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by Annachie » Tue Sep 01, 2015 6:29 pm | |
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For thousands of years, give or take, lightning strikes were seen as the disfavour of God (or Gods)
Until it was pointed out that the main places that got struck were churches. Then again the COGA probably has some fluff about the churches protecting the people from Langhornes anger. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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by Annachie » Tue Sep 01, 2015 6:41 pm | |
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For thousands of years, give or take, lightning strikes were seen as the disfavour of God (or Gods)
Until it was pointed out that the main places that got struck were churches. Then again the COGA probably has some fluff about the churches protecting the people from Langhornes anger. Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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by SWM » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:03 pm | |
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On Safehold, lightning is not seen as the disfavor of God, but a reminder of Langhorne's power. There is not necessarily disfavor involved. --------------------------------------------
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by CRC » Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:43 am | |
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Natural lightning generates a relatively narrow set of frequencies, with a relatively narrow pulse width.
And we have no clue as to what might trigger the OBS. Frequency, pulse width, repetition? But we know that the OBS ignores the comms, supersonic aircraft and steam trains - but zapps SNARCs without going 'what the heck was that'. To advance further up the tech ladder, you have to go via EM tech, or do you? There is always the "plasma" power conduit route! Whatever that is... I really like the idea of steam generating pebble reactors. That would be way cool - and non-electric. |
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by McTurbo » Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:29 am | |
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the problem i see with your argument is that you are associating your knowledge of lightning with electricity. Safehold has no such knowledge. To them lightning is a big flash of bright divine white light in the sky that burns things it touches. while "WE" know that electricity and lightning are roughly the same stuff through experimentation and scientific learning.. safeholdians do not. So that being said.. it is quite possible to have electricity as long as its not associated with lightning. you could call it langhorns will or spirits of the saijins for all it matters.. the question is getting it past the proscriptions.. |
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by Duckk » Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:07 pm | |
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Lightning is something that is described in great detail in the Writ specifically so that they know not to mess with it. -------------------------
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by McGuiness » Wed Sep 02, 2015 1:34 pm | |
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I thought that was the path a flow of liquid like water would take... Add a dam with a hydro-generator along the way to keep this post on topic. "Oh bother", said Pooh as he glanced through the airlock window at the helmet he'd forgotten to wear. |
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by Expert snuggler » Wed Sep 02, 2015 1:46 pm | |
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As witness the religious requirement to release electric eels when they're caught. If low voltage work were allowable the good guys would already be using it.
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by cralkhi » Sat Sep 05, 2015 3:38 am | |
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I don't think that applying scientific-method concepts of falsification is especially helpful in this case. In my understanding, religions tend to rise and fall based on how much they fill/appeal to people's spiritual needs/leanings/feelings/etc, and how much ordinary people identify with them. The original Roman religion was very barren and impersonal, so it tended to be supplemented by all sorts of mystery cults, and eventually was completely replaced by Christianity. In turn, I think there's a strong argument that the 18th century Enlightenment Deism and American rejection of established churches comes out of the religious wars of the 16th and 17th centuries where Christianity was co-opted to serve the ambitions to power of rulers. And the Protestant Reformation was partly sparked by the belief that the Church had become out of touch with the people and a tool of power. Etc. The way to overturn the Writ is to offer a more appealing alternative. Proof and logic are far less important.
I don't think that's particularly a "now" thing, I think that's how religion always is, simply because community and practice are the way religion is applied in everyday life and so people think about those aspects more often. |
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by Expert snuggler » Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:40 pm | |
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Insightful. Perhaps the most important psychological weapon will be the library of religious texts in the Cave. Turn loose some faiths that have a proven record of spreading virally. The resulting civil wars would be a horror bad enough to deter the good guys. Having new religions running around, which have a way of being fanatical, might seriously interfere with creating Safehold's Enlightenment. |
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