Oh, certainly, but around diviners, it's far more impressive.
[ A beat. ]
My motives are... not quite so simple. It's baked into the core of my world, the recurrence, and what it means to be a member of the pantheon. The impact that we have on the world is...far greater. It's the gestation of a century, something people will talk about for centuries to come.
All things that I cannot rightly understand, then. Yeah? At least, not things I can understand directly. I've told you a little about my world, and my life; you know it's nothing like this.
[ His tone sounds melodic, it's the sound of a professor postulating, and it's clear that he knows how to sell this.
He's worked hard to sell it to himself, after all. ]
Think about it like this: Do you know of philosophers, artists, or thinkers that you would say... changed the course of history? Someone you have read in books, or that you learned about as a boy?
I think it would have more impact on a Christian, but yeah, all right. Everything is higher stakes for you; I understand. Are you gonna become lofty and intolerable to talk to?
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Date: 2018-08-21 06:11 am (UTC)[ A beat. ]
My motives are... not quite so simple. It's baked into the core of my world, the recurrence, and what it means to be a member of the pantheon. The impact that we have on the world is...far greater. It's the gestation of a century, something people will talk about for centuries to come.
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Date: 2018-09-08 02:35 am (UTC)[ His tone sounds melodic, it's the sound of a professor postulating, and it's clear that he knows how to sell this.
He's worked hard to sell it to himself, after all. ]
Think about it like this: Do you know of philosophers, artists, or thinkers that you would say... changed the course of history? Someone you have read in books, or that you learned about as a boy?
As simple as Jesus Christ themselves, perhaps?
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Date: 2018-09-08 04:38 am (UTC)But the sentiment doesn't change, in terms of impact.
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