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  • I mean yeah, but… No?

    Their stories are different. It’s like saying that three fan fics by three different authors that use a select few “same characters” actually have the same characters… When they behave in ways that are incompatable with the other fan fics.

    That’s kinda the problem. That and geography. They all think the same patch of land is super important. And the land around that is important, too.

    This is one of the ways that those "same characters (gods) " were incompatible.

    When you back away from it all, it’s the God of Abram/Abraham. But the details matter to adherents. And the details are quite different.

    The us and them created by those stories is essential to understanding this. And the land grabs. And the killings. And the rationale.
















  • Criticism makes people fear a bad election result. Reflexive defense or down votes happen. He’ll, I’ve reflexively cautioned against not voting.

    We’re somewhere that doesn’t keep global score. It’s nice when people agree with upvotes, but truth is truth.

    And I’ll vote Biden because much as I despise some of the recent acts… Things could be much worse.

    I have kids. They deserve democracy. I don’t have the privilege of pretending I give no fucks or I can burn it all down in protest. My fucks just aren’t always perfectly aligned with the DNC.

    They almost always align with the Bern tho.

    Shrug. The Good Place got it right. No getting out of this place pure.