An ancient oak tree said to have sheltered legendary Robin Hood has died
https://apnews.com/article/major-oak-sherwood-forest-dead-robin-hood-984b4744f2de2e14a20f067a33303111
Taos grieves loss of historic ‘Welcome Tree’ that signaled home
https://www.krqe.com/home/taos-grieves-loss-of-historic-welcome-tree-that-signaled-home/
Odd coincidence
In my research on ancient cultures, the ones with myths about the gods living amongst them.
Sumerians, Greeks, Romans, Mayans, Incas, etc.
Every great culture had myths of gods that were tangible. And those cultures left their footprint on Earth until they all vanished. Every great culture is gone.
Why?
The archeologists find all sorts of reasons but it just occurred to me what precipitated each civilizations deline.
They lost their gods. The physical presense. Shamans and priests and holy men can only keep the civilization going for a while before evil begins to work it's way in without gods 'presence'.
They can fake it and insist they have gods ear but that only works for so long before the people realize no one is watching and figure out they can do what they want.
Faith was no longer enough to control the population and the corruption/evil became a certainty.
The downfall of every great culture happens when there is no longer a god with a physical/tangible presence.
Eventually, they all collapse.
Why did the gods leave and why do they keep returning?
Appears cyclical.
Can a civilization only survive if it learns to govern itself? Knows right from wrong.
Not a government but the population.
Are some civilized and some not?
Is Q trying to keep civilization alive, rather than the inevitable collapse, for the next coming?