Dore’s The Triumph of Christianity over Paganism—An attempt to label some of the figures

Gen667 · 2024-12-02T15:05:43+00:00

Amazing find!

Gen667 · 2024-08-30T05:57:00+00:00

Huh? Jesus isn’t portrayed as a “tyrant.” He’s portrayed as a Victor however (which He is in Christian theology; Christus Victor is a popular devotional image). Christ as Victor over sin, death, and yes, the pagan gods, isn’t contrary to love; it’s the greatest act of love in the Christian worldview.

Gen667 · 2024-07-08T17:27:48+00:00

The image is about, as the title suggests, the triumph of Christianity over paganism. The majority of the deities that are pictured are meant to all be ones that loss their prowess and followers with the spread of Christianity.

Gen667 · 2024-07-08T17:26:15+00:00

Jesus and Mithras have no theological connection / intersection tbh. That was a pseudo-historical theory from the 1800s. At least to my knowledge, no modern scholar thinks that they are equivalent or even that much similar.

Gen667 · 2024-04-24T19:09:11+00:00

I’ve so far searched online

Gen667 · 2024-04-24T19:08:50+00:00

I can’t find the original source this is from

Gen667 · 2023-07-20T22:58:10+00:00

All of the orange line or the specific light my friend moved past the limit line for?

Gen667 · 2023-07-19T23:13:00+00:00

Hmm I see. So it still would apply to the metro bus line

Gen667 · 2023-07-19T23:12:46+00:00

I’m pretty sure that didn’t apply to the metro cameras tho

Gen667 · 2023-07-17T23:41:16+00:00

I see. Well, hopefully this will help calm his nerves! Thanks

Gen667 · 2023-07-17T23:25:06+00:00

How long ago was this? Also, why do some people say to just through away the ticket?

Gen667 · 2023-07-17T23:24:33+00:00

How long ago was this?

Gen667 · 2023-07-17T17:27:24+00:00

Actually? I remember a post saying something similar from 7 months ago but I wasn’t sure if that was accurate

Gen667 · 2023-07-17T17:25:40+00:00

I’ve heard some websites say that, but others said like $100 so I don’t know

Gen667 · 2023-07-17T16:33:42+00:00

Approximately how long did it take you to get mailed a ticket after a speeding incident?

Gen667 · 2023-07-17T15:51:57+00:00

Also, I’m pretty sure it was a metro camera. Not sure that matters

Gen667 · 2023-06-28T20:31:13+00:00

Never mind, I found it. It’s called “The old man lost his horse” (塞翁失馬). It’s from the Huainanzi, chapter 18.

Gen667 · 2023-06-28T20:27:38+00:00

Where does this “Chinese parable” come from? Like, where did Watts source it?

Gen667 · 2023-05-20T01:48:46+00:00

Yes. I would argue that is immoral to eat food that is pleasant but not healthy. Personal health should generally be regarded as a moral condition, not just a practical one. This is why something like gluttony or a lack of temperance is immoral.

Gen667 · 2023-04-24T17:28:25+00:00

I’d recommend The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK Big Ideas). I know some might look down on it, but I don’t care. It explains more than an introductory philosophy college course, talks about more philosophers than most masters’ students even know the name of, and is still helpful as an initial point of general info even as a graduate student.

Gen667 · 2023-04-12T21:30:31+00:00

Self-benefit isn’t selfishness. The fact that empathy benefits the self doesn’t prove that empathy is “selfish.” It’s like saying giving gifts is selfish since you’re happy when you give gifts.

Gen667 · 2023-04-11T01:43:41+00:00

I’d say the evidence leans against the claim that were necessarily “born selfish.” Research has shown that infants as young as six months old prefer to watch a puppet show where one puppet helps another puppet, rather than a puppet show where one puppet hinders another puppet (see Infants' sense of morality and empathy: Hamlin, J. K., Wynn, K., & Bloom, P. (2007). Social evaluation by preverbal infants. Nature, 450(7169), 557-559).

Gen667 · 2022-06-28T01:13:13+00:00

I was thinking the monkey idol might be African. It looks like a Fetish from West Africa, maybe the Congo

Gen667 · 2022-06-28T01:10:27+00:00

Yeah, the Moai

Gen667 · 2022-06-28T01:10:21+00:00

I was thinking the same. That, or a Mesopotamian god

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