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How tabletop RPGs invented lawful good and chaotic evil

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Classifying human beings as chaotic evil or lawful good didn't come from profound philosophical institutions. It was entirely fabricated by nerdy fantasy enthusiasts rolling plastic geometry shapes in their damp basements.

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