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		llamasushi 37 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scientists Reveal How the Maya Predicted Eclipses ... That's an optimistic take, but equally valid is the take where delusions provide impetus for some pretty nasty behaviour - eg see the crusades

barbazoo 36 days ago [–]

I had to broaden my view here recently a little bit myself. Worshipping deities has been around for a long time (8000 years?) and mostly involved no crusades, they certainly aren’t universal.

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