Does one necessarily follow the other? [ lestat taps his chin. his tone is strangely sincere, as though he's actually hoping for a real answer. ] I'm sure there are other forms of intelligence, but I don't see how their existence provides evidence for Heaven or Hell or what happens to us after we die. The chaos is easy to believe, but I've never seen proof of the order.

I envy your certainty, in a way, though I suppose it's easy to be certain when you've met the man himself. Have you always believed in all these things you're telling me?