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An image representing DEATH talking with his daughter Susan from the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. Art by Dies Clara https://linktr.ee/DiesClara -"All right,"said Susan "I'm not stupid.You're saying humans need ... fantasies to make life bearable." +REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN.TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. -"Too fairies? Hogfathers? Little _" +YES AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES. -"So we can believe the big ones?” +YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY, THAT SORT OF THING. -"They're not the same at all!" +YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL OF ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME,,, SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED. -"Yes but people have to got to believe in that, or what's the point ..." +MY POINT EXACTLY