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The hardest times for humankind, ever.

No doubt, we’re witnessing — nay, we’re partaking in the hardest times for humankind, ever. For, as far as we know -and I think there’ll never be found any evidence hinting otherwise-, since the dawn of our species, all along … Continue reading

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Religions and social evolution

Premise nr 1: Religions are but a sedative; nothing else. They help us to bear life and, eventually, to face death. In this way, they act like painkillers, dumbing our mind, and even our senses in some cases. This is … Continue reading

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Bethlehem of Galilee, Jesus’ birthplace?

While yahooing “Bethlehem” on the internet, a couple of results stating a curious theory caught my eye: namely, that Jesus’ birthplace might not have been the famous Bethlehem of Judea, but a much smaller–and closer to Nazareth–Bethlehem of Galilee (Beit … Continue reading

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Spain and the Spanish language

Spanish right wing is lukewarm, which is one of its bigger problems; and I believe that our several political forces would be rather more balanced and coexist in more equal conditions would the not-secessionist right learn a couple important virtues … Continue reading

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Is literature dead?

When I come to think of it, I realize that I can hardly set hands on any remarkable contemporary novel, not to talk about poetry. Sure, there are some good ones, but methinks that the era of talents in literature … Continue reading

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The underlying religious belief

(or “A brief essay on conscience”.)  Now, I have to say: ancient civilizations are certainly fascinating. I’m not any expert in those matters (nor in any other, by the way), but whenever I get to learn facts from past eras, … Continue reading

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Time and memory (to be children again)

Only during our childhood the hours are endless, same in length and in number; only when we still ignore their worth — or perhaps precisely because of that. Only in our childhood we’re able to maybe let an evening go … Continue reading

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Translations

Any of my frequent readers will already know that I find the idea fascinating of how closely connected to one another are language on the one hand, and ideas, concepts and cultures on the other. It’s patent that we can … Continue reading

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