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There’s a famous old fable that I've seen told in many different cultures, but for the purposes of this blog, I'll use the Persian version: Many centuries ago, the holy man Nasruddin was arrested after preaching in the great square in front of the Shah's palace. The local clerics had objected to Nasruddin's unorthodox teachings, and had demanded his arrest and execution as a heretic. Dragged by palace guards to the Shah's throne room, he was sentenced immediately to death. As he was being dragge
