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Cult or Just Weird


Oct 4, 2022

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All is Number.

Chris helps Kayla square her understanding of a well known but little understood historical character.

 

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*Search Categories*

New Religious Movement; Science/Pseudoscience; Anthropological

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*Topic Spoiler*

Pythagoreanism

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*Further Reading*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoreanism

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pythagoras/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaximander

https://classicalwisdom.com/philosophy/cult-of-pythagoras/

https://www.theosociety.org/pasadena/path/v02n11p340_the-beans-of-pythagoras.htm

https://medium.com/swlh/pythagoreanism-the-story-of-pythagoras-and-his-irrational-cult-4111ece047ea

https://www.ranker.com/list/inside-cult-of-pythagoras/nicky-benson

https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Ancient-Greek-Philosopher-Pythagoras-and-the-Cult-of-the-Pythagoreans

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/1996/03/13/pythagoras-the-cult-of-personality-and-the-mystical-power-of-numbers/92ef23a9-fad2-4c12-8089-ddd0aaf8c4a7/

http://www.massline.org/PhilosDog/P/Pythagoras.htm

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/fart-gods-farting-out-one-s-soul-historic-ritualization-farts-009699

https://theapeiron.co.uk/the-philosophy-of-farting-fcd15dd8f3ed

https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2015/08/31/be-smart-dont-fart-the-pythagorean-prohibition-of-beans/

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/fava-the-magic-bean/

 

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