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In reply to the discussion: Should the Catholic Church Acknowledge the Destruction of Classical Pagan Culture? [View all]Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)85. People often hate the ones they hurt.
It makes for easy post hoc justifications.
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Should the Catholic Church Acknowledge the Destruction of Classical Pagan Culture? [View all]
trotsky
Apr 2015
OP
They can start by apologizing for destroying pagan civilizations period.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2015
#3
There's something to be said in favor of intellectual integrity and careful historical work
struggle4progress
Apr 2015
#4
You're right. The Iberian monarchs funded armed fleets to bring back rare woods for rosaries.
rug
Apr 2015
#9
You actually know more about this issue than my s/o who is part Native American.
beam me up scottie
Apr 2015
#51
Your assumption that whites can only know about Native Americans from Wikipedia
skepticscott
Apr 2015
#62
You know, phil, yor parroting the phrase "a book of atrocity and genocide" hardly makes it so.
rug
Apr 2015
#34
... Praei/j ... means “mild”, “gentle”, “kind”, “forgiving”. It can also suggest passive resistance
struggle4progress
Apr 2015
#104
If you use the plural "we", kindly read the roster so everyone knows who you speak for.
rug
Apr 2015
#68
Burning people alive seems to have been a popular past-time in many cultures
struggle4progress
Apr 2015
#44
I've never heard the Iconoclasts mentioned in the destruction of Classical art before.
Leontius
Apr 2015
#39
Afraid not. Humans have yet to accept, let alone consistently practice, love your neighbor.
rug
Apr 2015
#41
Exactly. You don't have to look far to see nothing will change ntil we realize we are all neighbors.
rug
Apr 2015
#43
Wait, and your God has consistently practiced this? Where is this written?
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2015
#110
Where is your evidence for this? I strongly doubt that Yahweh/Jesus were the only...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2015
#114
So its, do as I say, not as I do? Why is this god worthy of worship again? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2015
#118
Well, for one, he's very emotional, for example, jealously, which makes no sense...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2015
#115
Again, that "Sacred Scripture" isn't so reliable, so having it intertwined with revelation...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2015
#122
I feel as if we are simply talking past each other, and going around in circles...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2015
#130
That's not the issue, if we treated the Bible like Beowulf, I wouldn't have an issue...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2015
#133
Not a consistent message, no, the Bible is a collection of related stories, legends, myths...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2015
#137
Most of the scholarship I've seen, and yes much of it I sourced(from memory) in my post...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2015
#140
You are basically justifying confirmation bias, is anyone concerned about what actually...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2015
#142
I can't help but still be amazed how gullible and willfully ignorant these people are.
Leontius
Apr 2015
#32
And for showing us there's a one-sentence hit-and-run reply for any topic.
Act_of_Reparation
Apr 2015
#33
She couldn't be bothered with research on the subject. Vestals married to Rome, really.
Leontius
Apr 2015
#103
Fascinating how modern-day Christians react with hate and spittle to this history. n/t
trotsky
Apr 2015
#84
The destruction of pagan culture is whinny(sic) petty little bullshit?
beam me up scottie
Apr 2015
#95
I for one am glad Leontius is here to remind us what True Christian behavior is all about. n/t
trotsky
Apr 2015
#102
That account contains some curious garblings. It is, of course, quite likely
struggle4progress
Apr 2015
#108
The notion that there was one definite "Classical Pagan Culture" is somewhat odd
struggle4progress
Apr 2015
#131