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Instead they place their faith in the scientific and philosophical ideas of the day, believing that while history and the past were delegated to the control of the unsophisticated whose ways were superstitious and outdated, the present contains truth in its pure form. INDEED THEY PLACED THEIR FAITH IN THE SCIENTIFIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS OF THE DAY BELIEVING THAT WHILE HISTORY AND THE PAST WERE DELEGATED TO THE CONTROL OF THE UNSOPHISTICATED WHOSE WAYS WERE SUPERSTITIOUS AND OUTDATED THE PRESENT CONTAINS TRUTH IN ITS PURE FORM
se the past has existed, and it is certain that it will continue to exist, and because that existence dictates the operation of the present. Although we may seem ritualistic and entrenched in tradition to the outside observer, we enjoy the comforts of knowing that we are on a well tread path, that we are not alone in time but in company with our forebears. We are called the Pastites because of our beliefs, because of our tradition based lives that instill in us a reliance on history, on the events of the past as a light by which to guide our own actions, as a road paved by the flesh and blood of our forefathers which leads to happiness and peace." Bernibus paused for another moment, as if in contemplation once again, before he continued, saying, "The Zards are followers of the future, or Futurists as they are called. They believe that the past is just that, the past: the ignorant and selfish times of the unenlightened who were too shrouded by prejudices to understand the world clearly.  BECAUSE HE IS REAL BECAUSE THE PAST HAS EXISTED AND IT IS CERTAIN THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO EXIST AND BECAUSE THAT EXISTENCE DICTATES THE OPERATION OF THE PRESENT ALTHOUGH WE MAY SEEM RITUALISTIC AND ENTRENCHED IN TRADITION TO THE OUTSIDE OBSERVER WE ENJOY THE COMFORTS OF KNOWING THAT WE ARE ALL ON A WELL TREAD PATH THAT WE ARE NOT ALONE IN TIME BUT IN COMPANY WITH OUR FORBEARS WE ARE CALLED THE PASTITES BECAUSE OF OUR BELIEFS BECAUSE OF OUR TRADITION BASE LIVES THAT INSTIL IN US A RELIANCE ON HISTORY ON THE EVENTS OF THE PAST AS A LIGHT BY WHICH TO GUIDE OUR OWN ACTIONS AS A ROAD PAVED BY THE FLESH AND BLOOD OF OUR FOREFATHERS WHICH LEADS TO HAPPINESS AND PEACE BONABUS PAUSED FOR ANOTHER MOMENT AS IF IN CONTEMPLATION ONCE AGAIN BEFORE HE CONTINUED SAYING THE ZARDS ARE FOLLOWERS OF THE FUTURE OR FUTUREISTS AS THEY ARE CALLED THEY BELIEVE THAT THE PAST IS JUST THAT THE PAST THE IGNORANT SELFISH TIMES OF THE UNENLIGHTENED WHO ARE TOO SHROUDED BY PREJUDICES TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD CLEARLY
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