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...the Word Occult, Despite Conjuring Images Of Devil Worship, Actually Means ‘hidden’ Or ‘obscured.’ In Times Of Religious Oppression, Knowledge That Was Counterdoctrinal Had To Be Kept Hidden Or ‘occult,’ And Because The Church Felt Threatened By This, They Redefined Anything ‘occult’ As Evil, And The Prejudice Survived.

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...the Word Occult, Despite Conjuring Images Of Devil Worship, Actually Means ‘hidden’ Or ‘obscured.’ In Times Of Religious Oppression, Knowledge That Was Counterdoctrinal Had To Be Kept Hidden Or ‘occult,’ And Because The Church Felt Threatened By This, They Redefined Anything ‘occult’ As Evil, And The Prejudice Survived.

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"both Christianity And Islam Are Logocentric," He Told His Students, "meaning They Are Focused On The Word. In Christian Tradition, The Word Became Flesh In The Book Of John: 'and The Word Was Made Flesh, And He Dwelt Among Us. 'therefore, It Was Acceptable To Depict The Word As Having A Human Form. In Islamic Tradition, However, The Word Did Not Become Flesh, And Therefore The Word Needs To Remain In The Form Of A Word … In Most Cases, Calligraphic Renderings Of The Names Of The Holy Figures Of Islam."

Langdon Turned To Sophie. "who Is That? What... Happened?" Teabing Hobbled Over. "you Were Rescued By A Knight Brandishing An Excalibur Made By Acme Orthopedic.

Who Will Guard The Guards ? If We're The Guards Of Society, Then Who Will Watch Us And Make Sure That We're Not Dangerous?

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