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Brutha didn’t just believe. He really Believed. That sort of thing is usually embarrassing when it happens in a God-fearing family, but
The people who really run organizations are usually found several levels down, where it’s still possible to get things done.
Truth lies within, not without.
Fear is strange soil. Mainly it grows obedience like corn, which grows in rows and makes weeding easy. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.
People start out believing in the god and end up believing in the structure.”
Books on mechanisms?” “Yes! They can show people how to live better!” “And these show people how to be people,” said Didactylos.
God needed people. Belief was the food of the gods. But they also needed a shape. Gods became what people believed they ought to be.
Take it from me, whenever you see a bunch of buggers puttering around talking about truth and beauty and the best way of attacking Ethics, you can bet your sandals it’s because dozens of other poor buggers are doing all the real work around the place
“You know,” he said, turning to Simony. “Now I know Vorbis is evil. He burned my city. Well, the Tsorteans do it sometimes, and we burn theirs. It’s just war. It’s all part of history. And he lies and cheats and claws power for himself, and lots of people do that, too. But do you know what’s special? Do you know what it is?” “Of course,” said Simony. “It’s what he’s doing to—” “It’s what he’s done to you.”
You know, I used to think I was stupid, and then I met philosophers.”
