A post submitted by CGI member Morgan.

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http://www.visibleorigami.com/2023/02/the-chiaroscuro-calliope-where-shades.html

If you could see backwards over the immense span of time, and the civilizations that are forever rising and falling; the times of merciless barbarism, and shining cities with magical light, you would pay little mind to the collapse you see all around you. What goes up, must come down... somewhere? I always think that 'somewhere' should be the end of that statement.

Religions have had good moments and bad. Basically... religions are the keeper of traditions. They are the people who tell you; “you can't do this, and you can't do that,” cause so-and-so says so. Usually... there are areas of white and black... (is that racist?) narrow strips of the presence of all colors and no colors... sandwiching a wide reach of shades of gray. I call it the chiaroscuro calliope, where the shades of gray... spin the puppets going up and down between night and day.

Religions have been consistent fomenters of war. This is because they are maintained by men, once God has moved on. God shows up and does a little dance. A dance that gets bigger and bigger over the passage of time... through the add-ons; like aps for an operating system. Operating systems are the new altars for the worship of tech; the God of Deus Ex Machina.