The American Tyche: Discussion Question of the Week
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The American Tyche: Discussion Question of the Week
Back in Ancient Rome, Jews and Christians were often accused of "atheism"-- not believing in the state religion of the gods.
Caesar Domitian, as shown in the novel Dominium Dei, upped the ante by equating himself with God and requiring subjects to pass a two-step litmus test of loyalty:
1. The Anathema: a denunctiation of all other gods but Caesar/Rome.
2. The Tyche: a swearing by the fortune or authority of Caesar of his ultimate supremacy.
Failure to bow before Caesar, as the innocent playwright Athanasius discovers in Dominium Dei, is cause for execution.
Question: Do you believe our governments or culture today impose any sort of litmus test on us? And that failure to publicly adhere to it may threaten one's social standing or professional career or even freedom?
Bonus Question for Ingress agents: How does this factor for Enlightened and Resistance factions? And how do you know if the tyche itself hasn't been shaped? Or is constantly being shaped?
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The American Tyche: Discussion Question of the Week
Back in Ancient Rome, Jews and Christians were often accused of "atheism"-- not believing in the state religion of the gods.
Caesar Domitian, as shown in the novel Dominium Dei, upped the ante by equating himself with God and requiring subjects to pass a two-step litmus test of loyalty:
1. The Anathema: a denunctiation of all other gods but Caesar/Rome.
2. The Tyche: a swearing by the fortune or authority of Caesar of his ultimate supremacy.
Failure to bow before Caesar, as the innocent playwright Athanasius discovers in Dominium Dei, is cause for execution.
Question: Do you believe our governments or culture today impose any sort of litmus test on us? And that failure to publicly adhere to it may threaten one's social standing or professional career or even freedom?
Bonus Question for Ingress agents: How does this factor for Enlightened and Resistance factions? And how do you know if the tyche itself hasn't been shaped? Or is constantly being shaped?
#alignment
The factions seem to me to have the tyche to their respective leader. The Enlightened to Jarvis and the Resistance to KlADA.
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