The Lie Tree
Why is Erasmus suffering doubts about his religious beliefs?
The Lie Tree
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The Lie Tree
Erasmus is suffering a crisis related to his religious beliefs in the wake of recent theories of evolution. His desperate search for answers is why he creates an elaborate hoax, claiming to have found fossilized human shoulder with feathers that "prove" that angels were once on the earth.
The Lie Tree