Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 9

           

           "Sincethebeginningofhistory,"Langdonexplained,"adeeprifthasexistedbetweenscienceandreligion.OutspokenscientistslikeCopernicus—"

           "Weremurdered,"Kohlerinterjected."Murderedbythechurchforrevealingscientifictruths.Religionhasalwayspersecutedscience."

           "Yes.Butinthe1500s,agroupofmeninRomefoughtbackagainstthechurch.SomeofItaly’smostenlightenedmen—physicists,mathematicians,astronomers—beganmeetingsecretlytosharetheirconcernsaboutthechurch’sinaccurateteachings.Theyfearedthatthechurch’smonopolyon‘truth’threatenedacademicenlightenmentaroundtheworld.Theyfoundedtheworld’sfirstscientificthinktank,callingthemselves‘theenlightenedones.’"

           "TheIlluminati."

           "Yes,"Langdonsaid."Europe’smostlearnedminds…dedicatedtothequestforscientifictruth."

           Kohlerfellsilent.

           "Ofcourse,theIlluminatiwerehuntedruthlesslybytheCatholicChurch.Onlythroughritesofextremesecrecydidthescientistsremainsafe.Wordspreadthroughtheacademicunderground,andtheIlluminatibrotherhoodgrewtoincludeacademicsfromalloverEurope.ThescientistsmetregularlyinRomeatanultrasecretlairtheycalledtheChurchofIllumination."

           Kohlercoughedandshiftedinhischair.

           "ManyoftheIlluminati,"Langdoncontinued,"wantedtocombatthechurch’styrannywithactsofviolence,buttheirmostreveredmemberpersuadedthemagainstit.Hewasapacifist,aswellasoneofhistory’smostfamousscientists."

           LangdonwascertainKohlerwouldrecognizethename.

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