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    Home Sapiens came earlier than we previously thought

    See this interesting article in Science: "Southern African Ancient Genomes Estimate Modern Human Divergence to 350,000 to 260,000 Years Ago" Abstract Southern Africa is consistently placed as a potential region for the evolution of Homo sapiens. We present genome sequences, up to 13x...
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    Sex & Gender Are Men From Mars and Women From Venus?

    Based on my own experience, I can say that there are distinct differences between men and women regarding behavior. I believe this makes sense, as the sexes are not expected to have only phenotype differences. Nature is wise.
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    Catholic Church and Inquisition

    It is very well known that the Catholic Church has been the source of some nasty events in human history, one of which is the Inquisition to fight heresy. The brutality during these years was immeasurable, even if we consider that those were dark times. Thoughts on this matter?
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    Does blood type predict personality and human behavior?

    I was reading an interesting article the other day talking about how some Japanese believe that blood type predicts human behavior, such as hard work, persistence, individuality etc. What do you guys think about it? Personally, I believe that if there is any effect, it should be minor.
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    Malaria was already endemic in Sardinia by the Roman era

    Interesting article and makes a lot of sense.
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    Did the Knight Templars invent banking system?

    Did the Knights Templar invent banking system? Back in the day, I recall myself watching a documentary about the Knights of the Temple (aka Templars). They mentioned that those people actually were the beginners of the banking system. I recall from history that the first bank was somewhere in...
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    General Patton: On the life and deeds of a controversial man

    General Patton ("Old Blood and Guts") has been an important figure during WWII. He is known to be a brilliant strategist, strict character in all aspects of life and especially the military one. The man was rough and never hesitated to speak his mind. In fact, he was a key figure for the victory...
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    Proto-Greeks

    I read somewhere that Proto-Greeks were actually located in the area of Epirus. Could this be relevant with the descent of the Dorians (Heracles sons, Ηρακλείδες) from northern lands? Another question is this: who were the Dorians and were they before in mainland Greece? If yes, what made them...
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    Utopia or Dystopia: Thoughts about the Future

    Maybe some of your have seen the masterpiece called "Blade Runner" who showed a very dystopian future for humanity. How do you guys envisage the future?
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    Putting an end to Greek/Albanian feuds

    Thanks for providing this info. I thought it was a Byzantine Emperor.
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    Heritage vs. upbringing: Which counts more?

    Of course people will come from "somewhere". They are 1/32 of this and 1/8 of that etc. Do even these numbers, or ethnicities that follow them, have any real effect? To me what matters more is the society you have been brought up, as this is what affects you the most in life. Surely, for second...
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    Religion In what God(s) do you believe ?

    Is the god of the Bible the same as the god of the gospels?
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    Europa Universalis or Back to the Past? Europe's Challenges in Hazardous Times

    Many a year have passed since the cornerstones of the European morphoma, which we now call European Union, were established. Europe has been in a turbulent situation for many years now mainly due to issues regarding the economy and migration. For sure, as Africa is projected to reach a...
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    Putting an end to Greek/Albanian feuds

    OP is trying to make a case here, although he does not have the power to do so. Unfortunately he lacks many valuable information and intel to proceed with his case (or he actually tries to mis-inform us by just mentioning only a part of the truth. His rhetoric points out that more than half of...
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