILL AGREE1 TO LEAVE ONE P]PLEX$4 

,:AT IS ONE TO ?9K ( ! UNIV]SITY S*OL>S1 :O >E 9/RUCT$ 9 ! SCI5CE ( REMOV+ D\BTS CONC]N+ ! AU!NTICITY ( MANUSCRIPTS ?AT HAVE BE5 DANGL$ FROM COPYI/ TO COPYI/ & /UFF$ ) 9T]POLATIONS1 :O MAKE COMM5TS AS IF !SE W]E ORIG9AL TEXTS & :O DATE ! ,EPI/LES BY A C]TA9 ,SAUL 7A ,ROMAN CITIZ5 :O LIV$ >\ND #f1 :]EAS ,T>SE WAS ONLY ,ROMANIZ$ 9 #a#e7 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,*RI/IAN ]A1 :5 !Y W]E REWRITT51 IF NOT WRITT51 BY ,M>CION1 !N REVIS$ BY ,TATI51 & SUBMITT$ TO CORRECTIONS 9 ! ,F\R? ,C5TURY8 

,NO ONE IS UNAW>E ?AT1 AT ! E>LIE/1 ! MANUSCRIPTS ( ! CANONICAL ,GOSPELS & ! ,ACTS ( ! ,GOSPELS APPE>$ 9 ! ,F\R? ,C5TURY & CON/ITUT$ -- UND] ! EGIS ( ,CON/ANT9E -- ! LIBR>Y ( PROPAG&A ?AT ,EUSEBIUS DE ,CES>EE & HIS SCRIBES REVIS$ & DI/RIBUT$ TO ALL ! ,*UR*ES & ?AT W]E ?US UNIV]SALIZ$ ON ! SAME DOGMATIC BASE4 ,APP>5TLY1 ! >GUM5T ISN'T ( ! TYPE TO TR\BLE ! GOOD CONSCI5CES ( ! RESE>*]S :O1 ) A BEAUTIFUL UNANIMITY1 TAKE !M = REPORTS ON ! LIV+1 NE>LY CONTEMPORANE\S ) ! WITNESSES OR APO/LES ( AN ,ADONAI1 ,KYRIOS OR ,LORD4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! ,FIR/ ,C5TURY1 ! NAME ,JO%UA_/,JESUS -- ) ITS SYMBOLIC MEAN+ 0,GOD SAV$1 SAVES1 WILL SAVE0 -- H>DLY IMPOSES ITSELF4 ,! ONLY DISSONANCES 9 ! EC/ATIC CONC]T >E ! A!I/S ,DUPUY1 ,ALF>IC1 ,C\*\D1 ,KRYVELEV1 .<&.> ,DUB\RG2 ! ,CA?OLICS ,LOISY & ,GUILLEM9I2 .<&.> ! ,PROTE/ANT ,BULTMANN4 

,TO DESIGNATE POLY!ISM & ! CULTS ( ! 0/RANG]S TO FAI?10 ! S*OL>S DO NOT HESITATE TO USE ! T]MS PAGANS & PAGANISM1 BY :I* ! ,*UR* SIGNIFIES ITS SCORN = ! BELIEFS ( ! PAGANI1 PEASANTS1 HICKS1 & BUMPK9S IMP]MEABLE TO ! CIVILIZATION ( ! T[NS4 ,IS IT A QUE/ION ( M5TION+ ! ANGELS ( ! ,JEWI% PAN!ON1 ! SEMI-LEG5D>Y ,PAUL & ,PET]1 ! ANTI-GNO/IC ,IR5AEUS1 ! PHILOSOPH] ,AUGU/9 ( ,HIPPONE1 ! ANTI-SEMITE ,J]OME1 ! SPIRITUAL MA/] ( ! ,9QUISITION1 ,DOM9IQUE DE ,GIZMAN1 ! MASSACR] ( ! ,FRATICELLES1 ,JEAN DE ,CAPI/RANO8 ,MANY >E GIV5 ! TITLE 0SA9T10 ) :I* ! ,*UR* COMP5SAT$ ITS REAL & MY?IC S]VANTS4 ,! SAME ?+ GOES ON 9 ! BIOGRAPHIES ( ,/AL9 9 :I*1 )\T D]ISION1 HE IS CALL$ 0,LITTLE ,FA!R ( ! ,PEOPLE40  
  

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,IT BEHOOVES A!ISM TO POLI% ! >MS ( CRITIQUE ) ONE ( ! MO/ PREEMPTORY >GUM5TS BY ! ,*UR*1 NAMELY1 ! HI/ORICAL EXI/5CE ( ?IS ,JO%UA_/,JESUS1 :I* ACCR$ITS ! LEGITIMACY ( ITS TEMPORAL P[]4 ,5RAG$ 5\< TO D5Y ! DIV9ITY ( ,*RI/1 A MILITANTISM ( PRESUM$ FREE?\<T WILL FALL 9TO ! TRAP ( ?IS ,JESUS1 FRI5D ( ! POOR1 A K9D ( ,SOCRATES PREA*+ ! TRU?S ( AN EVANGELICAL ,SOCIALISM & !N DY+ ON ! CROSS DUE TO ! 9SOL5CE ( A PACIFI/ TRIBUNE4 ,T]TULLI5 & ! ,*RI/IAN MOVEM5T ( ! ,NEW ,PROPHECY C\LD NOT HAVE DREAM$ ( A BETT] FUTURE = !IR H]OE -- FRE%LY PURG$ ( HIS ,SEMITISM & DISGUIS$ AS ,ZORRO = ! $IFICATION & SALVATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS -- ?AN :AT EXI/$ 9 ! SECOND HALF ( ! ,TW5TIE? ,C5TURY4 

,ONCE ONE ADMITS ! EXI/5CE ( AN AGITATOR & F\ND] ( ! ,*UR*1 :O WAS CRUCIFI$ UND] ,PONTIUS ,PILATE -- & ?IS )\T ! LEA/ CONTEMPOR>Y .<CORROBORAT+.> TE/IMONY & :ILE ! NAME ,JESUS = A LONG TIME KEPT ! MEAN+ ( ! ,BIBLICAL ,JO%UA -- 1 :Y BE SURPRIS$ ?AT ! SPIRITUAL S*OL>S ACCEPT ! FALSE LI/+ ( POPES & BI%OPS ?AT WAS DRAFT$ BY ,EUSEBIUS DE ,CES>EE & ?AT BACK-DATES ! CANONICAL TEXTS1 9T]POLATES WRIT+S FROM ! ,SECOND ,C5TURY & CITATIONS DAT+ FROM ! CONTROV]SIES ( ! ,F\R? & ,FIF? ,C5TURIES1 & FIXES AS H]ETICAL -- AS IF !SE IDEAS >TICULAT$ !MSELVES 9 ! YE> #c .<,C4,E4.> >\ND AN OR?ODOXY ?AT HAD SC>CELY BEGUN 9 #cbe .<,C4,E4.> -- ! ,DOSI?IAN1 ,NAZ>5E1 ,SE?IAN1 ,NAASS5E1 ,EBIONITE1 ,MEL*IS$EQUIAN1 ,EL*ASAITE1 ,C>POCRATIAN1 ,BASILIDIAN1 ,M>CIONITE1 ,ANTIM>CIONITE1 ,MONTANI/1 ,VAL5T9IAN1 ,M>COSIAN1 ,B>DESANIAN & ,NOVATIAN DOCTR9ES ?AT HAD ALL K9DS ( ORIG9S & ?AT ! ,CON/ANT9IAN ,*UR* -- BY CRU%+1 REMODEL+ .<&.> READJU/+ !M -- W\LD USE TO FA%ION ! UN/ABLE F\NDATIONS ( ITS DOGMA8 

,9 ! MANN] ( ,/AL9 RECUP]AT+ ,BOL%EVISM & %OOT+ ,L59'S COMPANIONS1 ! ,CA?OLIC 0,FA!RS0 A PO/]IORI CONDEMN$ AS HET]ODOXY1 NOT ONLY NON-,*RI/IAN ?+S 7HAIRESIS 9 ,GREEK71 BUT ALSO ! DIV]SE ,*RI/IANITIES ON :I* ! ?RONE ( ,CON/ANT9E WAS RAIS$4 ,FROM !IR NE/S1 ! HI/ORIANS FALL 9TO /EP BY DISC]N+ 9 ,PET]1 0! FIR/ ,POPE ( ,ROME10 ! M]ITORI\S EF=TS ( A ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* ?AT WAS /RUGGL+ ) A H]ETICAL P]V]SION ?AT CORRUPT$ ! 9TEGRITY ( ITS CANONICAL TEA*+S4  
  

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,AL?\< IT DOES NOT APPE> TO ME D5UD$ ( UTILITY TO EMPHASIZE SU* AN IMPO/URE AT A TIME :5 ONE QUITE 9CORRECTLY ?9KS ?AT ! ,PONTIFICAL AU?ORITY & ! CL]ICAL BUREAUCRATS HAVE SURVIV$ ! COLLAPSE ( ! LA/ TOTALIT>IAN CITADELS1 ,I HAVE F\ND LESS *>M 9 RECTIFY+ ! OP9ION ?AT NO?+ -- O!R ?AN SOME 9]TIA ( ?\<T -- CONT9UES TO SUPPORT ! PRET5SION TO UNCOV] !SE 9N]VATIONS ( ! LIV+1 :I* >E (T5 FRAIL & YET G5]ATE A =CE ?AT IS 9COMP>ABLY MORE EFFICACI\S ?AN ! CRITICAL CONSCI\SNESS ?AT 9T5DS TO (F5D ! TOMB/ONES ( OPPRESSION4 

,UND] ! LABEL ( H]ESY1 :AT IS RECOV]$ ( ! LABELS BY :I* ! ,*UR* SUBJUGAT$1 BY NAM+1 DIV]SE HUMAN & 9HUMAN BEHAVIORS1 ! CONDEMNATION ( :I* RE9=C$ ! SUP]IOR P[] ( OR?ODOXY8 ,EPISCOPAL RIVALRIES .<&.> 9T]NEC9E /RUGGLES1 AS 9 ,>IANISM1 MONOPHYSISM .<&.> ,5GLI% ,LOLL>DISM4 ,OR A DISLOCATION -- :I* ! M>KET 9 P5IT5CE & DEA? EXPLOIT$ ) REM>KABLE SKILL -- ( ! LIMP+ BODY ( ! CON/RA9T ( LIC5SE1 ! ASCETICISM ( DEBAU*]Y1 .<&.> ! REPRESSION ( RELIEF4 ,OR A /ILL-MORE SECRET ATTITUDE1 :I* IS ! OBJECT ( P]PLEXITY TO ! RELIGI\S POLICE3 ! 9DIVIDUAL WILL TO F9D A DE/9ATION ?AT -- CONTR>Y TO ! SOCIAL =MS ( ANTIPHYSIS -- IS BETT] RECONCIL$ TO ! PROMISES ( A NATURE ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 RELEGAT$ BY ITS EXPLOITATION TO ! F> SIDE ( ! HUMAN4 ,ONE WILL EASILY DIV9E ! TYPES ( H]ESIES OR IRRELIGI\S REMAN5CES.<#a#c.> TO :I* MY CURIOSITY IS ! MO/ WILL+LY ATTA*$4 

,= ! SAKE ( SEV]AL READ]S :O >E FAMILI> ) ! ,TREATISE ON ,LIV+1 ,! ,BOOK ( ,PLEASURES & ! ,ADDRESS TO ! ,LIV+1.<#a#d.> ,I MAKE IT CLE> ?AT MY 5DORSEM5T 9 ,! ,MOVEM5T ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT IS APPLICABLE H]E3 0,A BOOK HAS NO O!R G5IUS ?AN ! G5IUS ?AT F9DS A WAY TO ! PLEASURE ( LIV+ BETT]4 ,IT IS ?US AGRE$1 FROM ! BEG9N+1 ?AT ! /UDY ( ! ,FREE ,SPIRIT DOES NOT RELIEVE ME ( SU* A REQUIREM5T40.<#a#e.> 

,ON ! O!R H&1 A S+LE M]IT MU/ BE GRANT$ TO ?IS WORK3 ,I W\LD LOVE IT IF IT MISUND]/OOD AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE ! SOLICITATIONS ( ! PLEASURES ( KN[+ & ! GAY SCI5CE4 ,AS A SUMM>Y ?AT1 9 ! C\RSE ( TIME1 REVEALS ITSELF TO BE ! CLEAN+-\T ( ! UND]GR[? ( AN UNC]TA9 HI/ORY1 ?IS BOOK -- ,I HAVE ! FEEL+ -- AT LEA/ WILL ESCAPE ! RISK ( COMPET+ = ! MO/ ]RORS1 IGNORANT REM>KS & FABRICAT$ HYPO!SES ) ! MAJORITY ( ! VOLUMES1 MONOGRAPHS & S*OL>LY WORKS ?AT HAVE1 9 \R ]A1 BE5 PIL$ ON ! HEADS ( ,JESUS1 ! APO/LES & !IR RESIDUAL HEIRS4 

,IF IT IS1 F9ALLY1 NECESS>Y TO FURNI% AN EXCUSE = A /YLE ( WRIT+ 9 :I* ONE H>DLY F9DS ! C>E ?AT ,I GIVE TO ! BOOKS ?AT >E NOT TOO F> REMOV$ FROM ! L9E ( MY LIFE1 ,I W\LD LIKE SIMPLY TO SAY ?AT EA* MATT] HAS BE5 GIV5 ! TREATM5T ?AT IT SUGGE/S4  
  

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