Q ) , PSYCHOKINESIS
A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its
opponents and making them see the light, but rather because
its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up
that is familiar with it.
-MAX PLANCK
It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak.
-SHAKESPEARE
One day the gods meet in the heavens and complain about the sorry
state of humanity. They are disgusted by our vain, silly, and pointless
follies. But one god takes pity on us and decides to conduct an experiment: to grant one very ordinary person unlimited power. How will a
human react to becoming a god, they ask?
That dull, average person is George Fotheringay, a haberdasher
who suddenly finds himself with godly powers. He can make candles
float, change the color of water, create splendid meals, and even conjure up diamonds. At first he uses his power for amusement and for
doing good deeds. But eventually his vanity and lust for power overtake him and he becomes a power-thirsty tyrant, with palaces and
riches beyond belief. Intoxicated with this unlimited power, he makes
a fatal mistake. He arrogantly commands the Earth to stop rotating.
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