If society feels less rational lately, it may be. As intuition takes over from logic, communication gets faster, more ...

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Ritual sacrifice was often replaced with symbolic offerings (e.g., grain ... their deaths imbued with meaning far beyond the battlefield. War mirrors the logic of ancient sacrifices by converting ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...