Could something like the current events only be either-or, i.e. either caused by demons or by gods? Or are there any other „higher forces“ which could somehow be involved?
(I‘m not trying to be nitpicking here, this is a sincere consideration - in real life, there are usually more than the most obvious two options.)
Milkyway
PS: Just a random data point: In my area of the woods, most of what I have seen hasn‘t been of the petunia type, although a few select people (I‘m totally not looking at our current health minister!) in some instances got close with their „logic“.
However, most of what I have seen, scary as it was, were people clinging tooth and nails to some narrative they didn‘t want to give up - more like 2 + 2 = 5-because-we-say-so rather than 1 + 1 = petunia.
But then the majority of the people seems to be ready to leave it all behind, dust themselves off and just move on to never think about or speak of it again (unless you hit the right keywords, in which case they‘ll utter a few pre-rehearsed nonsensical statements about the dangers of long-covid, and then promptly turn around to live their lives again). That doesn‘t quite feel like „marching over the cliff until the bitter end“ either.
I‘m not quite sure what to make of that with regards to the above distinction. But on the other hand, it sure does feel as if there are some higher forces at work.
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(I‘m not trying to be nitpicking here, this is a sincere consideration - in real life, there are usually more than the most obvious two options.)
Milkyway
PS: Just a random data point: In my area of the woods, most of what I have seen hasn‘t been of the petunia type, although a few select people (I‘m totally not looking at our current health minister!) in some instances got close with their „logic“.
However, most of what I have seen, scary as it was, were people clinging tooth and nails to some narrative they didn‘t want to give up - more like 2 + 2 = 5-because-we-say-so rather than 1 + 1 = petunia.
But then the majority of the people seems to be ready to leave it all behind, dust themselves off and just move on to never think about or speak of it again (unless you hit the right keywords, in which case they‘ll utter a few pre-rehearsed nonsensical statements about the dangers of long-covid, and then promptly turn around to live their lives again). That doesn‘t quite feel like „marching over the cliff until the bitter end“ either.
I‘m not quite sure what to make of that with regards to the above distinction. But on the other hand, it sure does feel as if there are some higher forces at work.