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Different omens have different origins and specific meanings. And regardless of their truth, people throughout history have believed in these signs and their ...
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The ways in which we mourn the loss of a life and celebrate death is changing constantly. In the West however, funerals and ...
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The Ethics of Radical Life Extension

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