Why do you say that?

1 seconds sound clip from the The Mummy (1959) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:13:16.003 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, please forgive my apathy. In my country, as you know, violence is quite commonplace. It doesn't leave the same impression as it does in this peaceful, well-ordered community.

- The history of your country is steeped in violence.

- Indeed, it is.

- I remember the opening of Princess Ananka's tomb. She was high priestess to a pagan god, Karnak.

- We have reason to believe that over 100 people were put to death during her funeral rites.

- Most probably.

- And Karnak wasn't a particularly important deity, a third-rate god.

- Not to those who believed in him.

- Perhaps not. But their standard of intelligence must have been remarkably low.

- Why do you say that?

- He was insignificant. He had nothing to commend him to anyone with the slightest degree of intelligence.

- But surely, you're assuming a great deal.

- I don't think so.

- I made an extensive study of this so-called religion. It's based upon artificial creeds and beliefs, some of them ludicrous in the extreme.

- Did it ever occur to you that beneath the superficial you've learnt about, there could be a great and passionate devotion to this God?

- It occurred to me, but I dismissed it.

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