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Calmly he finished, “…What do you see as the future for Man – death or life…?
— Chapter Six, Chronicle of Angels and Men
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When it came down to it, people rarely cared to explore the nuances of “right” and “wrong.” They would rather have had it laid out for them or captured clearly as two sides of a single coin.
— Chapter Six, Chronicle of Angels and Men
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First and foremost, KHi was a business which endeavored to change the nature of Man and his interaction with the world.
— Chapter Six, Chronicle of Angels and Men
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It was all part and parcel of the element of humanity in law.
— Chapter Six, Chronicle of Angels and Men
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Humanity meant inconsistency. Inconsistency was subjectivity. And subjectivity was not law.
— Chapter Six, Chronicle of Angels and Men
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In advocacy or even simple compliance, it was, by all purposes, a one-world doctrine
— Chapter Six, Chronicle of Angels and Men
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Humans often so-hoped to betray even the illusion of humanity – that is, of subjectivity – from the inclusion of the Human element…
— Chapter Six, Chronicle of Angels and Men
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[It was] a religion so heavy, so formulaic, so unwieldy, and so chock full of legal conundrum bogged down in legal theory and tethered by legal ritual that it was a wonder, in fact, that any should subscribe to it at all. And yet all did…
— Chapter Six, Chronicle of Angels and Men
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What wholly foolish creatures we were.
— Chapter Six, Chronicle of Angels and Men
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Likewise there were different sects of law within the law – law of the land, law of religion, laws of science, laws of nature.
— Chapter Six, Chronicle of Angels and Men
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hypothetical particle is a diary of art, poems, quotes, and other interesting and strange matter from across the stratosphere. This blog is maintained by Shari B, a freelance artist, writer, and musician living in the San Francisco Bay area.
Shari is also author of Chronicle of Angels and Men of the Circuit Angel book series, a sci-fi journey into the lives of five men as they seek to define the next evolutionary step for Mankind.
