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Slavery is everywhere in The Bible. How important was religion as an argument to keep slavery in the US?

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Why didn't colonizers/explorers/conquistadors died from local diseases like local population died from the diseases brought by the former on their boats?

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Have we ever tried picking our representatives randomly instead of holding elections like we do for juries?

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when (and why) did sex become a generalized monogamous practice, and promiscuity fell out of favor?

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Has there ever been a government that let people choose speficic policies/proposals rather than party/politicians? i.e. people vote on the proposals/ideas/policies they want instead of a party or a politician?

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At which moment in time (and where) were women allowed to go and hangout in a public space on their own?

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is there a historical reason on why Latino people don't have an issue naming their kids Jesus, but Americans in general don't do it?

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Since when the left/right division in politics exists?

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Bono said during a U2 concert tonight "America is not a country. It's an idea. In fact, it's a French idea." What is he talking about?

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Have there ever been colonies that were "freed" by the colonizer because they didn't want them anymore, without any actual independence movement from the locals?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Slavery is everywhere in The Bible. How important was religion as an argument to keep slavery in the US?	1104
Why didn't colonizers/explorers/conquistadors died from local diseases like local population died from the diseases brought by the former on their boats?	255
Have we ever tried picking our representatives randomly instead of holding elections like we do for juries?	26
when (and why) did sex become a generalized monogamous practice, and promiscuity fell out of favor?	6
Has there ever been a government that let people choose speficic policies/proposals rather than party/politicians? i.e. people vote on the proposals/ideas/policies they want instead of a party or a politician?	4
At which moment in time (and where) were women allowed to go and hangout in a public space on their own?	2
is there a historical reason on why Latino people don't have an issue naming their kids Jesus, but Americans in general don't do it?	2
Since when the left/right division in politics exists?	2
Bono said during a U2 concert tonight "America is not a country. It's an idea. In fact, it's a French idea." What is he talking about?	2
Have there ever been colonies that were "freed" by the colonizer because they didn't want them anymore, without any actual independence movement from the locals?	2