#Superstition

ok, so a couple of things've published recently on "neo-feudalism" and a "return to the Middle Ages." these pieces are both nonsense but reveal a lot about popular conceptions of
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Aright, let's talk about that time Agobard, Archbishop of Lyon (c. 840) wrote against local superstitions, such as the idea of weather magic, including the belief of "aerial visitors on
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[Thread] There's a quote by Carl Sagan that tends to lend itself as a chilling prophesy foreseeing the crazy world we find ourselves in today. It's interesting how every group
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derek shepherd in every episode: a thread “a hard day’s night” 1x01 “the first cut is the deepest” 1x02 “winning a battle, losing the war” 1x03 “no man’s land” 1x04
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Happy birthday to... Stevie Wonder ! Le maître du groove fête aujourd'hui ses 70 ans. Petit thread musical https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/musique/soul/stevie-wonder-fete-ses-70-ans-retour-en-musique-sur-le-parcours-du-merveilleux-enchanteur_
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not gonna RT what inspired this because it's a POC with a small following and I think they're mistaken rather than malicious but: Rolling my eyes really hard at Christians
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False consciousness. An enumeration of false consciousness stories. Everyone in the world is deceived except you and your group. Usually contains a seed of truth, but overstates it and ignores/downplays
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The original (still stupid) superstition was that women are terrifying sexual beings/temptresses that can ruin men’s holiness.I can’t tell you how angry I was when I reached puberty and was
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The Origins of TotalitarianismBy Hannah Arendt A thread. 1/ Preface to the First EditionWeder dem Vergangenen anheimfallen noch dem Zukünftigen. Es kommt darauf an, ganz gegenwärtig zu sein.~ Karl Jaspers
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ILLEGAL MUSIC 3 by @MI_Abaga The 3rd and final installment or the Illegal Music series, released on 29 February 2016...a time I was glad to be alive. With guest appearances
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Today I learned how to shift goalposts in a game of tennis played in a cricket stadium. While defending a Muslim ex-atheist - or an ex-Muslim atheist? - I fought
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People taught at church to believe that millions of their neighbors are Satanic baby-killers are susceptible to conspiracy theories that claim that millions of their neighbors are Satanic baby-killers.https://twitter.com/kristenhowerton/sta
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May 13, 1950"Soul is being able to make a person so INVOLVED that they can CRY or SMILE about it.It can be any kind of song, as long as you’re
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1k spooky folklore thread. 1 RT= 1 spooky tale. The Black Dog or "Ol' Shuck" The story takes place one dark and stormy night, Sunday August 4th 1577. Then as
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a./lasso forehand/first of all, if you are not an aggressive ballstriker (i.e. with a fast or very fast swingspeed), i would strongly advise ^against using a lasso forehand!— why?without generating
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i find it very discouraging to see fans refer to the chess concept and the b&w color coding as random after ngda........ yes, there might be time constrictions on his
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