I think one of things is that all fantasy it seems to me works the way your brain basically works. This is perhaps a startling concept, but I think it's true.
“So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you get depressed because of it?”
“I think God just died of old age. And, when I realized that he wasn't any more, it didn't shock me. It seemed natural and right!”