Isaac Newton was a devout Christian
& alchemist; that's always been good
enough for me; Einstein was an atheist
who didn't even believe in quantum                                              mechanics;
'­spooky action at a distance' he called                                                          i­t,
which we all now know
                                      is an actual thing;
so what of Christianity & that whole god thing;
Jesus saved Isaac Newton
from being burned at the stake                             Giodarno Bruno
taught the multiverse

he was not a mystic & got burnt
Joan of Arc was an ignorant peasant girl
divinely inspired w/ articulate visions
that led her to conquer in the name of
France;                                                 she was all but certainly ***** before she was set on fire; stripped down to the hairy medieval skin
by the same guards & priests who would sneak away
late on moonless nights w/ candle & maid on their knee                     reading the latest from Villon