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lonelappde
on Dec 26, 2019
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Scratch that: Cats film to be 'resupplied' with 'i...
... because "philosopher's stone" isn't well known in USA and "philosopher" means something different.
Perhaps because USAns don't have as much interest in pseudoscience as British ;-)
chrisseaton
on Dec 26, 2019
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The people who used to search for the philosopher’s stone are common ancestors of both our cultures. If you aren’t aware of it it’s because you’ve stopped reading history, not because it’s some new idea of ours.
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Perhaps because USAns don't have as much interest in pseudoscience as British ;-)