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Is the modern obsession with the zodiac a revival, or have Europeans been practicing astrology constantly since antiquity?

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Is there a reason Hellenic paganism produced comparatively less (or less developed) theology than Abrahamic faiths, Hinduism, or other beliefs?

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Has academia in the west and elsewhere always been associated with the Left? Was there ever a time or place where universities were publishing and furthering observably conservative works?

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Was Abram/Abraham likely a historical figure?

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How were individuals like Jean-Baptise Colbert, who worked with incredibly flawed understandings of economics, able to so effectively serve as masters of finance, treasurers, etc

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If I add several dozen kilowatt-hours of energy to an object, its mass will increase, but where previously it was, say, 2 micrograms, 1 of iron, 1 of titanium, now it is 3 micrograms, with the 3rd being...

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What exactly is going on, psychologically, among those that practice self-harm?

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Do other primates benefit from eating cooked food? What determines if it is a positive change to a species' diet?

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Was Tacitus' Germania studied by Romans on campaign there like a modern soldier would be expected to study afghan culture?

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Why was Jewish identity chosen to predicate on matrilineal decent? Is this at all common among other cultures?

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Is the modern obsession with the zodiac a revival, or have Europeans been practicing astrology constantly since antiquity?	2	AskHistorians
Is there a reason Hellenic paganism produced comparatively less (or less developed) theology than Abrahamic faiths, Hinduism, or other beliefs?	2	AskHistorians
Has academia in the west and elsewhere always been associated with the Left? Was there ever a time or place where universities were publishing and furthering observably conservative works?	2	AskHistorians
Was Abram/Abraham likely a historical figure?	2	AskHistorians
How were individuals like Jean-Baptise Colbert, who worked with incredibly flawed understandings of economics, able to so effectively serve as masters of finance, treasurers, etc	1	AskHistorians
If I add several dozen kilowatt-hours of energy to an object, its mass will increase, but where previously it was, say, 2 micrograms, 1 of iron, 1 of titanium, now it is 3 micrograms, with the 3rd being...	1	askscience
What exactly is going on, psychologically, among those that practice self-harm?	1	askscience
Do other primates benefit from eating cooked food? What determines if it is a positive change to a species' diet?	1	askscience
Was Tacitus' Germania studied by Romans on campaign there like a modern soldier would be expected to study afghan culture?	1	AskHistorians
Why was Jewish identity chosen to predicate on matrilineal decent? Is this at all common among other cultures?	1	AskHistorians