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Priest_Dildos t1_j2a4cld wrote

Meant to write satire; accidentally invented science fiction.

Free ebook from Project Gutenberg for anyone interested.

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Dye_Harder t1_j2c8uxt wrote

if its satire of ancient sci-fi stories then they did not invent sci-fi

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temporarysecretary17 t1_j2d5zw7 wrote

Satire of ancient travelogues. They would claim they went to real places and tell their true stories but just make shit up. This satirizes it by making up the most insane shit possiblle.

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zachzsg t1_j2b1wjz wrote

Slightly off topic, but I’ve always wondered how much literature in history was completely satirical, yet we assume it was serious and interpret it as such.

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MaxCWebster t1_j2b90se wrote

Lot's daughters: Hey, you know how the Moabites and Ammonites are kind of jerks? Let's come up with a story about why they're so awful.

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youngmindoldbody t1_j2cqokr wrote

Or, all the ancient jokes we can read but can't understand (due to lack of cultural, slang, etc knowledge) is something very odd but makes perfect sense.

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Future_Green_7222 t1_j2addtc wrote

My thoughts: "cmon that's the definition of a misleading clickbait article. Let's see the summary... wow it's actually true"

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nathaneav t1_j2b4zao wrote

Ancient aliens wants your location

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Medic7002 t1_j2bku95 wrote

So the ancient Greeks ancients societies had stories of space travel. Fascinating.

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cosgd t1_j2bx0dz wrote

There are theories that the Greek gods were actually sentient intergalactic colony ships that were marooned here for some reason. They were nearly wiped out after defending Earth and themselves from an attacker, lost their machine forms, and took on the more human forms that we know today.

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iDrGonzo t1_j2drvui wrote

They were running from the Cylons. I saw a documentary about it.

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CG1991 t1_j2apaaf wrote

Austin Mitchell McConnell, a YouTuber, does a fantastic video on it

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FartsWithAnAccent t1_j2cdarr wrote

Wasn't there a Hindu one about space that was older?

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pbmm1 t1_j2ckidc wrote

They said it was a true story though so I have to believe them

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Thetramposo t1_j2c4h7q wrote

Amazing video of this by History Dose on YouTube. Just fyi.

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AnthillOmbudsman t1_j2a5vxd wrote

>The novel begins with an explanation that the story is not at all "true", and that everything in it is a complete and utter lie.

Why even bother? That's like announcing you're going to make a joke every time you make one.

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foodtower OP t1_j2a7zpn wrote

Context: the author was skewering the ancient practice of presenting and accepting obvious myths as factual history. The title "A true story" is only accurate because of that first sentence.

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temporarysecretary17 t1_j2d61f6 wrote

Satire of ancient travelogues. They would claim they went to real places and tell their true stories but just make shit up. This satirizes it by making up the most insane shit possible.

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wrextnight t1_j2a7mwn wrote

It's like when you walk into the library and there's a sign that says <-Truth and one that says Lies ->

I'm really scared that we as people are being conditioned to be unable to understand how metaphor, simile, and allusion can be used to teach important concepts.

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what314159 t1_j2a6kyk wrote

cool fact!

obligatory post about "I'm pretty sure certain 'books' of the bible were written about about 1000yr prior" lol

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