In (sort of) writing my TL about the Biblical Exodus and attempting to historicise it and considering different outcomes of the post-Ides of March Roman Republic, I find myself encountering the same issue.
Namely, how do people here handle events which are major landmarks in traditions sacred to billions of people around the world, some of whom may be reading this forum?
Given that the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, the birth of Jesus (and his preaching and even his death and resurrection, if you want to take things that far) and the revelation given unto Muhammad by the Archangel Gabriel are supposed to be divinely ordained events, is it possible to butterfly these away without seeming sacrilegious?
I've managed to circumvent this issue by writing about the Exodus through the lens of a YHWH-fearing Jew without contradicting the divine nature of the actions which occur, only in their details, but how about those which are nominally supposed to be from a secular perspective?
I'm not discussing different outcomes of these events, but the moments themselves; are we supposed to regard them as immutable "fixed points" in the timeline, or are they as interchangeable as the rise and fall of other mysteries and cults? How do have you guys handled it in your writing?
Namely, how do people here handle events which are major landmarks in traditions sacred to billions of people around the world, some of whom may be reading this forum?
Given that the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, the birth of Jesus (and his preaching and even his death and resurrection, if you want to take things that far) and the revelation given unto Muhammad by the Archangel Gabriel are supposed to be divinely ordained events, is it possible to butterfly these away without seeming sacrilegious?
I've managed to circumvent this issue by writing about the Exodus through the lens of a YHWH-fearing Jew without contradicting the divine nature of the actions which occur, only in their details, but how about those which are nominally supposed to be from a secular perspective?
I'm not discussing different outcomes of these events, but the moments themselves; are we supposed to regard them as immutable "fixed points" in the timeline, or are they as interchangeable as the rise and fall of other mysteries and cults? How do have you guys handled it in your writing?