TFOLLT t1_ja4qt22 wrote
Reply to comment by wdomon in TIL there's a rock formation in Saudi Arabia about 6 meters high and 9 meters wide, split curiously in half and balanced on two small, natural pedestals. The origin of the Al Naslaa rock formation is unknown. by OccludedFug
Where do you see me saying it's proof of a magical skywizard? Didn't even mention the word God. All I'm saying is that the bible/Torah is a hell of a lot more historical than most people give it credit for - even christians themselves many times are too ignorant, too settled in 'its just a belief' to dare question it and search for ratio, logic, sense, and archeological proof.
Imo it wouldn't be more likely that people made up a migration of over a million people. What would be the sense of that. Outside of that, it's questionable if the people then had the same geographical/geological knowledge we have now. But that might be possible, and if that's true, your option might indeed be the truth. But I consider it unlikely that a story that crosses multiple religions, multiple nations and multiple extremely divided cultures about the migration of a nation that big, is made up. Especially considering the altar that is described is literally still standing there, over 4000 years old.
Also, Moshe should be a commonly known philosopher and rulegiver. He's basically the first lawmaker especially considering human rights in the entire human history. People don't want to research him, cause he's biblical. But he's amongst the greatest minds of the earth. You don't need to believe in God, you don't need to be a christian or a jew, to acknowledge Moshe for the pioneer of many, many things we consider normal now. He's also the inventor of quarantine btw.
wdomon t1_ja4zgqu wrote
> What would be the sense of that.
Oh, honey.
wdomon t1_ja563ky wrote
Sorry if you misunderstood this as an argument. I intentionally do not attempt to argue with people that say things like Exodus is “extremely accurate” or believe any of the things you appear to.
TFOLLT t1_ja6vhxh wrote
Ofcourse you aren't. Not even willing to research the facts, why am I even surprised. Why even ask me questions then tho. I do my best to try to explain to you why, only to find I'm talking to an ignorant cynic. You're the embodiment of the closed, tunnel-visioned attitude of modern science. Thx.
wdomon t1_ja7oy2l wrote
I genuinely hope that one day you stop believing in children‘s stories as fact, truly. Religion may have some benefits for some individuals but on the whole is a cancerous scourge on humanity and the darkest stain in our history. While I’m glad to see our species evolving past it, I never considered the pain of evolutionary transitionary periods where (now less then) half of the species still hasn’t caught up. I feel for you and anyone else like you.
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