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connotations, religion in general seems to have a surprisingly intimate relationship with sex. At least according to folk wisdom, sexual acts have a special place in the rituals of many pagan and not-so-pagan religions. In the European
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“We should realize that, if [Socrates] demanded that the wisest men should rule, he clearly stressed that he did not mean the learned men; in fact, he was skeptical of all professional learnedness, whether it was that of the philosophers or of the learned men of his own generation, the Sophists. The wisdom he meant was of a different kind. It was simply the realization: how little do I know! Those who did not know this, he taught, knew nothing at all. This is the true scientific spirit.”
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The History Book Club
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"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
THE WORLD WAR TWO GROUP
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A chance to discuss books covering the Second World War, the battles, campaigns, leaders and weapons. Tantum librorum, tam brevi tempore (So many ...more
Holocaust and genocide
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— last activity May 02, 2026 10:46AM
All books about the Holocaust and other genocides. Scholar books, memoires etc.
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