No more gods, no more fairies, no more magic. The dawn of the Enlightenment implied the displacement of religious ideas, superstitions and all supernatural belief. Reason-led scientific knowledge would guide civilization towards progress. Max Weber called this process the “disenchantment of the world,” as its steam engine flattened prophets and goblins alike.

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Other states with vote-by-mail manage to count much more quickly.

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Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.

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