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quantumfrontiers.com
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| | | | In Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows, a Mole meets a Water Rat who lives on a River. The Rat explains how the River permeates his life: "It's brother and sister to me, and aunts, and company, and food and drink, and (naturally) washing." As the River plays many roles in the... | |
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historyforatheists.com
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| | | | The concept of "the Dark Ages" is central to several key elements in much anti-religious polemic. One of the primary myths most beloved by many anti-theists is the one whereby Christianity violently suppressed ancient Greco-Roman learning, destroyed an ancient intellectual culture based on pure reason and retarded a nascent scientific and technological revolution, thus plunging Europe into a one thousand year "dark age" which was only relieved by the glorious dawn of "the Renaissance". But when this "Dar... | |
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technicshistory.com
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| | | | In the mid-nineteenth century, a new industry emerged, based on the refining of petroleum. The human use of petroleum is ancient, and may (for all we know) date well into pre-history. In the form found most often in nature, as thick pools of bituminous tar, this sticky, potentially flammable substance found use as a caulk,... | |
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www.citymonitor.ai
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| | As cities continue to grow and evolve, fostering inclusive and resilient communities will be essential for navigating the complex landscape of societal polarisation |