That's debatable - no pun intended. IN my expereince in the North of England, University level philosophy courses as they were 'delivered', provided the same compulsion for students to repeat in a… - Aza Y. Alam

… the masses were illiterate, so they believed whatever they were told or whatever united the tribe. We modern folks are taught how to think for ourselves, but most of us lack the financial independence and the philosophical stamina to follow the truth wherever it may take us.
The Mystery of Religion’s Persistence
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That's debatable - no pun intended. IN my expereince in the North of England, University level philosophy courses as they were 'delivered', provided the same compulsion for students to repeat in a rote learnt kind of way, what priests and mullahs get kids to repeat at Sunday school or Madrassah.
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Exploring the entanglements of gender, race and class during this era of the Eurokleptocene. Let’s do better, one story, one learning, one comment at a time.
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