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Date: May 05, 2025 04:25AM

Fun fact: Teutonic (where English and a few other languages come from) had the word 'wis-an': to be, remain, continue to be. In Gothic it was 'wes-an'. With the arrival of catholicism and its technique of defining right from wrong to suit those in power, so they would be dependent on the monks and priests, the word and concept dropped out of the language.

Fun quiz: what influence has this had on the mind and governments?

Hint: ideas and concepts influence events, events affect people. Ideas and concepts affect behaviour. It's hard to adopt an idea or be influenced by a concept if you don't have words to express it in.