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**__ Angels & Demons __** Shouldn’t we have the freedom of religion and belief? One shouldn’t force another to believe in a certain thing. In Dan Brown’s //Angels & Demons//, the Catholic church of Vatican City believes strongly in religion and faith; while the Hassassin which, who claiming to be hired by an Illuminati member, believes in the Illuminati. Thus he believes science is the enlightenment. Science and religion always seem to be at war, causing calamity to the people, it’s up to the people to choose which side to settle in.
 * Jia ** ** Cheng ** ** Wu **** 823 Literary Essay **

We the people should have the right to choose to believe in anything we think that is right, because not everyone’s opinions are the same. In //Angels & Demons,// the Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca (Papal Chamberlain) of the pope desired to get rid of science, and it resulted in a tragedy. The Camerlengo wanted people to believe science is satanic, so he faked himself as the Illuminati leader threatening to destroy Vatican City, and came out to rescue it the next. On the other hand, the Hassassin defamed the Catholic Church. Beliefs should really be something personal, we have the power to choose what is right or wrong to believe in. “Each of us is a god, each of us knows [well], we need only to open our minds to hear our own wisdom,” Said Buddha (quote appears in //Angels & Demons).// Therefore, we shouldn’t that naïve, vilifying someone’s devotion is awful; our different point of views are not meant to be criticized.

Sometimes we should fuse two ideas. Science and religion should work with each other toward helping the world. Leonardo Vetra was the scientist and as well as a priest. He was trying to prove to the world that God exist by performing the experiment of recreating the Big Bang. Unfortunately he was murdered by the Hassassin. “Sometimes, divine relation simply means adjusting your brain to hear what your heart already knows”, said Leonardo Vetra in the book. He strongly believed God really speaks to us, and science can help prove that. At times, we can stop an argument by simply letting the two sides work together.

We believe in things because we want to satisfy our wonders. A person who is dedicated to science might think science can satisfy our query; a person who is devoted to religion might feel that faith can provide meaning to life. What we believe in has the power to gratify our curiosity, that’s why we devote to that belief. Vittoria Vetra said, “Our methods for understanding [faith] are arbitrary. Some of us pray to Jesus, some of us study subatomic particles. In the end we’re all just searching for the truth.” That means the reason why we believe in something is because we don’t want to think life has no meaning, we want to search for something that will make life meaningful.

In //Angels & Demons,// the conflict between the Catholic Church and the Illuminati shows us that it is foolish to disparage one’s belief. Although religion might be man-made, people find faith and meaning to their lives from religion. Nobody should dissuade others not to believe in a certain thing. Dan Brown is trying to tell us we should have the right of belief.