re: #842 Varek Raith

Will you ever forget 9/11?
Should we forget about 9/11 a thousand years from now?
Why should I ignore the shit that happened a thousand years in the past?

The reason we study the past, especially human actions, is because it gives us clues to what can happen now. The ability of religious belief to guide people’s actions, in some cases control their actions, is as strong today as it was however long in the past you want to go.