A Secular Religion
From Being Burley Chapter 3: A Western Influence
There is convincing evidence that civilization began as an effort to reproduce the accident that was beer. As the theory goes, humans discovered beer when a vessel that stored grains leaked and filled with rainwater. The resulting drink encouraged people to refine the process, leading to crop cultivation and a less nomadic lifestyle.
Once people started …
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