Reply #16: Then let them be offended by such statements.

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If the truth is that the Jews were never slaves in Egypt and the Exodus never occurred, then why should I worry about whether or not they get offended? Am I to go along quietly and treat an a-historic lie as if it is an historic truth, just because some one's religious beliefs are in the mix?

Should I worry about offending the descendants of Gen George A Custer (as well as many "patriotic" Americans) if I report that archeological evidence and the oral and written testimonies of the Indians who fought at Little Big Horn tell an opposite story of the romanticized "they died with their boots on" myth that attached to Custer and the 7th Cavalry immediately after the battle and for more than a century after the fact? Should I worry about offending Christians when I state that there's no historical evidence for Jesus existing, that there's no record of his crucifixion or resurrection, and that people never come back form the dead after being buried for two days?

I'd say my worrying about offending adherents of the religions that are popular today should be taken just as seriously as my worrying if I offend believers in Zeus, Anubis or Thor, wouldn't you say?

Why are the religious so afraid of the historic truth that their only defense against fact is to feign offense and outrage? Grow up, people. You might even learn something. Who knows, your faith might even deepen.