tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061014209478621266.post6702786661143314619..comments2023-08-26T09:11:17.255+01:00Comments on Why Religion? The Wisdom of Tolerance: Farewell to the Saffron MonasteryEleanor Stonehamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061014209478621266.post-75668377521275070952013-12-01T11:22:12.019+00:002013-12-01T11:22:12.019+00:00that's interesting - I hadn't thought abou...that's interesting - I hadn't thought about that. Eleanor Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061014209478621266.post-47060934996454747492013-11-30T00:38:35.711+00:002013-11-30T00:38:35.711+00:00I continue to be struck by the barrenness of the l...I continue to be struck by the barrenness of the landscape in Mesopotamia, that land between the rivers that was apparently so green and fertile a few millennia ago. Constant and intense human habitation, coupled with herding, has apparently made it impossible for anything larger than cultivated crops and weeds to grow.http://solowomenathomeandabroad.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116246897231606697noreply@blogger.com