The Future: A Very Short Introduction PB_Gift_Guide and stories that gave birth

and stories that gave birth to their people and nurture them still

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Each side will twist the evidence to win its case

a blazing power that can cut through the Night Empire's shadows

The Future: A Very Short Introduction PB_Gift_Guide and stories that gave birthFrom the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. We have always yearned to know what lies ahead, whether threat or safety, scarcity or abundance. Throughout human history, our forebears tried to create certainty in the unknown, by seeking to influence outcomes with sacrifices to gods, preparing for the unexpected with advice from oracles, and by reading the stars through astrology. As