Tag Archives: history
Demanding Dreams
Constantine (c 272 – 337 AD) was a very ambitious emperor. He saw Christianity, say many scholars, as a means of promoting his political agenda. Initially, Constantine worshipped the pagan sun god, Sol Invictus. So, after Constantine’s conversion, it’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Rome/Italy
Tagged Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, Bible, Christianity, Constantine !, Dreams, faith, history, Jesus, Milvian Bridge, Sol Invictus, St. Helena, True Cross
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Evolution & Decadence 3
Primates began to appear 60 million years ago. During the last 7 million years of this time, the first “hominids” evolved into being. Thanks to these hominids and all the efforts they made to survive, we sapiens exist. But in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Conditions of Possibility, Lifestyle
Tagged Adam & Eve, animism, dogs, evolution, Foraging, genetics, genocide, gorging gene, history, homo-sapiens, neanderthals, paleoanthropology, science, Yuval Noah Harari
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Evolution & Decadence 2
If you could really use a time machine to go back to the past, would you? Not me. Just how much would I have in common with someone, for example, from the 1800s? Just how out of place would I … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Books
Tagged evolution, history, homo-sapiens, interbreeding, neanderthals, science
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