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Tony Scott's avatar

Excellent summary and refresher for this history. And the little funny asides made for great reading.

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Ellen Pepper's avatar

Hot damn, you're good at this writing gig. I'm impressed by the breadth of knowledge you bring to your work. It's a relief to know that I'm not the only one who takes all of history into account when looking at the current events. Actually, it's comforting.

Thank you for this informative essay.

I don't find much benefit to organized religions so I have not allied myself to any of them. I find they do more harm than good for humans. However, I strongly believe in personally doing as much good as possible and trying not to cause harm. Admittedly, I'm not yet completely skilled with the latter.

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