"The UCLA professor took his place before the crowded room. The collection of notes beneath him gave a sign for what is to come: 'God’s Love', 'New Dark Ages', 'Flat Earth'. As the figure began to speak, the crowd screamed, bruising each other in the frenzy—but he continued forward, declaring that 'we’re animals with golden rules, who can’t be moved by rational views.'"

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