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JJRousseau makes a good point. Also, consider its central location. Right at the intersection of three continents. If you're a skeptic, that makes for great cultural fermentation; religions can borrow from the east, west, and south. If you're a believer, it's a great place for God to start a religion so that it can spread everywhere.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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