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        He knows if you've been bad or good   
        So be good for goodness sake!   
      
   This of course makes Santa sound like the gods, or more   
   specifically, God. Many religions emphasize that God is always   
   watching, and while He doesn't disguise himself as a human   
   (leaving that one time aside), His angels do.   
      
   And all this brings to mind the surveillance of today, with   
   databases, cameras, drones, and every other technique known to   
   provide maximum information.   
      
   It makes the Greek gods seem positively amateurish.  [-ecl]   
      
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                                        Evelyn C. Leeper   
                                        evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com   
      
      
              Before you kill something make sure you have   
              something better to replace it with; something   
              better than political opportunist slamming hate   
              horseshit in the public park.   
              --Charles Bukowski, "Notes of a Dirty Old Man," 1969   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)