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{{quote|''"Animals engage in a struggle for existence; for resources, to avoid being eaten and to breed. Environmental factors influence organisms to develop new characteristics to ensure survival, thus transforming into new species. Animals that survive to breed can pass on their successful characteristics to offspring."''|'''Al-Jahiz'''}}
* The concept of women wearing a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab hijab] being required by their religion doesn't add up.<ref>Keeping in mind the [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment]], we will set aside the question whether they are required by their male relatives to wear this clothing.</ref> For many, it's optional and it's those who want to (or are pressured to) practice modesty that commonly wears them. However, there were a similar type known as veil that dates back to the ''[[Older Than Dirt|26th century BC]]''. The Assyrian had such law and only noble women were allowed to have one because it was viewed as one's social status. This was long before Islam or Christianity were founded. Ironically enough, Christian Nuns were among the inspiration to practice modesty within Islam.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine_hesitancy Vaccine Hesitacy] actually can be traced back to late 18th century when Edward Jenner introduced the idea of vaccination after observing farmers handling their cattle and dealing with cowpox were less likely to come down with smallpox. Jenner tested this by having a child being injected with cowpox, then exposed the same child to smallpox after he recovered from cowpox. This led to the first vaccine and the first anti-vax movement.
== Memes ==
* You know the "moths like lamps" memes that Know Your Meme said [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/moth-lamp started in 2018]? Well, moths having been attracted to flames/candles has been of interest to Sufi Islamic Poets for a long time. For example the poem ''Judge A Moth By The Beauty Of Its Candle'' was written by a 13th century poet known as Rumi. In Sufi poetry, the moth and flame are a metaphor. The moth is a human and the flame is god. The flame is too powerful for a moth's body to survive close contact, but a moth may approach it out of love anyways. Such a moth could be likened to a pious god loving human.
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