[ In Julie's experience, being raised to believe also pushes people further down the track. She comes a world that is, overwhelmingly, a religious one; though she comes from the most popular religion, from a country that practiced the religion at a higher rate than any other country, there were hundreds, if not thousands, of others to choose from. In her world, people who didn't believe in anything were the exception, not the norm.
So she understands that key element, that being taught that something was out there. It's something she's been struggling with since her arrival in Abraxas -- that there seemingly is no sense of cosmic balance, no set of rules to follow that will mean anything. The God she had believed in her entire life, who she was told countless times loved her and His flock, was nowhere to be seen when they needed Him most. And then, when He did make Himself known, it was to punish those who dared to choose the wrong side in a power game they didn't even know was happening.
It all fucked her up very badly. It's been years now and she's still trying to work it all out. ]
You're only the second one I've found. [ "Found" is perhaps not the most accurate description -- it gives the impression that she is stumbling upon them rather than following a very real sense of their location that's somehow instantly available to her when they appear. ] What do you mean, everyone who was tryin'? Why would anyone not try?
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So she understands that key element, that being taught that something was out there. It's something she's been struggling with since her arrival in Abraxas -- that there seemingly is no sense of cosmic balance, no set of rules to follow that will mean anything. The God she had believed in her entire life, who she was told countless times loved her and His flock, was nowhere to be seen when they needed Him most. And then, when He did make Himself known, it was to punish those who dared to choose the wrong side in a power game they didn't even know was happening.
It all fucked her up very badly. It's been years now and she's still trying to work it all out. ]
You're only the second one I've found. [ "Found" is perhaps not the most accurate description -- it gives the impression that she is stumbling upon them rather than following a very real sense of their location that's somehow instantly available to her when they appear. ] What do you mean, everyone who was tryin'? Why would anyone not try?