After realizing the 72 paths of religion are fables, where does a true seeker turn for answers? This episode of RESTART introduces the original "Restart" program: Attar of Nishapur's masterpiece, The Book of Affliction. We follow a determined seeker on the ultimate quest for the 73rd Path as he decides to bypass all earthly authorities and go straight to the top of the cosmic hierarchy. He approaches the archangels themselves—Gabriel, the trusted messenger of divine revelation, and Israfil, the trumpeter of doom. Instead of finding a guide, however, he is met with a shocking confession of their own pain, limitation, and ignorance.
This is the systematic deconstruction of all false authority. If the angels who stand in God's presence admit they do not know the way, what does that say about the priests, mullahs, and rabbis who merely claim to speak for them? This episode uses Attar's genius to prove that the path to truth is not found by appealing to a celestial chain of command. It reveals a God so immense that even His most powerful servants are still searching, and a path so exclusive that no one—not even an archangel—can walk it for you. This is the foundation you need before we ask the next, even more dangerous question: can the prophets themselves show us the way?
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