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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

You are correct, apparently a lot of media/fiction authors swap conquest to pestilence because they feel like it's too close to war.

I had to look it up specifically for pestilence because I was so confused how I got the idea.

So yeah I had that wrong, biblical speaking

[–] Nighed@feddit.uk 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Pratchett does Death, War, Famine and Pestilence

Thief of time spoiler

(And Kaos)

. Which is where my knowledge of them comes from!

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Hehe no worries i had to look it up, I totally remembered pestilence being one instead of conquest