“ Not even knowledge takes all the strangeness from the world ”
The fear of the crowd then came to Will, with the taste of a copper penny placed on his tongue; and it was not the fear that they were under divine judgement, but that they were not, and could never be.
~ Sarah Perry
If a reasoned creator set the stars in their place then we must be capable of understanding them - we must also be creatures of reason, of order!
It was necessary to be afraid in order to have courage.
Luke diagnosed himself to be in love, and sought no cure for the disease.