"Belief is a funny thing," the Doctor said carefully. "You can believe in something so much it's almost true to you. Take science. Science is a belief, really, when you think about it. It's just a belief people have managed to prove."
He was quiet for a moment, staring into other worlds. "People say love makes the world go round, but really it's belief. Belief is a powerful thing. People have died for it." I do not fear man, and I do not fear God, but I do fear what a man will do for his God... He couldn't remember where he had heard that. Possibly fairly recently. It made sense, though.
He waved a hand at the others at the party. "Some people here don't believe what I am," he said. "They think I'm a madman with a box." Which, in fairness, was quite true. "I believe angels and demons exist. I just don't believe there is some kind of higher power dictating our lives, and that they're agents of that power. I think angels and demons are just another type of alien, one I haven't faced before. Maybe they've been on Earth so long they've forgotten they're alien. At any rate..." His voice dropped again and steel flashed in his eyes for a moment. "If they mean any harm to humanity, they have me to face.
"I'm a Time Lord, by the way," he added. "From Gallifrey. Nice to meet you, demon Mic, unless I've already said that."
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Date: 2006-08-06 06:18 pm (UTC)(Hang on, wasn't that a book?)
"Belief is a funny thing," the Doctor said carefully. "You can believe in something so much it's almost true to you. Take science. Science is a belief, really, when you think about it. It's just a belief people have managed to prove."
He was quiet for a moment, staring into other worlds. "People say love makes the world go round, but really it's belief. Belief is a powerful thing. People have died for it." I do not fear man, and I do not fear God, but I do fear what a man will do for his God... He couldn't remember where he had heard that. Possibly fairly recently. It made sense, though.
He waved a hand at the others at the party. "Some people here don't believe what I am," he said. "They think I'm a madman with a box." Which, in fairness, was quite true. "I believe angels and demons exist. I just don't believe there is some kind of higher power dictating our lives, and that they're agents of that power. I think angels and demons are just another type of alien, one I haven't faced before. Maybe they've been on Earth so long they've forgotten they're alien. At any rate..." His voice dropped again and steel flashed in his eyes for a moment. "If they mean any harm to humanity, they have me to face.
"I'm a Time Lord, by the way," he added. "From Gallifrey. Nice to meet you, demon Mic, unless I've already said that."