Enigma is a short allegorical story that speaks of a certain type of insanity that affects the minds of those who, believing that they, and they alone, are capable of revealing the truth - the sole truth - engage in actions that lead humanity to the brink of the abyss. In this sense the book speaks of science and religion as being one. Enigma, as the title suggests, is a highly enigmatic tale, being also a sequel to the author's equally enigmatic book entitled A Tale of Two Deserts. This latter book, taken with Enigma, creates a single narrative about a folly so great that it threatens...