My audio course 'A Beginners Guide to Understanding & Resisting Fascism: Nazi Germany and the Battle for the Human Heart' explores these massive questions through the lens of Nazi Germany and the ordinary people who lived, loved, collaborated and even resisted during those times. Why do 'good' people support evil leaders? What allure does Fascism hold that enables it to garner popular support? And what lessons can history teach us about today? Reflecting History on Twitter: you like the podcast and have 30 seconds to spare, consider leaving a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.It helps! This episode is a discussion of Ted Chiang's award winning short story "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate." Read the story here: The history of the device and the subsequent choice to step through by the grieving merchant say much about the philosophical nature of determinism and free will, as well as the value of forgiveness. "Grief burns but does not consume." A grieving merchant stumbles into the shop of an Alchemist, who shows him a device that allows the user to travel 20 years forward or backward in time.
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