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Regarding the phenomenology of history- Documentation of historical events is done via first-hand evidence or second hand meaning that the framing of the timeline of the events is just as important as the history itself. What methods are there for experts to overcome this barrier in historiography?
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Since the 20th Cen., Russia (and a few other countries in the Middle East) have had many political revolutions to overthrow a political structure, but these revolutions often led to the birth of other problematic political structures. What is the reason for this reoccurring political turnover?
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Religion has played a central political role from the Medieval Era till the Enlightenment era, from wars to political changes. Since religion was a part of human culture even before these eras, how come religion did not take a central role in the politics of previous eras?
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In the physical plane, many objects can travel in many directions with the right amount of force. So how come time is the only thing that travels in one, straight path? What are the explanation as to why time only behaves like this and cannot travel backwards or in any other direction?
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This is not meant to be a revisionist type of post but I would like to ask why is the Holocaust the most discussed topic when mentioning historical persecutions when other persecutions and genocides do not get the same amount of attention?
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Like many major religions of today have different sects with their own beliefs, values and traditions with respect to their main religions, did polytheistic religions in the past have their own sects on their own different deities and blending of deities when the gods of different cultures mixed?
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