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...Book cover I did for "Fabryka Slow"
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This could just be my interpretation, but it seems like the man with the gun--Science, if you will--looks almost sad, or at least solemn: "It didn't have to be this way."
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i requested as print by accident. dont know how to undo this, sorry. nice picture
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I'm honestly surprised that this didn't degrade into religion vs atheism argument.
Especially since it seems that the one that decided to not voice any condemning opinions seem to be the religious side.
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Matters not who kills. Its still a murder. Very powrful piece- Though i really wonder whats going on... "old friends"?
Well they certainly had gone awry since...
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The amount of detail and precision on this is absolutely stunning. You do amazing work. I can honestly say I was in awe when my eyes first landed on this. One of DeviantArt's best, assuredly!
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Religion and Science are so incompatible, and in the end logic and reason will always triumph over mere superstition.
That's my take on the picture, anyways.
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Oddly enough, religion isn't superstition -- Without religion we would not have, to any appreciable degree, philosophy or theology.
Likely we would be far less advanced in:
genetics (the first applied genetics-as-a-science was developed by monks),
medicine (Council of Nicea in 325 AD mandated all cathedrals have/be hospitals),
physics (the idea that the universe is knowable & predictable [because the Creator is not arbitrary] was, and is, a Christian idea [goes back further, but let's not quibble]; many of the founders of Physics were deeply religious. Pascal and Newton, both who have units named after them, considered their more important work to be theological and philosophical),
math (being the only "pure science" wherein you can prove or disprove something has always benefited from religion: namely attempts to prove or disprove God's existence),
and arguably
linguistics (given Christianity's mandate to go to all the Earth and preach the gospel to all men has driven a lot of people into learning languages; that also says nothing about other religions trying to convert others to their religion)
Finally, superstition and religion have very dissimilar definitions:
religion
noun
1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
2. a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects: the Christian religion; the Buddhist religion.
3. the body of persons adhering to a particular set of beliefs and practices: a world council of religions.
4. the life or state of a monk, nun, etc.: to enter religion.
5. the practice of religious beliefs; ritual observance of faith.
superstition
noun
1. a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
2. a system or collection of such beliefs.
3. a custom or act based on such a belief.
4. irrational fear of what is unknown or mysterious, especially in connection with religion.
5. any blindly accepted belief or notion.
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Thank you so much 
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Nie pamietam tytulu tej ksiazki, ale wiem ze ta ilustracja byla na niej... Ah pamiec...
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does Fabryka Slow publish books in English too or just in Polish?
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If those "Fabryka Slow" books are a tenth as awesome as their ilustrations, i wish i were... Polish?
i dunno, i just wish i could read them...
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Very charismatic character. And truly a great picture
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awesome the matrix-ish screen up towards the ceiling is awesome with all of this
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If I could do something like this, I'd be happy to die the very next day..
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Is this the future of "Hitman"?
The amount of realistic detail is phenominal!
How much time do you usually spend on somthing like this?
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i don't get it...is this some kind of anti-relegion terrorist? (i hope so;D)
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Wicked. I like how the light shines upon the dead body (and almost everything else XD)
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O w morde !Ale wypaaaas!!Fajnie by było gdybym kiedyś tak umiał..jaaa,Szacun!!
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Curiously sad. That's a picture with a story, a story we don't know, but a deep story. Anyway, beautiful.
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Oh my god, the architecture in the background and the atmoshphere of this picture is aMAZing. I've seen a lot of artists shoot for majesty, but you're one of the few I've seen to atually achieve it. I also love the details of the smoke from the gun, and the slightly sad but resigned expression on the character's face. You're a genius, man.
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oh wow, thats sad ;_;
but awesome details and colorings! XD
i like how u put teh light to the dead dude >.>
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Just amazing! an excelent picture and the message within....
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was just looking at this again 
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Weather or not this was your intention i have no idea, but this is what i saw looking at this.
The duality of 'man'. One side (the portrayed darker self) effectively eliminating the previously omnipotent lighter self. Survival. Sanity.
I may be reading too much into it, but i like it
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ja wiem, też bym chciał żeby ktoś tak Rydzyka załatwił, a te chologramowe reklamy na górze to centrum dowodzenia radiem Mryyyja
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wow this piece says a lot. i especially love the smoke coming off the gun
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Ten zbiór opowiadań mi się podobał, tak samo jak i okładka, tyle tylko mogę powiedzieć. :]
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Love this piece. I especially like how the pillars seem to pull more together at the top, makes it seem as though it was taken by a camera.
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o man...
Fantastyczna robota - sceneria, kolorystyka, klimat, światło... po prostu super 
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Astounding, epic, and downright beutiful.
The theme is great, too.
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Is it just me, or the priest has the same face as the gunner?
So that would really mean that science and God are ...*cough* WERE parallel but science finally had enough and kicked some ass.
LOVE THE PIC!!
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