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In a few hundred years, science has taken us farther in understanding the universe, than religion has in 10,000.

Santosh Patel

Life of Pi · 2012

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2012

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Santosh Patel

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Life of Pi. Directed by Ang Lee, Haishang Films/Dune Entertainment/Gil Netter, 2012.

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