It’s a mass psychosis, an unprintable mob panic. Ga-LAX-y, Randu, what do you expect? Here you have a whole culture brought up to a blind, blubbering belief that a folk hero of the past has everything all planned out and is taking care of every little piece of their unprintable lives. The thought-pattern evoked has religious characteristics, and you know what that means.” “Not a bit.” Mis was not enthusiastic about the necessity of explanation. He never was. So he growled, stared at the long cigar he rolled thoughtfully between his fingers, and said, “Characterized by strong faith reactions.
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The mixture of faith in “science” always can hit home I guess with parallels in today’s society. As a side note, this character saying “Ga-LAX-y” in speech, I finally settled on a Lando Calrissian vibe in my mind.
