The Past Testament is not contrary to the Present; for in both the Past and the Present there is evidence of the accidental nature of life, the awareness of doom as an inalterable by-product of human behavior, and of the iterative nature of human history, such that the only real change to be observed is in science and technology, whereas human nature remains as primitive and self-destructive as it always was. Such commonalities serve to reinforce the rightness of Harry's Way, particularly as it relates to residents of the Most Chosen Nation on Earth.