(March 2, 2026 at 7:21 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(March 2, 2026 at 5:25 pm)Belacqua Wrote: Remember Herodotus? He told the story of how Croesus, king of Lydia (one of the richest and most powerful kingdoms of its time) asked a question of the Delphic Oracle.
Croesus asked whether he should attack Persia. The Oracle answered that if he attacked, he would destroy a great empire.
This came true, although the empire that got destroyed was Lydia.
It looks as though history may repeat itself.
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