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Rules Roundtable #10: Civility and Debating with Politeness

633 upvotes • jschooltiger

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What do the early stages of fascism look like, historically?

633 upvotes • [deleted]

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To date, what is the most credible story of what may have happened at Roanoke?

633 upvotes • AlexTheRockstar

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Wikipedia tells me that in the Middle Ages, Satan was viewed as "a comic relief figure who "frolicked, fell, and farted in the background"" What are the origins of this conception of Satan? What factors led to Satan taking a more prominent and serious role in the Christian theology of the time?

633 upvotes • Falliant

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Today our planet is called Earth, but what other names for our world were in usage throughout mankind's history?

632 upvotes • Valaquen

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How did the Kim family come into power in North Korea?

632 upvotes • circlethejerker

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I read that prior to Israel, there were plans to create a Jewish State in other parts of the world. How realistic were these plans and did any of them come close to happening?

632 upvotes • whatthefuckisthissht

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How did Lithuania hold out against christianization for so long?

632 upvotes • CroMoGo

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Did Mormons use "religious freedom" as a reason to oppose the Civil Rights movement?

632 upvotes • MNEEH

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How Do We Know There Aren’t Lost Languages That Have Been Erased from History?

632 upvotes • MystiqueLady2

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Rules Roundtable #10: Civility and Debating with Politeness	633	jschooltiger
What do the early stages of fascism look like, historically?	633	[deleted]
To date, what is the most credible story of what may have happened at Roanoke?	633	AlexTheRockstar
Wikipedia tells me that in the Middle Ages, Satan was viewed as "a comic relief figure who "frolicked, fell, and farted in the background"" What are the origins of this conception of Satan? What factors led to Satan taking a more prominent and serious role in the Christian theology of the time?	633	Falliant
Today our planet is called Earth, but what other names for our world were in usage throughout mankind's history?	632	Valaquen
How did the Kim family come into power in North Korea?	632	circlethejerker
I read that prior to Israel, there were plans to create a Jewish State in other parts of the world. How realistic were these plans and did any of them come close to happening?	632	whatthefuckisthissht
How did Lithuania hold out against christianization for so long?	632	CroMoGo
Did Mormons use "religious freedom" as a reason to oppose the Civil Rights movement?	632	MNEEH
How Do We Know There Aren’t Lost Languages That Have Been Erased from History?	632	MystiqueLady2