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Kladivo na čarodějnice [wikipedia]

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Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages [csfd]

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Why the coming-of-age narrative is a conformist lie – Cody Delistraty | Aeon Essays

How can you go about finding ‘who you really are’ if the whole idea of the one true self is a big fabrication?

How can you go about finding ‘who you really are’ if the whole idea of the one true self is a big fabrication?

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Mother!

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E-Prime is a version of the English language that excludes all forms of the verb to be, including all conjugations, contractions and archaic forms. Some scholars advocate using E-Prime as a device to clarify thinking and strengthen writing.

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Křesťané jsou sice hříšní, ale ateisté nemají žádnou oporu pro morálku, tvrdí vydavatel časopisu Te Deum

Podle studie mezinárodního týmu vědců považuje většina lidí na světě ateisty za méně morální než věřící, dokonce i včetně samotných ateistů. Výzkum se uskutečnil na vzorku vice než tří tisíců lidí na pěti kontinentech, jak v převážně sekulárních, tak nábožensky založených státech. Jaká je mravní integrita ateistů? „Málokdo zpochybní, že i ateisté konají dobré skutky,“ uznal v pořadu Pro a proti vydavatel časopisu Te Deum Michal Semín.

Podle studie mezinárodního týmu vědců považuje většina lidí na světě ateisty za méně morální než věřící, dokonce i včetně samotných ateistů. Výzkum se uskutečnil na vzorku vice než tří tisíců lidí na pěti kontinentech, jak v převážně sekulárních, tak nábožensky založených státech. Jaká je mravní integrita ateistů?

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True You

What happens when you discover a part of yourself that is so different from who you think you are? Do you hold on to your original self tightly? Do you explore this other self? Or do you just panic?

What happens when you discover a part of yourself that is so different from who you think you are? Do you hold on to your original self tightly? Do you explore this other self? Or do you just panic?

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Jan Zrzavý, Hynek Burda, David Storch, Sabine Begallová, Stanislav Mihulka

Poznatek, že život na Zemi má své dějiny, že organismy se postupně vyvíjejí a že jim můžeme porozumět pomocí znalosti jejich historie, je jedním z pilířů moderní vědy. Jak ale tohle všechno víme? Jak se dá zkoumat historie života ztracená v hluboké minulosti, z níž se zachovaly kromě pár zkamenělin právě jen ty současné organismy?

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Emerging from the same close-knit Copenhagen scene as Iceage, Damien Dubrovnik create coruscating vistas of provocative synth-noise, as raw as a fresh stab wound. With latest album First Burning Attraction released this year, they speak with Ian Maleney about making new worlds

Emerging from the same close-knit Copenhagen scene as Iceage, Damien Dubrovnik create coruscating vistas of provocative synth-noise, as raw as a fresh stab wound. With latest album First Burning Attraction released this year, they speak with Ian Maleney about making new worlds

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Völur Complicate Metal Masculinity

The violin-driven group also discuss eschewing guitars, unlearning music schooling, and reclaiming symbolism.

Masculinity as a large concept is deeper than, you know, [grunts], going and getting angry, charging forward, whatever.

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Consciousness is not a thing, but a process of inference – Karl Friston | Aeon Essays

The special trick of consciousness is being able to project action and time into a range of possible futures

The special trick of consciousness is being able to project action and time into a range of possible futures

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The women who sell nudes on Patreon

An erotic modeling micro-economy is growing on the crowdfunding platform

An erotic modeling micro-economy is growing on the crowdfunding platform

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What Happens When Poor Kids Are Taught Society Is Fair

A new study finds that believing in meritocracy can lead disadvantaged adolescents of color to act out and engage in risky behavior.

A new study finds that believing society is fair can lead disadvantaged adolescents to act out and engage in risky behavior.

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Why are we eternally fascinated by serial killers?

Murderers like Charles Manson and Ted Bundy are a tiny threat to our society – yet our interest in them appears to be endless. Why?

Murderers like Charles Manson and Ted Bundy are a tiny threat to our society – yet our interest in them appears to be endless. Why?

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Professional romance novelists can write 3,000 words a day. Here’s how they do it

Tips on timing, psychology and breaks from authors who finish multiple books per year.

Writing is not a sexy business. It’s not a rare butterfly that floats down and gently kisses you on the nose with a brilliant idea that conjures a hurricane of cash. It’s frustrating, and it’s lonely, and for most people, it doesn’t pay.

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Why we fell for clean eating

The long read: The oh-so-Instagrammable food movement has been thoroughly debunked – but it shows no signs of going away. The real question is why we were so desperate to believe it

The oh-so-Instagrammable food movement has been thoroughly debunked – but it shows no signs of going away. The real question is why we were so desperate to believe it. By Bee Wilson