the latin word nefas is a combination of the word ne, meaning “not,” and the word fas, which transliterates as “right,” but that’s not exactly right. it was more than that, something closer to dao, although romans were not daoists by any means. fas is the divine order of things, precariously balanced and beyond our rational comprehension. according to the modern mechanistic view, the universe is reducible and understandable and we … Continue reading The Nefarious