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Writer's Block by Dylanna Fisher for Story Inkorporated There's a curse that comes for the inspired and has come for the inspired since any of us can remember. Ever since the moment a word was spoken with passion, instead of necessity or desperation, they've hungered for us. We were something new and they grew a taste for the passionate word. The words dripping with even the most subtle of emotions brought them from the deepest corners of the universe with gnawing hunger. Buried in dark crevices, these demons hid in this world's infancy as imagination grew and inhibitions lessened. They waited in the shadows. The inspiration had come and it was time to feed. These creatures of sorrow haunt those with stories running in their veins, with narrations choking their throats until they're released out their tongue. Their inspired victims run with ink in their veins, with letters pressed against their wrists, with pens and keyboards in weapon hilts, with sentences draped around their neck like gothic diamonds. With tales streaming behind them wherever they go, there is no way to run from them. The words trail behind us like a shooting star. Feasting on all that brings life to the storyteller, these parasitic demons feel no remorse only vindictive gluttony. Nobody is safe from the plague, for there is no warning, no glimmer of premonition, no sense of foreboding. Not until it is too late. You don't notice it as it starts to spread, subtle like a sprinkling rain amongst chalk. It comes in silent, dark, and indifferent. It arrives unannounced and leaves its prey ignorant, and blissful in their focus until it is too late. They stalk in the shadows. Waiting for the right time, for the right prey; We call it writer's block and it's the killer of ideas, the stagnation of creators, the ruin of all that it could be. An ecstatic writer sits unknowingly staring at the screen waiting for the words to flow. She feels words begin to pour toward her fingertips, arriving from her muse, a kind of fairy godmother if you will of literature and inspiration, of prose and creativity. She steadies her fingers bracing for the words, but it's already come. She's already cursed. The potential of what could be lured it here to feed upon her inspiration. It’s here. As the hair on her neck stands on end, she strains to try to understand the reason for the lack of focus. A cool breeze flows down her back. She trembles feeling it behind her. She can barely feel it but it’s there. Its claws slowly pressing in below her shoulders and dragging down her back. Its breath gets heavier on her spine. Heavy and wet. Reaching deep past her arms, she feels the ideas being ripped from her very fingertips. The words right on the tip of her tongue are stolen. The demonic curse has staked its claim on all that belongs to her muse, draining the mana from its source. More and more and more it takes and takes and takes. It overpowers the writer's inspiration making it cower until finally retreating to a muse that has abandoned her patron. The lights start to flicker, on and off, switching inspiration from a bright orb to a mere glow and then to shadowy dust. The light gets snuffed out by something that she can't quite see but can still feel. She can feel it feeding, feeding on the words, feeding on her story, feeding on her. Darkness engulfs the room as it digs its claws in. The shadows dance against the wall, silhouetted by the glow of the computer screen. With shadowy tendrils, they reach toward the wordless document as if mocking it showing the shifting and feeding of the creature. They move and moan around the room ooohing and ahhing at the empty word document on the screen, mocking the lack of words. The demonic voice whispers, you could say it’s almost indescribable. "it's okay, shhh, it's okay to merely be an audience,” The writer's block whispers in her ear, Voyeurism is overrated. It's just going to be bad anyway because you rushed it. Just stop trying. procrastination is intoxicating, isn't it?". Then in tongues, it laughs and laughs. They stared at each other before her eyes faded to grey. She stands up and stares toward the demon. She turns off her computer screen and walks out of the room. The demon laughs and laughs, all the while licking the inspiration of its stained claws. It won another one.

Long Long Legs by Dylanna Fisher, published by live performance at Edmonton's Story Slam I can’t really remember where we were on the highway between home and camping. It doesn’t really matter though. I guess location didn’t have much relevance. We were a few yards away from it and I could tell what it was. This was one of the first times, I’d actually caught a good look at a dead animal. I’m not saying I’ve never been around dead animals, but for whatever reason, I was never able to actually see them. Though here I was. Those first moments were filled with a mutual silence as we both noticed it at the same time. The carcass was subtle like smoke against a cloudy sky. You could barely see the difference, but you couldn’t see it at the same time. I’m not sure if that makes sense but it did when you saw our reactions. Even as we stopped laughing, the music faded behind us. The sounds of our voices and the tunes of the radio were left to hang in the air to become thin. Then came the moment that we were side by side. The driver stared ahead. Focusing on the road, the trees on either side of us. The living trees. I instead stared at the body on the road. It was just lying there. As still as death and as dead as the stillness around it. I continued to stare at it, at the long legs covered in soft pale fur. To call the legs white would be too harsh and beige too mundane. Its legs extended parallel to the road. Beautifully parallel. I could see a coat under the carcass. It looked like a pool of caramel hidden under a grave. That’s all I saw, and it was over. Too soon it was the moment after. We were driving away and began talking about something irrelevant to the concepts of life and death. We didn’t talk about the corpse and probably never would. I’m sure that if we had stopped, we would have been able to find out what colour it was. To find out if the coat was really the colour of caramel, or if it was a mere trick of the sun or autumns leaves. I would have noticed the gore if there was any. The trauma of death. Some telltale sign as to how or why this animal had to die. I’m sure I would be able to see its eyes. Whether the shine within our eyes abandons us upon death or if it lingers as a remnant to what was lost. At the very least I would know what kind of animal I was mourning. I guess it could’ve been a deer. But during that moment, all I saw were the legs. What a funny thing to focus on. I think back and can only associate those legs with freedom. What a notion to connect freedom with a creature that wouldn’t move again. Throughout the day, those white legs followed me. I couldn’t help but think about them. Until I wasn’t thinking about them. We arrived at the campsite and the distraction began. Those legs once bright in the front of my mind were soon pale and fading to the back of my skull. It didn’t seem like long, but the distractions lasted until night fell. As the last glimpse of the sun left our campsite, we sat around the campfire. It only took one person to look up and soon everyone was star gazing. I tore my eyes away from the pinpoints of light to look at who I was sharing the sight with. My sister, father, uncle, and cousin, all circled around burning wood to gaze at something burning light-years away. I looked around the fire and just took a moment to appreciate the ones around me. It was peaceful, and for whatever reason, which triggered the memory of the animal’s legs. I felt my eyebrows furrow, but it was invisible to the others. As I returned my focus to them, I heard my uncle chastise my cousin, Jamie for getting too close to the fire. Jamie was the youngest of the campers still awake, youngest of the ones sleeping too, come to think of it. Seconds passed and like many young kids, he did it again. This time he went too far and fell forward. My uncle didn’t miss a beat and pushed him back against his little Pixar camp chair. It teetered slightly before bringing the panicked little boy to a stop. I could hear his breath snagging as he cried. He had tears running down his face. Although I couldn’t see them, I could feel the echo in my chest. His father repeated Are you okay until he got an answer. My knee is all that the poor kid could get out. My uncle asked again if he hit it on the ground or the fireplace. Understandable because one was a simple booboo while the other might mean a bad burn. He didn’t answer the question, instead, he answered with hysteria. I don’t wanna die. I don’t wanna die. I don’t wanna die. I don’t want to die. After some artificial light, we learned that Jamie wasn’t hurt merely terrified. I couldn’t help but think about that animal in the middle of a highway. It must have been both hurt and terrified as it died alone. Forgotten, save for its long pale legs. I wonder if the animal was thinking the same thing as Jamie. I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die. But it did die.

The Last Life Is Blood Red; Mario Fanfiction by Dylanna Fisher, published by a live performance at Edmonton's Story Slam . I am Mario. I was a plumber, a hero on a grand noble adventure. I lived in a different world, an endless galaxy. Everything was so simple. I knew what I had to do and how to do so. The mistakes I made never ever hurt me. Not really. Upon any level, I could try again. I wondered intensely but rarely if there was something more. I quickly ignored my subconscious and soon found another distraction. I triumphed over levels, fights and foes. I was unstoppable. With the help of a star, I was invincible. I thought that my life was complete. Then I found a purpose; a gorgeous princess to rescue. The levels now meant nothing, Even thougwasn'twasn’t at the end of each level, I fought for her and her alone. The princess peach was the fruit to my Yoshi, my damsel in diamonds. Rapunzel had nothing on the lovely locks of my dear Princess. Ariel's melody wavered to noise when the charm of my Princess spoke but a word. And forget Snow White, the apple of my eye is and only is Princess Peach. Oh, I should add that it wasn’t an apple that caused Snow White's beauty to wither. It was a peach, my Peach. The only Princess that could even compare to mine truly was Cinderella—compared to her grace and elegance, Cinderella had nothing. Only in aloofness, are they similar. Like my Princess, Cinderella evaded her prince, taunted him, and left him wondering and yearning and swooning with nothing but a fleeting glimpse of her beauty fading away into the night. This gave me hope that, eventually, the prince won her heart with the return of her shimmering glass slipper. He proved to her that he loves her because he fought not only to reach them but brought her what she lost. She fell into his arms with such grace and admiration. I would lay at night dreaming about the moment. The moment that I would finally have Peach in my arms. But I didn't have a glass slipper. Though I came to learn the contrast between us and them, between me and him, between a plumber and a prince. The fact that he was a grand prince and I was a lowly plumber hit me like a grand piano from the fucking sky. It hit me and hit me hard. Not to mention that all the wealth, stars, and powers I could muster would never amount to a glass slipper enchanted in the moonlight. Not only did the elegance of my offerings falter, but the romantic notions behind them. Those attempts combined almost killed me. No matter how hard I prayed or cried, how hard I forced myself, it was never good enough. I was never good enough. I sometimes felt as if she was toying with me. I no longer celebrated a successful level at the end of every level. The only times I would see her were the images of her going away. I knew she saw me. At first, I thought it was the timing of it all as if the cosmos and their grand design would reward me for my patience. I was mourning another failed attempt to gain the love, nay even the warm acknowledgement of Princess Peach. But it wasn't timing. Was it? She saw me. She knew I was there. She knew everything. And she still left. At least Cinderella had a curfew to explain her chase. What was Peach's excuse? I thought it wouldn't get worse. I pictured myself as a dying mouse and her a sadistic cat without mercy. She reached in and worsened my agony by gripping my heart. It stayed in her palm for a moment, sometimes hours, as she watched it pathetically attempt to circulate blood through a body lying two feet from it. My Princess didn't even have the mercy to rip out the traitor's organ away completely. She left it and placed it beside me on my sleeve. I bared my heart on my sleeve to her, and in a cruel twist of fate, she did the same. She laughed as she walked away. As I watched her, my heart pumped blood into the ground. It poured out as my fingers went numb, and my eyes wept. This didn't even end the pathetic suffering. No, I patched myself up and carried on. After this, I tried once more. My mistress of misery, I owed it to my muse to try once more. I carried on to the next castle, praying that she would see how I care and I love her. I'm begging that it'll all change. I sobbed as I continued realizing that I couldn't save her. That was never how it was supposed to be. I realized that she could save me, but she never will. I reach the castle. I reached my Princess. But this time will be different. This time I'm not going to save her. I'm going to save myself. I arrive, and the door shuts behind me. There is no going back now, but I don't think there ever was. The first blow stung a bit. I put up no resistance to the blows. Soon it all became numb. I looked up pitifully as the giant fist crushed me for the last time. Goodbye, my Princess. If I can't have you, I will have nothing, not even life.

A Loveless List By Dylanna Fisher For The Edmonton Story Slam I’ve never been called babe, sweetie, boo, honey, Rufus, spot, or any other pet name as an expression of non-platonic love. Why, you ask? Well, here are the reasons in a conveniently handy list. I make lists. Lots of them. To-do lists, bucket lists, project lists, cosplay lists, book lists, shopping lists, if I were millionaire shopping lists, a hypothetical scenario list, and so on. Being pansexual doesn’t automatically mean you get better chances with a larger playing field. It means there are more people to turn you on but turn you down. You don’t get a special power to sift out hot sexy singles in your area. Just because I’m alone doesn’t mean I’m utterly lonely, nor does it mean that I’m desperate. Most of the time, it means either I appreciate the bed to myself or think I can fit a second person in my snuggy for a supernatural marathon. Me and my business partner have planned everything to start a brothel—all the details for shift change down to uniforms. Now we only need prostitution to be legalized in Canada. And Trudeau, if you’re listening, I’ve got a plan to make the prostitution industry not only flourish but run smoothly. Anything my significant other can do for me, I can do for myself. I can go on dates with a table for one. I can love and appreciate myself without sharing a pack of gummy bears. And finally, sex, let’s just say I got it covered with double motors. Buzz buzz motherfuckers. I’m a writer, meaning I live in my head often. It’s safe in there, and only some people are allowed in. I’m addicted to webcomics. I read over 60 webcomics, and I keep adding more. I organize them by their updated schedule and read them religiously. I can't commit to one religion, yet I will explain each frame’s subtext. If anyone has any suggestions, I’m all for them. I believe being in love should make you happy. All the romance novels, comics, movies, and songs imply that everything will be amazing once you have someone you love. But it’s not. People around me, people I love, had to learn the hard way. I can’t even count how many people I know with broken homes because of divorce. I have a friend back at home. She thought she was pregnant, and her boyfriend promptly told her he never loved her. I know a boy who was cheated on so many times that he couldn’t count them all. He thought it was his fault for not being good enough the entire time. She’s pregnant and won’t tell him who the father is. Please explain the concept of love to the girl who doesn't understand. She’s single, and her dad tells her, “You’ll find someone; they just need to have a thing for fat girls.” I’ve been told I’m very colourful with swearing; it’s an art. Like fuck’s sake, you fucking doodle fucking frick. Have you fucking seen couples? It’s all handholding, slobber, and candle-lit chanting. Soon it's commitment and wedding bells, and before you know it, everyone is in the love cult and drinking the Kool-Aid. And me? I’m good with my gin and tonic without the toxic.

Graphic Designed Wedding Invitations By Dylanna Fisher For The Wedding Of Jennifer And John Wolfe. Creating graphics for a family wedding is a fun and meaningful task that allows for creativity and customization. I get the chance to represent each person and capture the spirit of the love tale between the couple as the graphic designer. The possibilities for creating a cohesive visual identity for the wedding through save-the-dates, menus, signage, and more are endless. These creations, created with creative talent and an excellent grasp of the couple's vision, will last a lifetime and make the wedding one-of-a-kind.

From 2017 to 2020, I was honoured to serve as the Marketing and Event Manager at the Westlock Memorial Hall. Witnessing the hall's growth and success during my tenure was an enriching experience. My diverse skill set and unique experiences allowed me to devise exceptional marketing strategies, captivate audiences of all ages and organize unforgettable community events. I am delighted to report that my hard work paid off, resulting in an impressive $2,000 increase in the hall's annual profits! This success can be attributed to my effective marketing strategies, engaging campaigns, and unwavering focus on community involvement. It is heartwarming to see the Westlock Memorial Hall thriving today, and I am proud to have played a crucial role in its success. Marketing And Graphic Design During my time at Westlock Memorial Hall, I proved exceptional skills in marketing and design, effectively creating content that resonated with diverse audiences and maximized engagement. Through my innovative solutions in event management, I successfully increased attendance by prioritizing unique experiences for the 55+ rural Albertan demographic. My portfolio highlights a meticulous approach to design and critical thinking in event management, and I invite you to explore my work for tangible results. Original Photography of The Westlock Memorial Hall The Westlock Memorial Hall, in the centre of the little farming village of Westlock, Alberta, has long been a hub for social events and entertainment. I want to capture the character and vibe of this beloved location via my photography, preserving the exciting activities and welcoming neighbourhoods that take place there. My images capture the moments that make the Westlock Memorial Hall a cherished local icon, whether it is a live performance, a warm-hearted communal gathering, or a private celebration. Explore the engaging images in my portfolio at dylannafisher.com to learn how I can use beautiful graphics to bring your concept to life.

Spurs and Stripes: Cowboys, Art, and a Love for Both by Dylanna Fisher The article discusses a webcomic called " Spurs and Stripes " and its creator, RedHerring (or Red), who is primarily a horror writer but wanted to venture into creating a cowboy romance webcomic. Red combines her love for the Western lifestyle and her passion for art to create this unique project. In this article, I proudly showcase my exceptional writing skills and unwavering dedication to providing relevant content for the LGBTQ community. Through my captivating webcomic "Spurs and Stripes," I confidently engage readers with a thought-provoking narrative that explores a gay romance while promoting inclusivity and celebrating diverse experiences. My traditional anime-style artwork expertly adds depth and personality to the characters, elevating the overall reading experience. Above all, I am deeply committed to representing LGBTQ voices and making a valuable contribution toward a more diverse literary landscape.

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Welcome to my journalism world on Medium.com, where I have published various articles that delve into fascinating topics and spark engaging conversations. Among my featured works are: " Case Study of Commercial Law in Action; Rights and Responsibilities of The Commercial World " (April 17, 2021): This article explores the intricate dynamics of commercial law, shedding light on the rights and responsibilities within the commercial sphere. " Fandoms Saving The World One Altruistic Step At A Time; Online Activism Within The Supernatural Fandom " (January 18, 2021): Delve into the world of online activism within the Supernatural fandom, discovering how fans come together to make a positive impact. " Disc Golf Q&A With Tim Plamondon " (June 7, 2022): Join me in a Q&A session with Tim Plamondon, where we explore the fascinating world of disc golf. " Exploring Edmonton Disc Golf; Profile Of Tim Plamondon " (June 7, 2022): Take a closer look at Edmonton's exciting disc golf scene as we profile the talented player Tim Plamondon. " Print Vs. Digital; Comics Vs. Webcomics; What’s The Difference? (January 17, 2021): Discover the nuances between traditional print comics and the emerging world of webcomics, exploring their unique qualities. " The Gay Side Of Pornhub; An Opinion Piece " (April 5, 2019): Engage with an opinion piece that delves into the LGBTQ+ representation and perspectives within adult entertainment. " Canadian Amber Alert Infographic " (April 6, 2019): Explore a visually informative infographic shedding light on the Canadian Amber Alert system. These articles represent just a sample of my work on Medium.com, where I cover a wide range of thought-provoking and informative topics. Feel free to explore and engage with my writing and join the conversation!

Fandoms Saving the World One Altruistic Step at A Time; Online Activism Within the Supernatural Fandom by Dylanna Fisher “[The characters] stand for the idea that making a difference — doing something, however great or small, to help others and make the world a better, safer place — gives meaning to life. They haven’t been able to save everyone they set out to help, but that hasn’t stopped them from trying, and in the show, their selflessness and sacrifice have saved the world.” (Dominiak, 2011, p. 95) Fandoms are a necessary and well-known part of popular culture. They’re more than consumers; they engage with the original content beyond simply enjoying it. As a community, they share creativity, connections and, in some cases, altruism. Fan activism is more than online activism since it combines the community of fans with the motivation of online activism. Supernatural fans or the SPN Family work together in a crew, cast lead, and fan-led projects. Online activism is, by definition, based on the Internet, and its share of benefits and drawbacks come with that. The Internet provides a lower cost, increased efficiency, improved community creation and upgraded community mobilization. On the other hand, the disadvantages include overwhelming content, online disassociation, lack of tangible impact, and the controversial importance of awareness. Through Supernatural Fandom’s activism projects, the fans show that they are a beneficial source of activism despite the drawbacks of the medium. Bronies, Browncoats, Potterheads, Schwifties, Whovians, and X-Philes are all examples of fandoms or communities based on a single work. The list is the names of self-identifying fans of specific shows and fandoms. These communities can also be involved in activism. Activism has a broad definition of both connotative and denotative. For this paper, activism is an umbrella term for actively attempting to improve the world, including fundraising, events, petitions, and awareness (Jackson, 2015, p. 27–28). There are nearly endless examples of fan activism. There are fandoms in every creative work. Each fandom can potentially have several activism projects occurring all at the same time. This paper focuses on one fandom: Hunters, the SPN Family. This fandom is based on the C.W. television series, Supernatural. Airing its first season in 2006, it’s currently in season 13. Though it’s difficult to measure the actual size of the Supernatural Fandom, its online and offline impact is evident (Casper, 2014, p. 77). As a fandom, the SPN family is highly active. Random Acts, GISHWISES, Always Keep Fighting, T-Shirt Campaigns, and the SPN Family Crisis Support Network are the most notable projects. Online activism differs from traditional activism because it’s online (Jones, 1997, p. 10). The Internet provides a lower cost, increased efficiency, and improved community engagement. Regardless, there are always drawbacks. The controversy around online activism is that it doesn’t function suitably. This is because of the content, online disconnection, the lack of tangible impact, and the controversial importance of awareness. Although online activism may not provide immediate solutions to solve all the world's problems, using activism within the Supernatural Fandom, for example, has an undeniable positive impact. Literature Review Many websites encourage social change through political change or pedagogy, which aims to change the world or raise awareness (Banaji and Buckingham, 2013, pp. 20–23). In a technological utopian ideal, the Internet is considered a revolution and catalyst for social change (Hill, 2013; Banaji and Buckingham, 2013). Instead, the Internet is simply a tool for people, which is neither binary, utopian, nor dystopian (Hill, 2013, p. 13). Activism merely uses the Internet. In its essence, activism and activists themselves are essentially unchanged. The difference is that online activism provides them with an updated form of communication. Fan activism is the fusion of two distinct groups; fans and activists (Jackson 2015, p. 6). Fandoms are audiences that engage after they’re finished watching, such as fan-made artwork, including music, art, fiction, compilation videos, etc. Activists are those that actively try to make the world a better place. Fan activism differs from typical online activism because of “its unique use of media narratives and its ability to tap into the Fandom subculture” (Jackson, 2015, p. 30, 36–37). The SPN Family specifically is known for being active. This fan community is more like a family. This sentiment started when Jared Padalecki referred to the fandom as his family (Fitzpatrick, 2017, para. 9). several authors are writing about how the Supernatural Fandom is as close-knit as a family, including Mary Frances Casper, Zubernis, and Katherine Larsen. These authors discuss how the fandom is akin to a family because of the interactions and connections between not only the fans themselves but between them and the cast and crew (Casper, 2014; Zubernis and Larsen, 2012). Those interactions and relationships have become stronger as the show continues (PicklePegg, 2011, ch. 5, para. 32). The SPN Family is described affectionately and accurately as the SPN Family. Comparative to others, the Supernatural Fandom goes beyond and has become an altruistic force in a way that other fan cultures haven’t (Casper 2014, Jackson 2015; PicklePegg, 2011, ch. 5, para. 31–32). The ideals of the show Supernatural transfer to the fans, “It’s this unshakeable commitment to family, regardless of circumstance, that resonates with fans and creates the fandom’s underlying personality” (Casper 2014, pg. 79). The SPN Family is active online for its charity work, each project typically with its website and Twitter handles. Many cast and crew use social media to further activism campaigns. Social media is an excellent platform for both fandoms and activists. It’s natural that when they combine, social media is again a powerful platform (Jackson 2015, p. 19; Wilkinson, 2014, p. 47). As a collective, the SPN Family has a solid online presence and is active on various platforms, including Tumblr, LiveJournal, FanFiction.net, Twitter, and Archive of Our Own.com (Wilkinson, 2014). One example of their prominent presence is Tumblr. The joke is that the Supernatural Fandom has a GIF for everything, regardless of its relevance to the fandom. This is an infamous phenomenon throughout Tumblr, irrespective of whether people are Supernatural fans (Lewis, 2014). For Supernatural activism, there has been a lot of media coverage. It’s a topic that has pertinence to the SPN Family and fans in general. This topic is discussed throughout entertainment media, including The Odyssey, Nerdist, People, Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Buzzfeed, and Den of Geek. Supernatural Discussion Fan activism has three primary purposes; to gain awareness, raise funds and organize action (Jackson 2015, 36). There are several activism projects throughout the Supernatural Fandom. The more widely known and headed by the cast include Random Acts, GISHWISHES, Always Keep Fighting, T-Shirt Campaigns, and SPN Family Crisis Support Network. Random Acts Misha Collins started the charity Random Acts in 2009, an organization dedicated to encouraging acts of kindness worldwide (Fitzpatrick, 2017, para. 11–12; PicklePegg, 2011, ch. 5, para. 15; RandomActs.org). It started as “Minion Stimulus,” a project to get U.S. government stimulus money for non-profit “minion” initiatives.’ (PicklePegg, 2011, ch. 5 para. 15). It eventually became Random Acts with the cheeky and altruistic mission “to conquer the world one random act of kindness at a time” (Jackson 2015; PicklePegg, 2011, ch. 5 para. 16). “I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a perfect example of how to behave in the world,” Collins tells Laura Prudom in an interview with HuffPost U.S. “While it seems small, it can ultimately be somewhat profound in various people’s lives. I know that when people have perpetrated such acts against me, it has had a lasting effect on me, so I like to return the favour” (Prudom, 2012). GISHWISHES The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen (GISHWISHES) is a campaign through Random Acts (gishwishes.com) GISHWISHES is an annual competitive scavenger hunt (Jackson 2015, p. 35). It is one of the largest donors of Random Acts (Jackson, 2015, p. 35; Ratcliffe, 2015). According to Collins, “We’re finding a way to making doing good things also very fun and playful. We’re getting people to do good things at the same time as they’re doing artistic things” (Ratcliffe, 2015, para. 6). This has gotten quite a lot of interest. Dan Casey, a writer for Nerdist.com, referred to it as an “avalanche of awesomeness” (Casey, 2013). In 2020 alone, GISH players and their completed challenges raised enough for over 1,000,000 meals for kids in need, fundraised almost $350,000 for criminal justice reform and the fight for racial equality funded over $60,000 through RandomActs.org, and provided tens of thousands of anti-insecticidal nets to prevent malaria in Africa (Gish, 2021). SPN Family Crisis Support Network Started in 2016 by Ackles and Collins, The SPN Family Crisis Support Network is a way to support those in the fandom (Highfill, 2016, para. 5). It’s not just a crisis line for those in immediate need; it’s a network that provides community resources, and training for volunteers to be crisis responders in their spare time (Highfill, 2016, para. 5,7). In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Collins explains, “We have this interesting exposure to our fandom in the form of conventions, where we go and meet fans face-to-face almost every other weekend. And we have to meet thousands and thousands of Supernatural fans. At every event, every one of us encounters as many as a dozen people who share heart-rending stories about self-harm or addiction or depression or suicide attempts. We see a lot of people with tattoos of semicolons on themselves — the semicolon is where the author could’ve chosen to end a sentence but instead chose to carry it on, so it’s a very potent symbol for somebody who’s struggled with near-death situations and forged on.” (Highfill, 2016, para. 3). Pros of Online Activism of Supernatural As seen in the few examples of the Supernatural Fandom, there’s an obvious intent to do good. The Internet makes that intention realized with the advantages of improved technology. Lowered Costs Compared to traditional methods of dissemination, the Internet is relatively free. It’s cheaper to spread information. All online activists need is a computer and internet access (Damberger, 2013, p. 18). Instead of spending money on advertising, press releases, television spots, and radio broadcasts, those resources can be used elsewhere. Furthermore, it’s cheaper to access. The lower cost provides access to those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged or can’t access other forms of information. (Cohen and Luttig, 2016, para. 4). This improves the level of access and, thus, representation since anyone can take part in online activism. Using the Internet to spread information, “young people are bypassing traditional gatekeepers and mobilizing informal connected networks to make social change” (Cohen and Luttig, 2016, para. 18). Random Acts can donate thousands of dollars to its programs, including Acts of Kindness ($128,948), Dreams to Act ($87,580), Crisis Support Network ($175,610), Change a Life ($397,903), Stronger than Storms ($259,654), and Childhood Hunger Act ($147,044), while their supporting administrative services only amount to $105, 283 in 2019 (Random Acts, INC., 2019). T-Shirt Campaigns are a way to raise funds and awareness for many charities (Jackson, 2015, p. 34). The charity they fundraise for corresponds to a specific t-shirt design with 35 distinctive styles. For example, Misha’s Random Act T-shirt raises funds for Random Acts, Jim Beaver’s “Family Don’t End with Blood” fundraises for the Rainbow House, and Jensen and Misha’s “You Are Not Alone” T-Shirt raises funds for SPN Family Crisis Support Network (Jackson, 2015, p. 34). In an interview with People, Jensen Ackles said, “We’ve changed a lot of lives doing this… It inspired us to see how far the helping hand of the Supernatural family can reach” (Steiner, 2015 para. 6). Always Keep Fighting is one of the first T-Shirt Campaigns started by Padalecki that focuses on mental illness awareness and fundraising (Jackson, 2015, p. 34; Steiner, 2015, para. 3). Padalecki wanted to bring more awareness of mental health and raise funds to help those dealing with those illnesses (Jackson, 2015, p. 34; Prudom, 2015, para. 8). There have been seven “Always Keep Fighting” T-Shirt Campaigns donating to To Write Love on Her Arms, Attitudes in Reverse, Random Acts, The Wounded Warrior Project, and St. Jude’s (Jackson, 2015, p. 34; Fitzpatrick, 2017, para. 8). #AlwaysKeepFighting went viral and raised $250,000 (Jackson, 2015, p. 34; Fitzpatrick, 2017, para. 7). Increased Effectiveness The Internet provides an improvement in communication. Activists can communicate with people worldwide regardless of location or time, as they can branch out in real-time (Damberger, 2013, p. 23). Unlike other traditional methods of communication, the Internet can spread a near-infinite amount of information through a variety of channels around the globe for a relatively low cost (Maratea, 2014; Damberger, 2013, p. 20–21). Using the Internet, they can spread their message through nearly endless forms on the Internet; videos, music, comics, podcasts, articles, photographs, and infographics. Gishwishes volunteers and participants have cleaned up 1,000s of beaches worldwide, donated through over 2,000 blood drives, presented over a million dollars to charity, held over 1,400 winter coat drives, and broke the world record for photos of hugs (108,000) (Gish, 2021). With Gishwishes as a yearly event, these numbers only continue to grow. Community Creation Creating a community on the Internet is simpler. It has a broader reach since it’s not limited by the traditional methods for building community, such as geographical location, time zone, language, or religion (Jones, 1997, p. 104; Hill, 2013). Instead, the online communities’ membership is deemed by the degree of engagement. Being in a community is “fundamentally (1) a collective of (2) members that have feelings of belonging and (3) who actively engage with the community through (4) the sharing of resources” (Jackson, 2015, p. 17). Members and non-members depend on the level of engagement within the community. Membership is also more accessible online because people find the Internet socially liberating since they can participate without direct consequences (Jackson 2015, p. 18; Damberger, 2013, p. 25). Online action doesn’t require as high a threshold of participation which encourages people to participate as much as they can without the obligation to fulfill a specific quota of participation (Damberger 2013, p. 25). This doesn’t negate the sense of community but shows there isn’t an obligation to participate. Add to that that social interaction isn’t as intimidating on the Internet. The stigma of the Internet and fandoms are that both are incredibly isolating, which isn’t always the case (Damberger, 2013, p. 23). The Internet allows expanding and reaching out to people you wouldn’t have the chance to meet otherwise (Damberger, 2013, p. 24). It gives people a voice if they are part of a marginalized or disabled group (Hill, 2013, p. 111). Having that separation between someone and their online activities makes it easier for people to start small and gradually increase their level of participation. As lazy or ‘handholding’ as it is, this allows those limited in their participation to engage with the potential for more while the more engaged activists actively participate. This disconnection between the users and between the users and their actions allows projects to reach members of all levels of engagement without limiting the progress of the overall group. Gishwishes has mobilized countless people and rallied enough of them to break several world records, including the Largest Photo Scavenger Hunt (2011), the Largest Media Scavenger Hunt (2012) — 14,580 participants, Most Pledges for a Campaign/to Complete a Random Act of Kindness (2012) — 93,376 pledges, Largest Online Photo Album of Hugs (2013) — 108,121 hugs, Largest Chain of Safety Pins (2013) — 3,583 feet/1,802 meters long, Largest Gathering of People Dressed as French Maids (2014) — 695 participants, Most People in a Decorated Hat Competition (2014), Longest Human Chain to Pass Through a Hula Hoop (2014) — 572 participants (Barrett, 2013; Highfill, 2014; Mandy, 2012; Prudom, 2013; Romano, 2012). This creates a deep bond for everyone that participated. Community Mobilization Fandoms existed before the Internet but weren’t as collectively engaged as they met at very localized settings, annual conventions, or living room clubs (Jackson 2015, p. 18). The mobilization of communities is far more accessible through the Internet by sharing information and collaborating on events on an array of platforms (Damberger, 2013, p. 22). Supernatural fans have freedom in how they engage in activism on the Internet. The activists aren’t limited to one way of engagement. Instead, they can inform, discuss, or debate and do so creatively. This ensures that it’s easier for people to connect and engage. In an interview with People, Ackles admits, “If we can help in any way, then I believe it’s our duty as human beings and as people who are in a position to do so. There are people out there fighting that could use the help and encouragement and inspiration, and those are the people we’re trying to reach” (Steiner, 2015, para. 8). Their current campaigns include Random Acts Support Program (COVID-19), which provides support and financial aid to local organizations helping their community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Another one is the Childhood Hunger Campaign, which aims to eradicate children’s hunger worldwide. These campaigns and many like them are supported by Random Acts, with more having the chance to be sponsored by the organization in the future. This organization offers up to $499 for first-time applicants and over that price for continuing applicants. Cons of Online Activism As with anything, there are drawbacks. In the case of online activism, the concerns include issues related to content, disconnection, impact and awareness. Content There is overwhelming content on the Internet (Banaji and Buckingham, 2013, p. 15). Despite all good intentions, someone can’t engage in every kind of activism project on the Internet or even be aware of them all. Granted, the Internet makes it easier to organize information and counter misinformation, but there is still a large quantity. There are countless examples of fan activism. Potterheads, or fans of the Harry Potter franchise, have The Harry Potter Alliance, which works on activism for equality, human rights, and literacy (www.thehpalliance.org). Racebending is a grassroots organization that started after a negative response to the lack of representation in the film, The Last Airbender, which aims to improve representation within entertainment media (racebending.com). Even within the Supernatural Fandom, numerous activism projects weren’t discussed in this paper. Most of the cast and crew fundraise for various charities on their own. Through their online communities, the SPN Family engages in online activism in both small-scale and large-scale ways. Beyond the celebrity-endorsed campaigns, there are projects started by the fan base themselves, such as Sweet Charity, SPN Survivors, Operation Winchester Or Support Supernatural (Jackson, 2015, p. 35–36). Online activism intends to make a difference, even if it’s a minor or only one issue. There are issues of overwhelming content, and a solution lies in the growing awareness of issues through social activism. As more people become aware of the problems, more people and organizations can collaborate their efforts for a solution. Disconnection Being online provides a disconnection between the individual and the activism in two main ways. First, it provides anonymity. Being a faceless user doesn’t contribute to the traditional sense of community since it allows people to be distant. Even though it doesn’t strengthen the community in the same ways that an offline community does, it does enhance it by making it easier to become involved in activism (Damberger, 2013, p. 25). Individuals can put only their ideas out there and nothing else. Those are the only things being considered instead of their age, appearance, economic stature, gender, race, and so forth. This “depersonalized” group emphasizes the issues at hand more than interpersonal similarities and differences, making for a more logical discourse (Damberger, 2013, p. 24–25). If a person chooses to disclose personal details, that’s up to them. Secondly, it provides a disconnection between the person and their actions. The downfall is that disengagement’s easy, limiting the campaign's effectiveness, which will be discussed in the next section. Participation in online activism has a shallow threshold (Damberger, 2013, p. 25). Impact One of the most prominent issues with online activism is the doubt that it impacts anything beyond making an individual feel like they contributed. Within social activism, the term “slacktivism” or “clicktivism” arises to criticize others for online actions considered to be lazy or uninformed (Damberger, 2013; Jackson, 2015, p. 27–28). Petitions and awareness are simplistic compared to fundraising or rallies because their impact isn’t as immediate or obvious. (Jackson, 2015, p. 27–28). That could be caused by the definition of activism being too narrow. It isn’t easy to see the progress possible through online activism if only the tangible is considered. Online activism may not be able to fundraise millions of dollars in a single day, but it’s regardless impressive the kind of effort that fans put forward. There have been several Supernatural projects that have provided tangible outcomes. At the start of Random Acts in 2009, it fundraised $30,000 to help UNICEF’s work in the wake of the Haiti disaster (PicklePegg, 2011, ch. 5 para. 16). Collins announced on September 5, 2010 that would run as far as he could to raise money to help support aid efforts in both Haiti and the recently flood-stricken Pakistan (PicklePegg, 2011, ch. 5 para. 17). He ran for 52 miles and raised $84,664.62 (PicklePegg, 2011, ch. 5 para. 17). In the fall of 2015, fans raised $1,500 for Attitudes in Reverse at a Supernatural convention in New Jersey (Fitzpatrick, 2017, para. 10). The SPN Family Crisis Support Network used the slogan You Are Never Alone, and at the end of the campaign, over 10,000 shirts had been sold and 1,500 fans had volunteered to be trained as mental health crisis supporters (Fitzpatrick, 2017, para. 8). Ackles’ ‘Stronger Than Storms’ campaign fundraised for the communities affected by Hurricane Irma and Maria and fundraised over $358,000 (Fitzpatrick, 2017, para. 14). In the case of the Supernatural Fandom, online activism does have an impact on raising funds along with increasing the amount of interaction with the world. Awareness However, not all campaigns fundraise thousands of dollars. If the world could be solved by money alone, the world would be much more straightforward. One of the significant benefits of online activism is sharing information, sharing stories, and creating awareness about issues. Though, some argue that understanding more than is needed. When millions of people are engaged in a problem, and the tangible outcomes are minor in comparison, it isn’t easy to see what’s enough (Lewis, Gray, and Meierhenrich, 2014). There’s doubt that online activism is effective outside of the virtual environment (Lewis, Gray, and Meierhenrich, 2014, p. 4). It isn’t easy to know how active online activists are. As shown in the example of a Save Darfur case study, the activism wasn’t considered adequate since the number of people outnumbered the corresponding actions (Lewis, Gray, and Meierhenrich, 2014, p. 6). Like many other campaigns, many people know the problem, but not many contribute to the solution. Over a million people were knowledgeable and discontent with the situation in Darfur and fundraised only $100,000 (Lewis, Gray, and Meierhenrich, 2014, p. 2). Despite the potential lack of tangible changes, the awareness-raising benefits of online activism can’t be ignored (Damberger, 2013; Jackson, 2015, p. 25). As another example, the KONY 2012 video campaign was “able to engage more of the general public with their initiative in a matter of days than some organizations can over months or years” (Damberger 2013, p. 60). In the cases of Safe Darfur and KONY 2012, awareness in itself is a benefit. As more people become aware, the more they can impact. Simple awareness shouldn’t be taken for granted, however. Even though there isn’t an exact tangible change, “social reality is in a perpetual state of negotiation” (Maratea, 2014, p. 14). Awareness leads people to talk about the issues and their surrounding circumstances. The Internet influences political issues by informing the public and attributing to popular opinion on political matters (Maratea, 2014, p. 14). Throughout the Supernatural Fandom, mental illness awareness is an effective activism campaign supported by Always Keep Fighting, The SPN Family Support Network, and SPN Survivors Support Supernatural. The Always Keep Fighting campaign was inspired by Padalecki’s fight with depression (Jackson, 2015, p. 34; Prudom, 2015, para. 3). It went beyond just a mere fundraising campaign. Fans used #AlwaysKeepFighting to talk about their struggles (Fitzpatrick, 2017, para. 7). For the SPN Family Crisis Support Network; it’s allowed a place that those in the fandom could turn to. Collins admits, “I think one of the big problems that people face when they’re struggling with these things is not knowing where to turn” (Highfill, 2016, para. 6). These help with awareness and make it possible for more people to talk about mental illness. Talking about mental illness itself removes the stigma and shame around mental illness. Thus, awareness alone impacts taking mental illness out of the proverbial shadows. Although there aren’t immediate changes, people are becoming increasingly aware of current issues. Where awareness starts, action follows. Those involved in online communities become engaged in politics as they’re exposed to more political content (Bowyer and Kahne, 2016, para. 2). The action may not be immediate. Still, the awareness is, which is why awareness is easily spread and the resulting steps aren’t. Conclusion The Supernatural Fandom is a creative and engaged source of online altruism with real-world impacts. The Internet is a tool for activism, and fandoms utilize it for successful activism campaigns. Despite the argued shortcomings of online activism, it has the apparent potential to continue to aid in solutions and improve the world. The Supernatural Fandom has a substantial number of activism projects that are both large and small-scale, with ever-increasing awareness and collaboration. The disconnection many faces through online communities and activism provides the potential for everyone in the SPN family to participate. The SPN family has actively had an impact by rallying the support of their fandom to go beyond the community's creative side, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities. Awareness through these campaigns is profound and even as simple as letting their fans know they are not alone. Other kinds of research could look deeper at the phenomena of fan activism by a longitudinal study of Supernatural specific charity projects or even an ethnography of the individual fans and cast and crew involved in the activism. One could analyze other fandoms’ activism to branch to broader topics, such as Harry Potter, Star Trek, and Doctor Who. 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Does God Exist? A Philosophical Question Essay by Dylanna Fisher Schrodinger's Cat, a thought experiment, is an example of questioning our knowledge of something without validation. For this experiment, the physicist Erwin Schrodinger pictures a box containing a radioactive particle detection device, a living cat, and a container of poison. Without lifting the lid to observe the Cat, one cannot know if it is dead or alive (Schrödinger, 1935). Thus, a paradox is presented that the Cat is alive and dead, as both are equally true and false until it is validated. Consider the idea that philosophers have God within a box discussing whether God is in the box or not. It is plausible that God is in the box and not in the box simultaneously. Unfortunately, philosophers cannot merely look into the box to see if God exists. Unlike Schrödinger, nobody is sure what is in the box, if anything. While everyone is discussing the existence of God, few stop to consider essentially what God is. As arguments of Aquinas's and my argument, there is proof of something that humans don't necessarily understand and have, for centuries, called God, which despite all of the arguments for the evidence of God's existence, it is not necessarily a divine being. Arguments using a definition of divinity appear unstable as the definition of divinity is vague enough to denote a wide range of possibilities. A religious professor at Boston University, Stephen Prothero, agrees, "Today it is widely accepted that there is no one essence that all religions share" (2010). Christianity, Judaism, Baha'i, and Religious Satanism are monotheistic, while Greek and Roman religions, Wicca and Maya, have multiple deities. Pantheistic religions consist of God as a part of the whole of everything, such as voodoo and Taoism. There are religions without any deity, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, and Philosophical Satanism. With these differences in specifics, proving God is complex and arguably impossible. As to what God is, there are several different concepts. Firstly, God can be defined as a moral guide seen within religions such as Buddhism, Baha'i, Judaism, Christianity, and Satanism. This creates issues as morality is often interpreted differently depending on the circumstances and the people involved. As Cockerill discusses in the article Definition of God, "the supreme ethical authority of the prophets was not God, but the opinion held by each as to what course of conduct was best for his followers and the human race" (1905). It's also an issue as different religions provide different moral guides. Prothero writes that even the essence of religion and its central moral teachings aren't similar (2010). He simplifies the main issues within the eight major religions: Islam, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Yoruba, Judaism, and Taoism (Prothero, 2010). Prothero states they are similar in the concept that there are issues that the religion seeks to solve with their teachings (2010). Problems may overlap, such as within Taoism's way of flourishing and Buddhism's way of awakening, but where Taoism wants to solve lifelessness, Buddhism wants to solve suffering (Prothero, 2010). It is also arguable that a divine does or does not have any moral authority, as reasoned by Plato's Euthyphro. It claims that God's whim chooses morality or is not within God's control. To explain this further, if God says murder is wrong because it is morally wrong, then morality is not God's design. Thus, there is a force higher than God. If God designs morality, then anything could be morally wrong or right based on his word alone. Although several philosophers take up this argument and create variations, including Rene Descartes, Kurt Gödel, Mulla Sadra, and Gottfried Leibniz, the original is provided by Anselm. Anselm's ontological argument begins by defining God as a being in which nothing more significant can be conceived (Perry, Bratman & Fischer, 2016). The premise that follows claims that this being, or God, is a conceivable idea and exists within the understanding. It is understood that there is a difference between existing as an understanding and existing as a reality. The concept within the imagination is not as good as it would be. The being cannot exist in the understanding alone, for if it exists in the understanding alone, that would contradict the first premise. Therefore, the being than which nothing greater can be conceived must exist in both understanding and reality to be greater than everything else in existence (Perry, Bratman & Fischer, 2016). My main objection to Anselm's argument is the definition of God. He is arguing for the existence of a God that he defines as the being than which none greater is possible. Anselm claims that this is the lord, most likely of the Christian religion, as Anselm was a Christian philosopher and a saint. Yet, there is not any proof provided that this being is Christ. He may have proven that there is a being greater than all of the universe, but there aren't any aspects of the being that attribute to Christ specifically. This being could be another divinity. Anselm may respond that there is proof that the being argued for is indeed Christ. He argued that his idea of divinity is Christ itself, that Christ is the being in which nothing can be greater. The omnipotence and all presence of the Christian divinity are essential to the definition of a being that is greater than all. However, this rebuttal needs to include the point. To say that Christ is the greatest being in the world would require the conclusion of the Christian divine existence to be true. Anselm's only claim in the first premise is that a being can be conceived, which means that anything greater cannot be conceived. Anselm claimed that this being is Christ, but there is no proof. Since Anselm's first premise claims for a being of that which none can be greater, it fundamentally argues for a concept of that kind of being. It doesn't argue that one can conceive of Christ as the only being of which nothing can be greater than. It could be a divinity other than Christ, as the premise is based on infinite greatness, unfortunately not profoundly defined. Greatness doesn't seem to mean the minor aspects of god, such as the promised afterlife, moral teachings, the number of followers, or rewards of devotion. Consider that Anselm's infinite greatness is defined as unlimited power for creation, destruction, interference and so on. In this case, each religion's deity could be said to exist with equal probability. Thus, a being of some sort exists, but there is no definition beyond the ideology that they are great. There is no proof of identity. Some could argue that even this infinite greatness may not take the form of divinity. The most logical argument within the realm of religion is that of Thomas Aquinas. He brings forward the cosmological argument, providing five proofs to prove God's existence. The first three are arguments that avoid an infinite regress. The first is the argument from change which argues that things change and must be changed by something else. Thus, something is required to start the chain reaction. The second is the argument from efficient causation, which argues that there are cause and effect, and thus an initial cause is required. The third argument is from necessity, which claims that things have the potential to not exist and, therefore, there must be a being that exists out of necessity to exist in a time, even if nothing else exists. These lend themselves to the creation of Earth, Humans, the Universe etc. Aquinas is saying that nothing happens spontaneously. There is always a cause. Thus, what is the cause of the universe's beginning? This is an argument that many religious believers share that divinity created the world as we know it. The fourth is the argument of gradation, stating that every finite thing has degrees of perfection. Thus, there needs to be a maximum perfection example that not only is perfect but causes perfection. The fifth is the argument from design which is similar to Paley's design argument. It claims the world is so complex and intricate that it could not have been created by chance. Aquinas agrees with Paley that the universe requires a creator. Aquinas provides a sound argument for the existence of God. However, the conclusion that it is indeed God isn't sound. Even within his findings for each of his arguments, he ends with similar phrases: "and this everyone understands to be God" or "and this we call God" (Perry, Bratman & Fischer, 2016). The thing Aquinas proves to be true may be interpreted as God but isn't necessarily the divine. Like Aquinas's argument, I focus on observable results and question their beginnings, referring to the following argument as the inspiration argument. This considers the enormous amount and diversity of the world's religions. They all agree that there is more to this world than human beings and evolutionary instincts. Beyond that, there are similarities across religions that focus on specific stories, moralities, and ideals. The inspiration argument's first premise is that every culture has spirituality in one way or another. The next premise states that each culture has striking similarities among one another between traditions, stories and teachings. The third premise states that these similarities can be explained by human activity and human similarities. The next premise reveals that each religion's cores and subjective aspects are similar; there is something beyond humans. It expresses that there must be a similar starting point for religions and their traditions based upon the similarities. The conclusion states that for all religions, there needs to be a common starting point at which the story of the religion begins. Although, even this does not denote the existence of God. This argument implies that God may not even inspire the basis of religion and religious faith. One objection is that the second premise, similarities between traditions, stories and teachings, are easily explained by aspects of human history such as colonization, exploration, missionaries, cultural interactions and so on. This continues to the beginning of core ideals as well. Thus, the conclusion may not be as mysterious as it could merely arise from human cultural activities. There are explanations for the start of religion from a psychological, anthropological, sociological, and evolutionary position. To respond to this objection, various human activities undoubtedly influence religions. There is proof of that very thing. While these are proven and observed phenomena, people are still determining strictly how religious core values began and why they began so similarly. It denotes a subjective inspiration upon which all religions and their stories are based. Humans only see the constant conjunctions of supposed divinity, such as miracles, prophecies, creation, natural laws and so forth. However, the necessary connection or reason they go together is unobservable. Humans presume various explanations without understanding a topic or knowing the explanation behind an action. All of them have a degree of probability until one of them is proven for sure. 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