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What is the history of homework?

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Why are deities so common across so much human culture, and is Atheism a semi-modern reactionary movement? Or are there ancient examples of cultures with no deity figure or of notable figures being outright atheistic?

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Modern historians/theologians often use the term "cult" often with smaller, pre-modern religious affiliations. But most people nowadays have a negative concept of the word. What caused this shift?

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What is the history of homework?	515
Why are deities so common across so much human culture, and is Atheism a semi-modern reactionary movement? Or are there ancient examples of cultures with no deity figure or of notable figures being outright atheistic?	8
Modern historians/theologians often use the term "cult" often with smaller, pre-modern religious affiliations. But most people nowadays have a negative concept of the word. What caused this shift?	6