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The first mystery of the New World civilization-builders is easy to discern, because it manifests itself as something they did: they destroyed what they built. The second mystery is less easy to discern, because it only manifests itself as something they didn't do: they didn't overrun the world. Beyond Civilization

New book from Daniel Quinn! If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways "One of the most troublesome questions I've been asked--and it's been asked hundreds of times--is: 'Where do these strange ideas of yours come from?' In the beginning, I thought it was just the usual where-do-you-get-your-ideas? question that all authors receive. My readers soon set me straight. Read more ... Excerpt 1 Excerpt 2 Excerpt 3

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UNIT 37 The Beginning

What does it mean to "play the devil's advocate"? Why do people want to play the devil's advocate?

What are some solutions to our problems that seem to you to come under the heading of miraculous? For example, you'll hear people say that we have to "evolve to the next level" if we hope to survive. Does that come under the heading of miraculous?

Which of Quinn's 140 words of advice do you consider easiest to follow? Hardest to follow?

Quinn has written elsewhere that the least-followed piece of advice given here is the last one. "People can't resist the temptation to try to turn people around with arguments," he says. "Personally, I've never seen a single mind changed by argument." Has anyone ever changed your mind by arguing with you?

Is "writing a dynamite ending" to this story a challenge you intend to accept?

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