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Ancestral Reverence and the Absurdity of War

They call it the “Great War” here, as they do in my original timeline. However, “great” seems an overstatement when one is waist-deep in mud that seems actively hostile to human life and chewing one's last ration of turnip loaf. I’m beginning to suspect that no timeline has ever produced a pleasant war. But the subtle differences here in worship and spirituality make for… let’s say “inspired” adjustments to both the battlefield and the broader human psyche. To summarize: in this timeline, organized religion never coalesced into belief systems led by omniscient heavenly beings deeply concerne...