The Battle of Egos

Sally Kohn: Nicholas Flamel is both a historic character, but also a legend. He wrote two books, one mystery of the cathedrals and the other one known as dwellings of the philosophers. And his association with folk and Ellie was maybe just an imaginary alchemist. But it's like, I don't think he was imaginary. There are many different theories as to who he was as a real human being. The work he writes about,. right, is what was known and where he is known as the flamenco. So in understanding this, you can come up with some ideas that could help us understand our world today.

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