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Leviathan: It's What's for Dinner

The Lord of Spirits

CHAPTER

Materialistic Interpretations of Ancient Religions

The chapter explores how ancient religions were not focused on physical sightings but on indescribable experiences, like animating spirits in nature, which is akin to modern ideas of unseen forces. It also discusses the evolving perspective on ascribing consciousness to natural elements and the parallels in ancient beliefs across different cultures.

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