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otabdeveloper4 on Dec 12, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Timemap.org – Interactive Map of History

History is by definition nitpicking. History without nits picked is called "ideology" or "myth".

GiorgioG on Dec 12, 2024 [–]

Call me crazy but I've never seen 'nitpicking' in the definition of history: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/history

oskarkk on Dec 12, 2024 | [–]

GP meant that researching history necessitates doubting every claim, and never taking what any historical source says at face value.

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