Tag Archives: Plagues

Omens, Portents, Karma and the Mandate of Heaven

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Luther Blissett

By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds The question of legitimacy isn’t limited to China. what makes humans unique among social mammals? Some say humor, I would nominate superstition: regardless of how hard we promote our rationality and logic, humanity … Continue reading →

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Plagues

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Klaus Madersbacher Source: AntiWar.com One indicator of human development is the number of people who die from preventable diseases and epidemics. For example, the plague, as “Black Death” one of the horrors of the Middle Ages, is extinct in … Continue reading →

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