Aequitas
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- Comment on Any advice for me a guy turning 18 yo old?? 1 week ago:
There is historical evidence for Napoleon. The same applies to Jesus. What does not exist is evidence for miracles, God, or other magical phenomena. Historical documents are never treated uncritically. One important criterion, for example, is plausibility. If a document states that Napoleon could breathe fire, it may say so, but it would not be recognized as historical fact. And the Bible is no more than that. A text with mythological stories for people who thought that a rainbow was a sign from God.
Seriously: how stupid do you have to be to consider hearsay stories from 2000+ years ago as empirical evidence? You don’t do that for stories from Greece, Scandinavia, Egypt, or India with their religious legends. It’s just mythology. And to be honest, it’s just embarrassing to take it seriously.
- Comment on Any advice for me a guy turning 18 yo old?? 1 week ago:
How do you know that happened? You can write anything in a book. But just because it’s written down doesn’t mean that hobbits, wizards, or dragons really exist.
- Comment on Any advice for me a guy turning 18 yo old?? 1 week ago:
Religions are fairy tales for children who are afraid of death. They have nothing to do with reality. There is no god and no rational reason to believe in one. Part of growing up is accepting that.
- Comment on Funny toy things being sold at Walmart 3 weeks ago:
This is probably due to the strong taboo surrounding anything sexual in the USA.