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Anthropology

Marthe48

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4. I've always found comfort in reading about the distant past

Reply to Kali (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 19, 2023, 10:21 AM

Aug 2023

Things are settled, in a way. None of the people are alive today (unless reincarnation) and I can speculate freely over the evidence and relics presented in the documentary or book. It's nice break from wondering what's going to happen next in our current time span!

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I've been watching documentaries on You Tube [View all] Marthe48 Aug 2023 OP

On a tangent, I think that the first persons were not human LuvLoogie Aug 2023 #1

I picked the word creature in my post Marthe48 Aug 2023 #2

And the arising self preservation in our avoidance LuvLoogie Aug 2023 #5

Too true Marthe48 Aug 2023 #6

Fall of Civilizations is a great series Kali Aug 2023 #3

I've always found comfort in reading about the distant past Marthe48 Aug 2023 #4

The history of the Universe EmeraldCoaster Aug 2023 #7

Thanks for the idea Marthe48 Aug 2023 #8

IN The Old Testament ... mntleo2 Sep 2023 #9