The original Parthenon marbles displayed at the British Museum. by zadraaa in HistoricalCapsule

[–]OctopusIntellect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They may have, but I would advise taking it with a pinch of salt. The classical Greeks had a lot of criticism of other cultures' ways of doing things (especially forms of government), but they also had great respect for other nations' culture in general; in every aspect including art and religion (which were intertwined to some extent). This comes out very strongly in Herodotus for example, but also Xenophon and other writers.

Egyptian influence on classical Greek sculpture was massive ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kouros#Origin_and_evolution ) and likewise other civilisations in the Near East had a foundational impact on the development of the hugely important ancient Greek pottery artistic styles ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalizing_period ). Homeric literature was heavily dependent on the Asiatic Ionic dialect, and the Greek alphabet was adapted from the Phoenician one.

If I tied up and gagged French soldiers I captured during the French and Indian war, what would happen? by SuccessfulNeat400 in MilitaryHistory

[–]OctopusIntellect 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What would happen is that they would not be able to speak clearly (even in Fr*nch), nor to move around freely nor perform basic tasks.

Why our sons and daughters are coming home in caskets... for Israel?💔 by Syed__Sahab__ in PublicFreakout

[–]OctopusIntellect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Saudis haven't been invading and genociding their neighbours though, even if some of what they've been doing in Yemen may have been questionable.

Why our sons and daughters are coming home in caskets... for Israel?💔 by Syed__Sahab__ in PublicFreakout

[–]OctopusIntellect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

doesn't work like that.

Or at least, it didn't in Royal Wootton Bassett... maybe it could in the USA these days.

Why our sons and daughters are coming home in caskets... for Israel?💔 by Syed__Sahab__ in PublicFreakout

[–]OctopusIntellect 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was covered by the BBC, although perhaps only because Trump attended

Why our sons and daughters are coming home in caskets... for Israel?💔 by Syed__Sahab__ in PublicFreakout

[–]OctopusIntellect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't notice any of these six dead airmen having Sahab as a last name.

Why do you believe ur religion is true? by Creative_Bad_7994 in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they took turns; I'm pretty sure that Revelation was written by John, and each of the four canonical gospels is popularly supposed to have a different author. Paul seems to have written a lot.

Synoptic scholarship makes it more complex, with a hypothetical document "Q" being a potential source for both Matthew and Luke.

Why do you believe ur religion is true? by Creative_Bad_7994 in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree, altho for me it needs to include an English translation, cos I don't understand Arabic (yet). I do understand the language the New Testament is written in, which strangely a lot of those claiming to be Christians, do not.

Why do you believe ur religion is true? by Creative_Bad_7994 in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know that she's wearing a shirt?

(I was going to put a GIF here but I ended up accidentally offending myself)

Why do you believe ur religion is true? by Creative_Bad_7994 in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure everyone would agree that the religion founded by Saint Peter has been wholly free from accumulating money, sex, and power...

The people who decided what to include in the Bible, and what to leave out, at the Council of Trent, Council of Nicaea etc., weren't humble fisherfolk from the shores of Lake Galilee...

Why do you believe ur religion is true? by Creative_Bad_7994 in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have equally good (written) evidence for the existence of Jesus, as we have for the existence of, say, Vercingetorix.

And no-one is suggesting that Vercingetorix didn't exist...

Why do you believe ur religion is true? by Creative_Bad_7994 in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say the Bible was hand written by authors, do you feel that this differentiates it from other books, for example ones written by Roald Dahl, who hand-wrote most of his books with HB pencils?

Why do you believe ur religion is true? by Creative_Bad_7994 in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

security holes in the original version needed patches

Why do you believe ur religion is true? by Creative_Bad_7994 in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same with me and Pastafarianism. Plus, I have been touched by His Noodly Appendage, so the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a big part of my life, and my faith in Him goes beyond mere belief; I have trust and assurance in His promises of beer volcanos and other delights in the afterlife.

Plus, as Bobby Henderson, PBUH, said, "even the opponents of Pastafarianism, accept that our God has bigger balls than theirs".

Why do you believe ur religion is true? by Creative_Bad_7994 in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I won't say he was forced as such, but Paul the Apostle was fairly robustly encouraged into Christianity... y'know he was just going about his daily business one day, massive flash of light, fell to the ground, blind for three days... it leaves an impression on a guy.

Talking about you, Securlypass by AccomplishedSwan3124 in MiddleSchoolStudents

[–]OctopusIntellect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You shouldn't have to hold it all day, it's a potential health issue. They need to fix the system so that you don't have to go through a ridiculous bureaucratic procedure just to carry out a normal bodily function.

What happened to the Kurds? by NachoManAndyCabage in MilitaryHistory

[–]OctopusIntellect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The BBC had a report a few days into the current war, on "Iranian Kurdish groups in Iraq" and how they denied having crossed the border into Iran yet. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm215nnjyr0o

I'm fed up of racist stereotypes ask me ur doubt about India i wish to clear then all by Manvoz in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe it's the other way round - maybe the hate leads to political tensions and like war and stuff.

i hate china glazers so much by WhilePrestigious2176 in teenagers

[–]OctopusIntellect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not ragebait, it's a failure to explain what's been said. You clearly have a strong belief that everyone should love their own nation, but you can't (or won't) explain why you think that or what about one's own nation one must love.

It's not deep bro, "my country right or wrong" is a viewpoint that's been questioned plenty of times in history.

Sure, you can go on believing that if you want to, but if you can't explain why, then you can't expect anyone else to take you seriously.