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Babel Tower

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Torah / Bible "Genesis 11:9 attributes the Hebrew version of the name, Babel, to the verb balal, which means to confuse or confound in Hebrew. The first century Roman-Jewish author Flavius Josephus similarly explained that the name was derived from the Hebrew word Babel (בבל), meaning "confusion"."

 

"Us and Them" (Pink Floyd song cover) performed by Lucia Lilikoi, lyrics: Up and down... and in the end It's only round and round, and round. "Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?" The poster bearer cried

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[–] RoundSparrow@lemm.ee 0 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Deep into Poe’s Law at this point.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Deep+into+Poe%E2%80%99s+Law+at+this+point.%22

"Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture which says that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views."

Yet, you can't grasp the thousands of years old Tower of Babel, Babel Tower, metaphors. !BabelTower@lemm.ee