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[-] kromem@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Lucian saw a ship of men flying up to the moon as beyond possibility.

This tradition thought that mankind would literally create God, and saw some of the specifics of this with uncanny foresight to what's playing out in the present day.

I can think of few futurists more prescient than whoever was behind Thomas and details in the surrounding tradition.

this post was submitted on 05 Jan 2024
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